Double switch test and replacement for bath fan and light in a 1960 house duration. Locate the switch cable which must be glued through the top or side of the box that serves the fan or the light.
How To Wire A Double Switch Wiring A Switch Conduit
How to wire fan and light on double switch. To wire a double switch youll need to cut the power remove the old switch then feed and connect the wires into the double switch fixture. Cap the blue wire coming from the fan by itself with a wire nut as it is not needed when wiring for a single wall switch. In this arrangement a light fixture and exhaust fan are wired to the same source. Splice the source neutral to the white cable wire. Though it is not difficult to wire a double switch careful attention to safety is crucial to prevent injury. Connect the black fan cable together with the black light wire and the black switch wire and cover them.
At the fan splice the wires matching the colors of each and connect the ground wire to the grounding terminal. Sparky channel 6494 views. Using wire strippers peel an inch of insulation from the end of the black and white wires. Connect the black wire from the ceiling to the black wire from the fan. For example you might want to turn on a bathroom light separately from the ceiling fan. Wire the source ground to the ground wires for the switch and the fan.
Connect the white wire from the ceiling to the white wire from the fan.
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