Here is a quesion from a site visitor asking how to wire a ceiling fan and light kit with separate control switches for the fan and the light. Pull one end of each cable through the back of one of the light fixture electrical boxes.
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How to split fan and light into two switches. A separate cable will need to be installed from the wall switch box to the junction location where the wiring is located for the exhaust fan and the light. A single light switch that controls two fixtures such as two lights or a light and a bathroom or ceiling fan can be converted to a double light switch that allows you to operate each fixture independently. Strip about 34 inch of insulation from one end of each black wire. I would like to wire two ceiling fans the power comes into the box first i would also like to have two separate switches for lights and fans. Form a c shaped loop in one end of the black wires and hook it in a clockwise direction around the bottom screw terminal on the side of the switch. Strip both ends of each cable.
I rearranged the wiring in the switch box so that line was split going into the original switch and a new ge fan control zwave switch added neutral to both switches with pigtails then used one conductor from the 123 run for each of the loads on the switches. Alternately it will go to a screw in the middle or bottom of the switch. Let me know if that doesnt make sense ill try to explain more. Cut two lengths of black wire and two lengths of bare copper wire about 6 inches long. The wiring will need to be reconfiguration to allow routing the power through the new switch and then to the device to be switched separately. Curl the wire into a clockwise hook slide it under the.
If the fan turns on again then the two switches were installed to operate the fan and light separately. Turn the other switch on. In the ceiling connect the black hot wire to the light. Connect the other end in the box to the other switch to control the light. Connect the incoming black hot wire in the box to both. Run 12 gauge electrical cable between each switch and the light it controls.
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