How To Connect A Ceiling Fan To A Wall Switch

Connect the red wire to the screw in switch 2.

How to connect a ceiling fan to a wall switch. Connect the black wire to the screw located in swith 1. Connect the black wire from the ceiling to the black wire from the receiver. Mark this wire black.

That way there s no question that the fan is set to its top speed when you turn the power back on and test your smart fan speed controller. I recommend you set your fan to its highest speed before you disconnect your existing switch. Join the three wires with an appropriately sized wire connector.

Wiring a ceiling fan electrical question. If your fan doesn t have lights you ll only have to connect the black wires. Connect the three grounding wires green green yellow stripe or bare copper coming from the ceiling fan rated electrical box the downrod attached to your fan and the ceiling bracket.

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. Connect the three white wires from the ceiling fan and receiver together. In order to use the z wave ceiling fan control you install it in place of the wall switch for the fan and set your ceiling fan speed to its highest setting.

Connect black fan wire to the black ceiling wire. Connect the blue wire to the red wire. To wire the ceiling fixture to the new wall switch first connect the copper grounding wire to the fixture.

The outlets have two cables one same as switch and the other is black white and red. Then splice the fixture s black lead into the new black wire. Connect the ground wire from the ceiling fan often this is connected to the fan s hanger bracket to the circuit ground wire and to the electrical box if it is metal using a pigtail wire to connect to the box.