I recently installed some new type Hunter fans without wall switches but with remotes. Use the switch that has the black wire on both terminals and ignore the switch that has a red wire on one of the terminals (or remove it and cover the opening). Note that the ceiling wire go to the remote and the reomte wires go to the fan/light unit. That shouldnt be a problem unless your home. Buttons on the remote transmitter switch the fan and light separately.ĭecades ago I installed some old Hunter fans without wall switches and we use the pull chains. Then wire the remote as shown on Tester101s diagram. You need to make sure you have proper house wiring to support this switch. A single hot (which could be switched or not) goes to the receiver. I installed some of the new Hunter fans with remote receiver not built in, and those had black and blue (IIRC) wires for the fan and the light, respectively. And, of course, if the fan had a built in remote receiver (which I have yet to see) the fan and light could be controlled separately with only one hot, and no wall switch. It is conceivable that in some newer fans the wiring allows separate control of a fan and a light using only one switched hot wire. There should also be either a ground wire or a ground contact screw which is to be connected to the gnd of the house wiring.
The wiring of most fans is a black for the fan, a different color, blue, for the light, and white is a neutral common to both the fan and the light. If your fan wiring has only a black, a white, and a ground, then cap off (electrical tape or a wire nut) one of the two switched hots (usu you'd cap the red) and connect the black house wire to the black wire of the fan, and the white house wire to the white of the fan. The W is a neutral for both and is not switched. One wall switch controls the black (switched hot) and a separate wall switch controls the red (switched hot). Includes single-switch instructions on page 6 of the installation guideīottom line: Get a fan/light that includes a remote and single-switch instructions and you're all set.The ceiling wiring of red, black, white, and gnd allows separate control of a ceiling fan and a light with ordinary wall switches.The lights and fan are not connected yet but I can. The wire for this circuit (and all the other ceiling light circuits) is dropped down from the ceiling to run in a chase to be later hooked to power and switches. Remote controls fan speed and light dimming The wire is 12-2 romex and the circuit consists of 6 recessed lights and a ceiling fan which is located at the end of the circuit.
Wiring ceiling fan and light with one switch install#
LED Indoor Easy Install Brushed Nickel Ceiling Fan with HunterExpress feature set and checking the installation guide: New Fan/Light with Remote - For example, picked at random Hunter Channing 54 in. But fortunately, new fans anticipate these requirements, so. If you want the option to connect "anything", that is the way to do it. A smart switch can control multiple devices all over a single wire.
Smart Switch - Get a smart switch that has a switch module with two switches, one including a dimmer, and with a remote box that connects to the fan/light. You can't use a dimmer in this configuration because whenever you dim lights you would cause big problems for the fan motor, as controlling speed of a fan requires a different kind of control than a normal dimmer. One switch, with pull chains for the light and fan. Based on your description (including "disconnected the fan motor"), I don't think you have this configuration. Putting a dimmer switch on the lighting only switch would work just fine, because it would control only the lights and not the fan. One switched hot would control the fan, one would control the lights and they would share a neutral. Fan Without Wall Switch A ceiling fan can be controlled by a pull chain located on the fan body or by remote control. Two switches, with two switched hot wires. Depending on the fan and on your needs, you can wire the ceiling fan so that it is controlled directly on the fan (with a cord, chain, or remote) or controlled by a wall switch. Traditionally, a ceiling fan + light could be controlled one of two ways: So any changes recommended by me or anyone else should be considered as "maybe I can do them myself or maybe I have to pay an electrician to do it". Note: Depending on location and other factors (e.g., your lease) you may not be allowed to make any electrical system changes in a rented apartment.
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