Ceiling Fan Light Electrical Wiring

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Ceiling fan light electrical wiring. Assortment of hunter ceiling fan and light control wiring diagram. The white wire can also be used to carry current if needed. This is true of most Hunter and Harbor Breeze ceiling fans found at your local home store.

Given this arrangement heres how to wire the new light fixture. Wired this way the wall switch controls the light and a pull chain on the fixture controls the fan. The fans black motor wire connects with the black supply wire.

The wire colors in a basic fanlight kit are typically black blue white and green. When installing a ceiling fan where a light fixture has been before it is important to identify the existing wiring and make sure that the electrical box in the ceiling is rated for the weight of the ceiling fan as shown in the ceiling fan installation pages. The other black wire from the three-wire cable connects to the other switch terminal to power the light.

Identify the ceiling fan circuit turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with the wiring. In the fan black wire plays as hot and white one is for neutral. Push through a fan brace with the electrical box attached.

Secure the brace to the support joists following the manufacturers instructions. Mount the fan motor to the ceiling bracket by inserting the swivel ball into the bracket. Builders do this to save money but it isnt really the most convenient set up.

Usually the hot wire to the fan in a fanlight combination kit is black while the blue wire is usually for light. But if you want to have independent switches for light and fan there can be some slight differences to mind. The white wire is the neutral for the fixture and the green is the ground.