Wiring Ceiling Fan With Light Dimmer

For example you can wire the speed of the fan setting up to a simple toggle switch although you won t be able to control the speed of the fan and you can wire the light function up to a dimmer switch.

Wiring ceiling fan with light dimmer.

Ceiling fan wiring diagram light dimmer this ceiling fan wiring configuration is quite common in bedrooms. Wiring a ceiling fan light with speed regulator and light dimmer switch controlled by a common spst switch in this case we have four wires from the ceiling fan. This setup allows you to dim the light in the fixture and also switch the fan off and on from a separate. The source is at the switches and the input of each is spliced to the black source wire with a wire nut.

Connect black wires together. The new switch does require an additional electrical wire. 3 wire cable from 2 nd ceiling outlet down to the second 2 gang box for fan light control. Turn the power back on and test the fan.

More about wiring dimmer switches for a ceiling fan. Connect white wires together. You can install a ceiling fan light dual dimmer switch to operate the fan speed and light intensity from the original wall switch location. 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.

How to wire ceiling fans for speed and light control wiring a speed control for the ceiling fan speed and dimmer switch for the ceiling fan light. Tuck the wires back into the box. I will show only the first ceiling fan and control. The red wire as live to fan the blue wire as live to the light bulb the black wire as neutral and green yellow as ground wire.

Connect the lighting wire typically blue to the black fan wire and the black ceiling wire. I am installing ceiling fans with light kits. Connect the green copper wires together. This will allow you to control the lighting level which is better than nothing in our eyes.

Switch off the wall switch as well. Follow the manufacturer s instructions to hook up your dimmer fan switch at the switch 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. From the switches 3 wire cable runs to the ceiling outlet box.