Single Switch To Control Ceiling Fan And Light

Now when you turn on your light switch the fan will have power.

Single switch to control ceiling fan and light.

How to wire ceiling fans for speed and light control electrical question. And check the same at the ceiling fan fixture wiring box. To turn the fan and lights off separately use. I am preparing to do the rough in wiring and want to connect both fans to a single switch that controls the fan and light functions with dimmer and speed controls.

Replacing your old light switch with a 20 amp switch isn t a bad idea. So please open up the wall switch box and see if you have incoming power on one of the romex black from the breaker panel and the white neutral and then you have a second romex that goes up to your ceiling fan light box. A 20 amp switch costs about 3. With single switch wiring power to the fan is controlled by a standard single pole wall switch like a regular light switch.

The control features a small rocker switch to turn the ceiling fan on and off and a slide knob for fan speed control. I use a non contact voltage detector to help me determine what wiring i have. Provides control of one ceiling paddle fan and 3 quiet fan speeds provide increased comfort. I am remodeling an addition that has two new ceiling fans in it.

The fan has power when the switch is on while the fan speed and the light if the fan has one are controlled by pull chains on the fan itself or by a remote control device. A standard 15 amp switch costs about 75 cents.