This wire is generally blue. Make sure grounds and neutrals are secure. Neatly tuck all the wires into the ceiling box and install the ceiling fan. Move to the switch box. Connect the ground wire to the switch grounding lug. Connect the black power leg wire to the common power leg lug of the switch.
Connect the black ceiling fan wire to the ceiling fan control lug and the red ceiling light wire to the ceiling light control lug.
Make sure all the screws are tight. Alternatively, some dual controls do not have screw lugs but they have wire tails.
If this is the case, connect each wire with an orange wire nut. Neatly tuck all the wires into the box. Install the switch with a screwdriver. Mount the switch cover. Turn on the power at the breaker and test each function of the switch. Relax, sit down, and enjoy the new controls. Marvin Phillips, known affectionately as Dr. The white neutral wire from the ceiling should be connected with the neutral from the fan.
Simply twist the copper ends together and secure them in a wire nut. The copper ends of the green wire attached to the fan should be connected with the green wire attached to the ceiling bracket. It is the two green ground wires you just connected that will prevent any damage to your fan in the event of a power surge. Next, connect the two green wires to the ground wire coming from the ceiling, which is usually copper or green in color.
Twisting the ends of these ground wires together will keep the internal components of your fan grounded.
Endeavor to secure the wire connection using a nut. Remember that we had earlier said that two of the wires are called hot wires because they are the ones that hold the electric charge. The last set of wires to be connected are the hot wires. Twist the copper ends of the red or blue wire coming from the fan with the red wire coming from the ceiling. This takes care of the fan light connection. Then, get the black wire coming from the fan attached to the black wire coming from the ceiling to take care of the fan connection.
These separate connections are necessary because the switches are going to control the light fixture and the fan separately. If we were connecting them to just one switch, we would have only needed to connect the red or blue and black wires from the fan to the black wire from the ceiling.
Be sure to place wire nuts on the separate connections so that the wires do not touch each other. Having confirmed that all the electrical connections have been secured in wire nuts, you need to tuck the wires neatly in the ceiling fan bracket. This is needed to enable you correctly attach the fan canopy to the ceiling bracket.
With the wires tucked into the ceiling, secure the fan canopy to the ceiling fan bracket. You can achieve this by simply pushing the fan canopy against the bracket. The base will typically pop into place without your having to use screws. However, if it does not turn out that way, you can use some screws to secure it in place, as long as the screws lie very close to the ceiling.
If the fan canopy is not attached securely, there is no guarantee that it will stay stable once the fan is turned on and in motion. If you had not already attached the fan blades before taking the fan up, now is a good time to do it.
Following the directions contained in the product manual should get this taken care of. What you need to do is to slide the fan blades into their respective brackets and then, screw them to secure them. The number of screws used will depend largely on the model of fan you are installing. Ensure that the fan blades are well balanced so that they do not wobble when the fan is in motion. Screw in the light bulbs to the light sockets found on the kit. Ensure that the bulbs are secured by turning them in the socket till they are unable to turn anymore.
With everything fitted properly, there is nothing left than to test your wiring and installation. Turn on the power by flipping the switch at your circuit breaker. Then, turn on the first wall switch to confirm which switch controls the fan or light. If the flip of one switch turns on the ceiling fan, then the second switch when flipped should turn on the ceiling fan light, and vice versa.
If you followed our step-by-step guidelines, both your ceiling fan and the light should be working just fine. So, enjoy them. Insert the ends of the new NM cable into the center hole of a cable ripper. Use wire cutters to cut the loose sheath from the cable ends and expose the four electrical wires inside the cable. Place the ceiling fan into the hanging bracket on the ceiling.
Connect the black electrical motor wire from the ceiling fan to the black electrical wire from the electrical box. Twist a wire connector onto the black electrical wires to secure them together. Repeat this connection again for the two white electrical wires. Twist a wire connector onto the green electrical wire from the ceiling fan to the bare copper grounding wire from the electrical box to connect the two wires together. Connect the remaining red electrical wire from the ceiling to the remaining electrical light fixture wire from the ceiling fan.
Depending on the manufacturer, this electrical wire could be blue, black with a white stripe or black with a yellow stripe. Reconnect the white electrical wire inside the box in the wall to the new white electrical wire, using a wire connector. Do the same with the two bare copper electrical wires inside the box. Carefully push the two sets of electrical wires to the back of the box. Connect it to the original black wire from the wall box with an orange wire connector.
Position the dual dimmer switch in the wall box. Secure the top and the bottom of the dimmer switch to the wall box with the screws that came with it. Install cover plate provided with the dimmer switch. Cecilia Harsch has been writing professionally since She writes mainly home improvement, health and travel articles for various online publications.
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