Adding a Light to an Older Ceiling Fan
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How to Install a Light Kit onto a Ceiling Fan: How to Make the Electrical Wiring Connections for a Ceiling Fan and Light Fixture. |
Wiring an Older Ceiling Fan Light Fixture
[ad#block]Electrical Question: I am trying to install a light kit for a 25-30 year old ceiling fan.
- I purchased the kit and it has the white and black wires coming from it. Inside the box for the ceiling fan there is a white wire that says neutral and a yellow wire that says “wire for light.”
- Additionally, there is a group of wires (3 or 4 in all, one white with black stripe, one blue with white stripe and the other blue) that are all crimped together.
- I gather I hook the white wire from the light kit to the yellow wire, but where do I hook the black wire? I tried hooking it to the neutral and that didn’t work.
- And I tried hooking to the group of wires that are crimped together and that didn’t work.
Any ideas?
This electrical question came from: Chris, a Homeowner from Charlottesville, Virginia.
Thanks for your electrical question Chris.
Electrical Answer:
How to Install a Light Kit onto a Ceiling Fan
Preparations
Application: Installing a Ceiling Fan Light Kit.
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate.
Tools Required: Basic Electricians Pouch Hand Tools, a non-aluminum ladder and Voltage Tester.
Estimated Time: Depends on personal level experience, ability to work with tools and access to the ceiling fan.
Precaution: Identify the ceiling fan circuit, turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with the wiring.
How to Make the Electrical Wiring Connections for Older Ceiling Fans and Lights
- Typical wiring for light kits that are added to ceiling fans will share the white neutral wire with the fan unless otherwise labeled.
- The wiring for your light kit appears to be the light fixture black wire connects to the yellow that states that it is the wire for the light.
- On most conventional ceiling fans there is a blue wire that is reserved for the light fixture or light kit.
More about Wiring Ceiling Fans and a Ceiling Fan Light
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How to Install Ceiling Fans
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- Ceiling Fans are a great way to lower your energy bill and brighten up one of your favorite rooms.
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