Connect the green wire to your household ground wire copperbare wire. Second remove the light fixture in the room.
Separate Single Pole Switches For Ceiling Fan Light And Fan
How to wire ceiling fan and light on separate switches. Attach the neutral wires together and place the bare wire around some of the metal of the bracket in the ceiling. Tuck the wires back into the box. First turn off power to the fixture at the electrical panel. 2 wire cable power in to the first ceiling outlet box. This video is about how to wire an existing ceiling fan for separate switches to control fan and light loading. Wrap electric tape around the connection points and then attach wire nuts.
Attach each hot wire from the fan to a hot wire in the ceiling. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video will automatically play next. 3 wire cable switch legs from first ceiling outlet down to a 2 gang box for the first set of switches for ceiling fan light control. Make sure the box is rated for a ceiling fan. Connect your white wires together and secure with wire nut. Wiring a combination bathroom ceiling exhaust fan and light unit with the fan and light being controlled by separate wall switches is an easy project even for a beginner.
Slide the cover in place and screw it to the ceiling. You can install a ceiling fan with a light in a room with a single light switch with a simple wiring trick. Connect the red wire in the ceiling to the black wire in the light kit and the black wire in the ceiling to the black wire in the fan. 2 wire cable power out to the second ceiling outlet box.
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