The new switch does require an additional electrical wire.
Wiring ceiling fan with light dimmer.
This wiring diagram illustrates the connections for a ceiling fan and light with two switches a speed controller for the fan and a dimmer for the lights.
3 wire cable from 2 nd ceiling outlet down to the second 2 gang box for fan light control.
Connect the green copper wires together.
How to wire a ceiling fan with a dimmer switch 1.
This will allow you to control the lighting level which is better than nothing in our eyes.
Follow the manufacturer s instructions to hook up your dimmer fan switch at the switch box.
Turn the power back on and test the fan.
Switch off the wall switch as well.
For example you can wire the speed of the fan setting up to a simple toggle switch although you won t be able to control the speed of the fan and you can wire the light function up to a dimmer switch.
I am installing ceiling fans with light kits.
Connect white wires together.
Turn off the power for the room with the ceiling fan at the breaker box.
3 wire cable switch legs from first ceiling outlet down to a 2 gang box for the first set of switches for ceiling fan light control.
Here is a diagram to show how this circuit will be connected.
You can install a ceiling fan light dual dimmer switch to operate the fan speed and light intensity from the original wall switch location.
I will show only the first ceiling fan and control.
Ceiling fan wiring diagram light dimmer this ceiling fan wiring configuration is quite common in bedrooms.
Connect the lighting wire typically blue to the black fan wire and the black ceiling wire.
The red wire as live to fan the blue wire as live to the light bulb the black wire as neutral and green yellow as ground wire.
From the switches 3 wire cable runs to the ceiling outlet box.
Wiring a ceiling fan light with speed regulator and light dimmer switch controlled by a common spst switch in this case we have four wires from the ceiling fan.
Connect black wires together.
How to wire ceiling fans for speed and light control wiring a speed control for the ceiling fan speed and dimmer switch for the ceiling fan light.
Tuck the wires back into the box.