How To Wire A Ceiling Light With A Wall Switch

Pick a single pole light switch for most applications.

How to wire a ceiling light with a wall switch.

To do this method the wire from your wall circuit to your light has to have 3 wires. Split the incoming hot wire into a y and connect it to a terminal on each switch. 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. That second wire is usually blue or red.

Ceiling fan connection light wired to light switch fan on off with pull chain the wiring diagram above is for typical installation wiring light is switched the fan is powered by a pull chain once you have found and identified all of the wires on your fan and in your electrical box you can get to work on connecting them. In the switch box. A single pole wall switch usually has a lever or toggle that completes the circuit when it is flipped up to turn a light device or appliance on. Cut out the traced hole with an oscillating saw.

The ceiling light fixture requires a neutral for the light to work and your wall switch box does not have a neutral wire available so additional wiring will be required to obtain the neutral wire from the outlet. Determine a location for the light switch. Connect the blue wire to the red wire. Connect black fan wire to the black ceiling wire.

Twist those two wires together then connect them to the black or red wire that came out of your. The wiring trick that lets you wire a ceiling fan with light to one switch. With single switch wiring power to the fan is controlled by a standard single pole wall switch like a regular light switch. Trace the electrical box for the switch and cut it out the same way as the mounting box.

Connect white wires together. This is an updated version of the first arrangement. The biggest challenge is planning the cable route and running it from the fixture to the new wall switch position. If the wall is heavily insulated push conduit through the insulation and then feed wires or cable through the conduit.

Trace the mounting box on the ceiling where the light fixture will be mounted. Adding a wall switch to a ceiling fixture can be done in a matter of hours. The red and black are used for hot and the white neutral wire at the switch box allows for powering a timer remote control or other programmable switch. Now for the trick.

Common applications include ceiling or hallway light switches a cellar or attic light a ceiling fan or chandelier or an outdoor patio light. It should be 48 from the floor.