Electrical Wiring for a Bath Exhaust Fan
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How to Install Bathroom Exhaust Fan Electrical Wiring – Fully Explained Photos and Wiring Diagrams for Bathroom Electrical Wiring with Code Requirements for most new or remodel projects. © By: Dave Rongey |
Electrical Wiring for a Bath Exhaust Fan
Electrical Question: I am installing a Hunter model number 83003 exhaust fan, light, night-light combo.
- There is no original wiring as I am turning a bedroom into a bathroom and gutted the entire room.
- The fixture has one two pin connector consisting of one black wire and one white wire for the fan.
- It has one 3 pin connector consisting of one white wire, one black wire for the light, one red wire (night-light).
- I ran 12-2nmb from the light switch box to the fixture and connected the black wire from the two pin connector(fan) with the black wire from the 12-2. I connected the white wires from the two pin connector, three pin connector, and the 12-2 together. I connected the bare copper from the 12-2 to the green wire screwed to the fixture box.
- That leaves the black wire (light) and red wire (night -light) still to be wired. I removed a black and a white wire from the yellow sheathing of some 12-2 NMB and stored away the bare copper wire. I then ran the black wire from the switch box to the black wire in the fixture (light) and connected them together. I took the white wire and ran it from the switch box to the red wire in the fixture (night-light). I got a red permanent marker and colored the white wire red at the switch box.
- All the wire was ran through a gray PVC conduit.
- I bought a double switch and a single switch for the light switches so that the fan can run off the single switch and the two lights will run off the double switch.
- I have 5 wires sticking out of the metal switch box.
- I have to come in from a power source somewhere. I would prefer another circuit for the bathroom but not sure if I have enough wire for it. I may have to temporarily drop down from the attic tying into some old Knob and Tube.
- For some reason or other I am a bit confused about hooking up the switches. I have never hooked up a double switch and I wanna make sure I get this right. There are two black screws on one side of the switch, two copper on the other with a green screw in between the two copper. The other switch just has the two copper on one side with the green.
- I assume the black wire from the light would hook to one black screw on the double switch while the white wire painted red (night-light) would hook to the other black screw on the double switch. I assume I would need to run the power source to the single switch then run a black wire from it to the double switch. Beyond these assumptions I am clueless and these assumptions may be clueless as well. Why this double switch is throwing me is driving me crazy.
- Any help finishing this would be greatly appreciated.
- Before anyone asks why I used 12-2.I am going to eventually wire my whole house with it. It is all I have on hand. I can’t afford to go out and buy anything else right now and I want this bathroom light/fan/night-light working asap.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Background: Rick, a Homeowner from Pocahontas, AR.
Additional Comments: Very nice website, if it helps me out with my projects I will gladly donate when I have the extra funds. Right now its really tough.
Dave’s Reply:
Thanks for your electrical question Rick.
I have provided the following links that lead to fully detailed information on this website that will assist you with your electrical question:
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