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Wiring a Ceiling Fan with Other Lights and Outlets


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Electrical Question #1: How can I connect a ceiling fan to my home wiring?

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Wiring a Ceiling Fan with a Shared Circuit

Application: Electric Wiring Switches for a Ceiling Fan.
Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced – Best performed by a Licensed Electrical Contractor or Certified Electrician.
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 switched outlet wiring and the proposed location for the ceiling fan.
Precaution: Identify the switched outlet circuit, turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with the wiring.
Notice: Installing additional electrical wiring for a ceiling fan should be done according to local and national electrical codes with a permit and be inspected.

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8 Responses to “Wiring a Ceiling Fan with Other Lights and Outlets”
  1. Dave Rongey says:

    Hi P.L.,
    The existing outlet and lighting circuit wiring may be intercepted at one of the wall switch or outlet junction boxes. Install the wiring up to the desired location for the new ceiling fan. Be sure to install an approved ceiling fan box that is rated for the weight of the ceiling fan.
    Dave

  2. Mark Gargiulo says:

    I need to branch an additional outlet from a ceiling fan junction box over ceiling and down a wall to make an outlet for a TV. In the ceiling fan box I have a hot wire and two additional wires for the fan and the lights that are controlled from two separate toggle switches but from the same box. Going to the new outlet there is a white and black wire. I assume I hook the black wire to the hot but where do I connect the white wire? Do I just connect this to the ground? Thanks for your input.

  3. Dave Rongey says:

    Hi Mark,
    If you would like the new outlet to be hot all the time and not controlled by a switch then the wires inside the ceiling fan box will need to identified to see if one is the source of power before the wiring leading to the switches. If the wiring is not positively identified then you risk having the new outlet controlled by one of the wall switches. Please take a look at the ceiling fan wiring diagrams which are provided with the resources in this article, I think you will find them to be very helpful.
    I hope this helps,
    Dave

    P.S. I hope things are well with your practice, interesting to note that you have an overseas office or assistant. As you may know, connections to the business from this website are not a good idea anymore, for you or for me – so sorry – hope you understand.

  4. David G. says:

    I would like to wire an existing 12-2 switch to power two ceiling fans with a light. The switch would only provide power to the ceiling fans. The chains on the fan would be the primary control method. The overall run desired would be switch, power, ceiling fan, ceiling fan. How do I wire?

  5. Dave Rongey says:

    Hi David,
    Wiring a Ceiling Fan and Switch
    Installing the wiring for a ceiling fan and switch as you have described is basically the same as the wiring for a light fixture. A power source will need to be located and brought to the switch location, and then install the wiring from the switch up to the ceiling fans. The size of the cable will depend on the circuit size of the power source.
    Ceiling Fan Wiring Diagrams
    Please refer to the section of this website which provides you with wiring diagrams and photos of how ceiling fan wiring and the mounting box are installed.
    I hope this helps,
    Dave

  6. Pat says:

    Existing: Wall switch that powers two outlets. Top of the outlets are wired to the switch.
    Situation: I would like to add a ceiling fan with a light kit to the room and use the existing switch to control the ceiling fan and light kit.
    Is this possible?

  7. Dave Rongey says:

    Hi Pat,
    Electrical wiring could be extended up from either of the two outlets to the location of ceiling fan.

    Here are some options to consider when extending the circuit wiring from either of the two outlets:
    Installing a 2-wire cable to the ceiling fan provides the switch to control both the ceiling fan motor and light together.
    Installing a 3-wire cable to the ceiling fan allows the switch to control the ceiling fan light, but the fan motor could have continuous power and control exclusively from the pull chain switch.

    There is one more option to consider:
    A 2-wire cable may be extended from any available power source to the ceiling fan and install a ceiling fan remote control module which would provide for the light and fan motor to be controlled separately with full fan speed control and full dimming capabilities for the ceiling fan light.

    As always, this project is best performed by a Licensed Electrician.

    Enjoy your new ceiling fan,
    Dave

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