(no connection to Ceiling Fan)Īll three bare ground wires are connected together. White Wire is spliced to just the upsidedown wall outlet. So it looks as if the white wire in the ceiling is used as a hot for the light rather than a neutral wire as is common.įrom the main power, there are three wires:īlack wire has nut that is spliced to both the Dual Switch (that controls the ceiling fan) and the other switch which operates the upsidedown wall outlet. One switch makes the black wire hot (for the motor), and the other switch makes the white wire hot (for the integrated light). Now, it is time to see the complete diagram of wire for ceiling fan.I'm replacing a ceiling fan and it has three wires as is common: black, white, and bare ground. You have seen separate ceiling fan wiring diagrams above. 3 Way Fan with Light Switch Wiring Diagram
The neutral wire of the fan with light directly connects to the neutral wire of the source bypassing the 3-way switches. Lastly, you have to connect the neutral and ground wires that are usually white and green in color respectively.
The electricity from the source supply is transferred through any of the paths to turning on or off the fan with light. The traveler wires connect the two 3-way switches creating potential pathways to flow the electricity. Connect the traveler terminals with the red wires of the both ceiling fan switches. The next step is to connect the traveler wires to the terminals on the 3-way switches. These common wire terminals allow electricity to conduct within the circuit when the complete connection is done. The common terminal of the other switch is connected to the hot wires of both fan and light. In all 3-way switch configurations, connect the common terminal of one switch to the hot wire that is black in color usually from the circuit. The first thing you need to do is to connect the common terminals of both switches. The fan may be placed in the middle of the switches or the switches may come before or after the fan in the circuitry. The right way of wiring a 3-way ceiling fan with switch largely depends on where you place the fan with light within the circuit. Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions while mounting the ceiling fan.Ī 3-way switch wiring is more complicated than usual but following the right process will make the job easy. Before you begin, you must turn off all power from the circuit breaker box.
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