Fan And Light Control Switch Wiring

Ceiling fan and light switch wiring diagram.

Fan and light control switch wiring.

Second remove the light fixture in the room. Connect white wires together. 8 connect the new switch s. The fan control switch usually connects to the black wire and the light kit switch to the red wire of the 3 way cable.

Tuck the wires back into the box. This black wire should lead to the fan. 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. Switch hots and line neutral will connect to a 3 wire cable that travels to the fan light outlet box in the ceiling.

To wire a 3 way switch circuit that controls both the fan and the light use this diagram. The diva fan control and light switch features a large paddle switch to turn your lights on off and a discreet slider to adjust your fan speed to your preferred level. Live wiring a dimmer and ceiling fan speed control. Connect the lighting wire typically blue to the black fan wire and the black ceiling wire.

The common on the second 3 way switch is connected to the hot wires on the fan light. As with all 3 way circuits the common on one switch is connected to the hot source wire from the circuit. The line voltage enters the switch outlet box and the hot wire will connect to every switch. Connect the green copper wires together.

First turn off power to the fixture at the electrical panel. Make sure the box is rated for a ceiling fan. 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. Connect the red wire on the new switch to the other black wire from the wall by hand twisting the exposed wiring ends together.

Connect black wires together. Live wiring a dimmer and ceiling fan speed control. If the existing wiring is such that the power comes in to the ceiling box first and then uses as switch leg drop arrangement you can control for example the light from the wall switch and have the fan wired directly to power so as to use the pull chain switch to control the fan. You can install a ceiling fan with a light in a room with a single light switch with a simple wiring trick.

This new diva control works with all led halogen and incandescent bulbs.