Single Switch To Control Ceiling Fan And Light

The control features a small rocker switch to turn the ceiling fan on and off and a slide knob for fan speed control.

Single switch to control ceiling fan and light.

Replacing your old light switch with a 20 amp switch isn t a bad idea. I use a non contact voltage detector to help me determine what wiring i have. To turn the fan and lights off separately use. And check the same at the ceiling fan fixture wiring box.

How to wire ceiling fans for speed and light control electrical question. Provides control of one ceiling paddle fan and 3 quiet fan speeds provide increased comfort. 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. I am preparing to do the rough in wiring and want to connect both fans to a single switch that controls the fan and light functions with dimmer and speed controls.

Enerlites 3 speed ceiling fan control and dimmer light switch 2 5a single pole light fan switch 300w incandescent load no neutral wire required 17001 f3 w white 2 pack 4 4 out of 5 stars 198 37 98 37. That s how you wire a ceiling fan with light to one switch. A 20 amp switch costs about 3. A standard 15 amp switch costs about 75 cents.

So please open up the wall switch box and see if you have incoming power on one of the romex black from the breaker panel and the white neutral and then you have a second romex that goes up to your ceiling fan light box. With single switch wiring power to the fan is controlled by a standard single pole wall switch like a regular light switch.