Install Ceiling Fan With Light Wall Switch

Replacing your old light switch with a 20 amp switch isn t a bad idea.

Install ceiling fan with light wall switch.

A fan lazily spinning above the bed helps make warm nights comfortable but you don t need to sacrifice overhead lighting when you add a ceiling fan. Before you install a new wall switch for your unit recheck the existing switch wiring with a circuit tester to ensure the power is off. With double switch wiring a fan with a light is connected to a double wall switch that controls power to the fan and the light separately. A single wall switch controls the power to the fan and light together whereas a dual wall switch has two separate switches one for the fan and the other for the light.

If the wall is heavily insulated push conduit through the insulation and then feed wires or cable through the conduit. How to install a fan light control switch. It s best to make sure your light switch is up to carrying the load of both the fan and the light. That s how you wire a ceiling fan with light to one switch.

Adding a wall switch to a ceiling fixture can be done in a matter of hours. This video is about how to wire an existing ceiling fan for separate switches to control fan and light. The biggest challenge is planning the cable route and running it from the fixture to the new wall switch position. Now when you.

Install the fan control switch according to the manufacturer s instructions. 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 20 amp switch costs about 3. A standard 15 amp switch costs about 75 cents.