Install Ceiling Fan With Light One Switch

Wire a ceiling fan with light to one switch safety first.

Install ceiling fan with light one switch.

Complete the switch wiring if you are replacing the old switch. Turn on the fan using the light switch or other power source and enjoy the breeze. This series of photos show the electric wire to ceiling fan box preparing to mount the ceiling fan box wire into the ceiling fan box through a wire bushing attaching the ground wire mounting the cradle bracket the ceiling fan wires are connected close the canopy attach the fan blades and wiring a double stack switch installing double stack switch and. 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.

Connect white wires together. Connect the black wire from each of the cables to one of the terminals on the switch only one wire per terminal. Locate the switch cable which should be sticking through the top or side of the box serving the fan or light. In a typical installation there are two cables in the box.

One is the source cable providing incoming power. Mount the fan bracket according to the instructions that came with your fan. Connect the lighting wire typically blue to the black fan wire and the black ceiling wire. Install the globe and light bulb that may be included in your kit.

Tuck the wires back into the box. Connect the black wire from the ceiling to the black wire from the fan. Turn the power back on and test the fan. Connect black wires together.

How to install a fan light control switch. Then slide the fan into. If there is one black red and white wire for the ceiling fan cable leg the next step can be ignored. Splice the black wire from the fan together with the black wire from the light and the black wire from the switch and cap them.

Hey friends in this video nate and i describe and show you how to replace a ceiling fan light switch. Connect the white wire from the ceiling to the white wire from the fan. The other is the cable leading to the fan. A fan lazily spinning above the bed helps make warm nights comfortable but you don t need to sacrifice overhead lighting when you add a ceiling fan.

Using wire strippers strip an inch of insulation from the end of the black and white wires. Nate is a good little helper and i hope you enjoy the. You can install a ceiling fan with a light in a room with a single light switch with a simple wiring trick.