![]() HOWEVER this can vary due to your house’s wiring, so do not make any attempts unless you are sufficiently comfortable working with electricity. In most cases you would connect the black wire from the fan to the black wire(s) in the outlet box, and the red/blue/striped to the red wire from the house. Is there an additional wire, presumably a black or a red? There is possibly another hot wire, unswitched, that would allow the fan’s light to be controlled by the wall switch and the fan to be controlled by it’s pullchain. NOTE: examine the wires inside the electrical box. In this example both the fan and the light would be controlled by the previous light’s wall switch. If not then this wire would be capped off, should you chose to connect it (and make easier the option of adding a light later) make sure it is capped off in the fan’s switch housing. If the fan has a light the red/blue/striped wire would ALSO be connected to the hot lead from the house. The black wire from the fan would be connected to the hot lead (usually black, sometimes red) from the house wiring. In this case you would attach the ground wire from the fan to the electrical box (and/or mounting plate) with the appropriate screw or clip.Īs for the two hot leads: Example 1: Replacing a light fixture with a fan, and/or installing a fan where there is only one switch Some older houses may not have a separate ground lead and use the metal conduit and electrical boxes as ground. The ground (green) wire or wires from the fan assembly should be attached to the ground (usually bare, sometimes green) lead from the house wiring. Note that if you encounter a white wire with a marking piece of colored tape attached, this could be used to signifiy it is being used as something other than a neutral. In all cases the neutral (white) wire from the fan assembly should be attached to the neutral (usually white) lead from the house wiring. The green wire is ground for the entire assembly.ĭo these look familiar? That’s right – it’s the black, blue, green and white cables from your ceiling fan! The white wire is the neutral lead for both the fan motor and light kit. The red/blue/striped wire is the hot lead for the optional light kit. The black wire is the hot lead for the fan motor. ![]() Black, white, green, and an additional color (usually red, blue, or black/white striped). Most commonly ceiling fans will have 4 wires, or 3 wires plus a ground. ![]() Consult a professional if you encounter something varying from this and are not aware of how to safely handle it. Most “house wiring” should be 14 or 12 gauge solid copper wire attached to a 15 or 20 amp 120vAC circuit respectively. As with any electrical wiring, make sure all wire connections are made securely with the proper size wire nuts, that they are not loose and that no copper strands are showing. Often times it is no more complicated than the wiring of a light fixture. Wiring a ceiling fan is surprisingly simple. ![]()
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