How To Wire A Double Switch For Fan And Light

To wire a double switch you ll need to cut the power remove the old switch then feed and connect the wires into the double switch fixture.

How to wire a double switch for fan and light.

Step by step. Connect your white wires together and secure with wire nut. Attach the red and black wires from the fan light unit to the top terminal screws on the switches. That s usually the hot wire for the light.

Twist those two wires together then connect them to the black or red wire that came out of your electrical box. Tuck the wires back into the box. Connect the two white wires in the switch box together with a wire nut. Connect two of the black.

The white or neutral wires bypass the switch so the one coming from the power source and the one from the light get spliced and capped in the box. Though it is not difficult to wire a double switch careful attention to safety is crucial to prevent injury. Connect the green wire to your household ground wire copper bare wire. The ceiling fan will have a black wire and another non white wire.

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 wire in the fan. Learn how to install a double switch or combination two switches. Reattach the switch to the ears of the box and the switch cover. Fold the pigtails and connected wires neatly into the switch box.

That second wire is usually blue or red.