Wiring A New Ceiling Fan
Tuck the connected wires into the ceiling bracket.
Wiring a new ceiling fan. Flip off the circuit or remove the fuse for the circuit in the room with the ceiling fan. Jan 17 18 11 46 am. Notice this circuit has a 3 wire cable power source coming into the double switch box.
Connect the red wire in the ceiling to the black wire in the light kit and the black wire in the ceiling to the black. The wires inside of a ceiling fan are relatively simple but you have to know what each one. Make connections as shown.
A ceiling fan is a stylish and functional addition to any room. Wiring a ceiling fan and light getting started. Then leaving the double switch box is a 3 wire cable going to the ceiling fan and a 4 wire cable going to the other 3 way switch.
Then a 3 wire cable from there also going to the ceiling fan. Before you can start wiring your new ceiling fan you ll need to turn off the. Follow my switched outlet wiring diagram to learn how.
If you are planning to install a ceiling fan in a room that already has a ceiling outlet wiring a ceiling fan is the same as wiring any ceiling fixture. Take your wires and tuck them into the ceiling bracket so that you. Connect your white wires together and secure with wire nut.
Turn off power at the breaker. Connect the red black white and bare fan wires to like colored circuit wires. Screw in the fan faceplate over the bracket.