Whether you are looking to wire a ceiling fan with lights to one power switch or add a fan in a room without a switch source this guide will teach you how to wire a ceiling fan using four common scenarios and the best wiring methods.
Ceiling fan switch wiring diagram.
Ceiling fan dimmer switch diagram.
The source is at the ceiling outlet box and 3 wire cable runs from there to the switch box.
The neutral from the source is spliced directly to the white wire on the fan kit and the cable.
Canopy mounted control connect the three grounding wires green green yellow stripe or bare copper coming from the ceiling fan rated electrical box the downrod attached to your fan and the ceiling bracket.
A wiring diagram is a streamlined standard pictorial depiction of an electrical circuit.
This wiring arrangement allows for lowering the lights with a dimmer and controlling the fan with the built in pull chain.
6a 125vac 3a 250vac.
Cap the blue wire coming from the fan by itself with a wire nut as it is not needed when wiring for a single wall switch.
Switched lines and neutral connect to a 3 wire cable that travels to the light fan outlet box in the ceiling the fan control switch usually connects to the black wire and the light kit switch to the red wire of the 3 way cable in this diagram the black wire of the ceiling fan is for the fan and the blue wire.
Collection of 4 wire ceiling fan switch wiring diagram.
It reveals the elements of the circuit as simplified shapes and the power and signal connections between the tools.