Wiring Ceiling Fan Without Wall Switch

You can wire a new ceiling fan with a remote to a wall switch or retrofit an older fan to accept an aftermarket remote kit.

Wiring ceiling fan without wall switch.

In many cases folks replace a switched ceiling light fixture with a fan so the fan uses the switch that used to control the light. Adding a wall switch to a ceiling fixture can be done in a matter of hours. 1 flip off the circuit breaker controlling the wall switch in the room. Whether you are looking to wire a ceiling fan with lights to one power switch or add a fan in a room without a switch source this guide will teach you how to wire a ceiling fan using four common scenarios and the best wiring methods.

The biggest challenge is planning the cable route and running it from the fixture to the new wall switch position. In other cases the ceiling is too high so controlling the fan via the pull chain is inconvenient. Look at the wires attached to the fan and the wires in your ceiling. If the wall is heavily insulated push conduit through the insulation and then feed wires or cable through the conduit.

This will enable the fan to function via a wall switch. Canopy mounted control connect the three grounding wires green green yellow stripe or bare copper coming from the ceiling fan rated electrical box the downrod attached to your fan and the ceiling bracket. Ceiling fan and light kit control options. With single switch wiring power to the fan is controlled by a standard single pole wall switch like a regular light switch.

To hardwire your ceiling fan you will need to connect the fan s power supply to the hard wiring in your ceiling. One wire switch to turn power on off to the fan and lights at the same time two wire switches one switch turns power on off to the fan the other to the lights pull chains to adjust fan speed and lights remote control available on new or existing fans to adjust fan speed and lights. There are several ways to control ceiling fans and light kits. If you install the fan without a switch you could always add a remote module later.

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.