A remote controlled ceiling fan utilizes the free space within the fans canopy. One of the switches within the working of the fan is connected to a remote which can be controlled as you may guess remotely.
Installing Ceiling Fan Switches
Wiring a ceiling fan with light with two switches. This wiring diagram illustrates the connections for a ceiling fan and light with two switches a speed controller for the fan and a dimmer for the lights. Fan speed would need to be controlled by a pull chain. There are also lots of really convenient switches that put this dual control into one neat little package. From the switches 3 wire cable runs to the ceiling outlet box. Switched lines and neutral connect to a 3 wire cable that travels to the lightfan outlet box in the ceiling. Connect the black wire from the ceiling to the black wire from the receiver.
Blue wire is for the light if light is included with the fan. The source is at the switches and the input of each is spliced to the black source wire with a wire nut. Switching the light and fan from separate switches two switches this is the most versatile way to electrically wire a ceiling fan with a light kit. Screw the fan in place. Ceiling fan switch wiring diagram 2 line voltage enters the switch outlet box and the line wire connects to each switch. White wire is neutral.
If you had a red wire coming from your ceiling it is hooked up to your wall switch. Attach each hot wire from the fan to a hot wire in the ceiling. Black wire is for the fan. If you have a blue and black wire coming from your household circuit you should have two switches on your wall. The ceiling fan with two switches will have two sets of wires. A remote is installed within the fan and one of the two wall switches is bypassed in order for remote access.
The hot wires are either black or red the white wires are neutral and the bare one is the ground wire. Connect the three white wires from the ceiling fan and receiver together. It allows for separate control over both the fan and the light in the room. The fan control switch usually connects to the black wire and the light kit switch to the red wire of the 3 way cable. Connect the three grounding wires green greenyellow stripe or bare copper coming from the ceiling fan rated electrical box the downrod attached to your fan and the ceiling bracket. Ceiling fan wiring two switches this ceiling fan wiring configuration is quite common.
2 wire cable power out to the second ceiling outlet box 3 wire cable switch legs from first ceiling outlet down to a 2 gang box for the first set of switches for ceiling fan light control. This means that you will have black red white and bare. 3 wire cable from 2 nd ceiling outlet down to the second 2 gang box for fan light control. Green wire is for the ground. This setup allows you to control the light and fan separately.
Gallery of Wiring A Ceiling Fan With Light With Two Switches
