How To Wire A Ceiling Light To A Switch

Twist those two wires together then connect them to the black or red wire that came out of your electrical box.

How to wire a ceiling light to a switch. After removing the black wire to the fixture s lead splice it into the new white wire. Complete wiring diagrams can be found by following the information below. Join the ground wires with a pigtail and connect the pigtail to the ground screw on the switch.

Take off the cover and note the color of the wire insulation for the wires that. Most light fixtures will have a keyhole shaped hole. That s usually the hot wire for the light.

The ceiling light fixture requires a neutral for the light to work and your wall switch box does not have a neutral wire available so additional wiring will be required to obtain the neutral wire from the outlet. Connect the red wire to the screw in switch 2. If you re using a center mounted ceiling light slide the canopy onto the rod so the nipple shows through the center hole.

The diagram above shows a two conductor cable from the circuit breaker panel going to a wall switch. Connect the black wire to the screw located in swith 1. Tighten the mounting screws.

From the ceiling box an electrical receptacle outlet is fed power. Align the head of the screw into the wider part of the hole and twist the fixture to the narrower part. Connect the electrical wire to your source of power using the pliers and wire nuts and fish it through the joists until it reaches the light switch.

Mount the switch to the box and install the cover plate. Light switch wiring diagram depicted here shows the power from the circuit breaker panel going to a wall switch and then continues to a ceiling light with a three conductor cable. Screw on and tighten the mounting nut.