How To Wire A Double Switch For Ceiling Fan And Light

This video is about how to wire an existing ceiling fan for separate switches to control fan and light.

How to wire a double switch for ceiling fan and light.

One wire switch to turn power on off to the fan and lights at the same time two wire switches one switch turns power on off to the fan the other to the lights pull chains to adjust fan speed and lights remote control available on new or existing fans to adjust fan speed and lights. Wiring ceiling fans can seem complicated but the task really just depends on the type of fan you are installing and how you want it to operate. I assume you want to operate the fan and the light from separate wall switches from the same location. Though it is not difficult to wire a double switch careful attention to safety is crucial to prevent injury.

Troubleshoot any problems by turning off the circuit breaker and opening up the switch. With double switch wiring a fan with a light is connected to a double wall switch that controls power to the fan and the light separately. After making sure the power is off you strip the black wire in the two conductor cable which also has a ground wire and make a pigtail with two 6 inch lengths of black wire salvaged from a spare piece of cable of the same wire gauge. As the diagram at electrical 101 shows the line cable is all you need to supply power to a pair of switches in a single electrical box.

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. Flip on the circuit breaker and turn on the switch to test whether the ceiling fan and separate light work. For example you might want to turn on a bathroom light separately from the ceiling fan. And what you mean by a dual switch.

The fan has power when the switch is on while the fan speed and the light if the fan has one are controlled by pull chains on the fan itself or by a remote control device. 3 wire cable from 2 nd ceiling outlet down to the second 2 gang box for fan light control. 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. If you only have a two wire lead from the location of the existing w.

To wire a double switch you ll need to cut the power remove the old switch then feed and connect the wires into the double switch fixture. Ceiling fan and light kit control options.