Locate the switch cable which must be glued through the top or side of the box that serves the fan or the light. Replacing your old light switch with a 20 amp switch isnt a bad idea.
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Light and fan on same switch. Stripping and twisting wires together and adding a wire nut takes only a minute or two. If only the light or fan turns on when the switch is toggled then youre in luck. In both switch box and fanlight box all grounds should be connected wire nut together. Thats how you wire a ceiling fan with light to one switch. Get a new 20 amp switch. If both the light and fan come on when the switch is toggled the isolated wire is probably feeding through to another circuit.
Connect the black fan cable together with the black light wire and the black switch wire and cover them. To turn the fan and lights off separately use the pull chains on the fan. Using wire strippers peel an inch of insulation from the end of the black and white wires. Tie the equivalent wires together with wire nutswhile adding a new length of wire long enough to reach the switch you want active. A 20 amp switch costs about 3. If you already have lights and a fan on two switches simply label the wires off each switch remove them from the switches and remove the light switches.
Plus the existing switch will control both lights. Splice the white wires together and cap them. Connect the black wire from the fan to the bottom terminal of the switch and the live circuit wire to the top terminal. Adding a new light is easy because you can wire it to the existing light. Connect a light and a fan to a new switch. If your configuration is panelpower fanlight switch box then the setup will be a little different.
Not hard to do should take the sparky no time at all. A standard 15 amp switch costs about 75 cents. Some rooms remain dark and dreary with a single ceiling or wall light fixture. Twist the ground wires together and connect them to the green ground screw on the switch. In both these cases youll have to run an additional wire. Note that this is based on panelpower switch box fanlight.
And is it common to have the wires for both the fan and the light easily accessible behind the switch loop of twin and earth from fan to light and a new switch wire from the switch to the light so there is a switch wire for the fan and the light. This new wire is called a pigtail. Now when you turn on your light switch the fan will have power. Mount the fan and light and move to the switch box. Its best to make sure your light switch is up to carrying the load of both the fan and the light. More energy and money.
Gallery of Light And Fan On Same Switch
