Even if you don t plan to add a light now run the wire for a second switch.
Ceiling fan wiring no light.
Connect your white wires together and secure with wire nut.
I cover some pointers on where to get the power from the type of bracket.
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If your fan doesn t have lights you ll only have to connect the black wires.
Getting the wiring ready.
Pick the diagram that is most like the scenario you are in and see if you can wire up your fan.
Once you do that follow the steps below.
With these diagrams below it will take the guess work out.
If you have a 2 switch setup connect the blue and black wires to the blue and black wires coming out of your ceiling.
The cost to install a ceiling light fan switch isn t much and can save you a lot of work in the future.
Wiring a light switch.
Take the bracket for the ceiling fan box and put all wires from home wiring or ceiling through it.
Ceiling fan connection light wired to light switch fan on off with pull chain the wiring diagram above is for typical installation wiring light is switched the fan is powered by a pull chain once you have found and identified all of the wires on your fan and in your electrical box you can get to work on connecting them.
If you only have 1 switch connect the bound blue and black wires to the black wire coming out of your ceiling.
I cover how to install a ceiling fan into a room with no existing light or fixture.
So instead of a 3 wire cable going to the fan it must be replaced with a 4 wire cable.
One switch is for the fan and the other switch is for the light attachment.
Connect the green wire to your household ground wire copper bare wire.
Start by turning off the power at the mains or circuit breaker box.
Take a closer look at a ceiling fan wiring diagram.
If so then a new wire must be ran to control the light as well.
This might seem intimidating but it does not have to be.
If this is the case then odds are that this old ceiling light only has enough wires to switch off on the fan and not the light.