Ceiling Fan With Lights Wiring

The blue wire is the hot wire for the.

Ceiling fan with lights wiring.

3 way fan switch wiring diagram. This diagram is similar to the previous one but with the electrical. If you want to run both the light and fan on one switch twist the blue and black wire from the unit together. The wires inside of a ceiling fan are relatively simple but you have to know what each one.

To wire a 3 way switch circuit that controls both the fan and the light use this. The white wire is neutral and completes the fan circuit. In this case consider a fan with green ground white neutral blue hot for the fan and black hot for lights wires. The black wire from the ceiling fan is the hot wire that runs the motor and turns the fan blades.

Connect black wires together. Tuck the wires back into the box. Hook the neutral and ground wires first. For some that will be any combination from no switches using the included pull chains for powering the fan and or light and having separate switches for the light and fan.

The main thing to consider wiring a ceiling fan and light is determining how you want that fan to be controlled. Turn off power at the breaker. Wiring diagrams for ceiling fan and light kit wiring diagram fan and light with source at ceiling. Connect white wires together.

Turn the power back on and test the fan. If your ceiling fan has four wires check their colors again. Connect the lighting wire typically blue to the black fan wire and the black ceiling wire.