Wiring Ceiling Fan Without Wall Switch

You can wire a new ceiling fan with a remote to a wall switch or retrofit an older fan to accept an aftermarket remote kit.

Wiring ceiling fan without wall switch.

Connect the black insulated wire from the ceiling fan to the black insulated wire from the electrical box. One wire switch to turn power on off to the fan and lights at the same time two wire switches one switch turns power on off to the fan the other to the lights pull chains to adjust fan speed and lights remote control available on new or existing fans to adjust fan speed and lights. Canopy mounted control connect the three grounding wires green green yellow stripe or bare copper coming from the ceiling fan rated electrical box the downrod attached to your fan and the ceiling bracket. The fan has power when the switch is on while the fan speed and the light if the fan has one are controlled by pull chains on the fan itself or by a remote control device.

Ceiling fan and light kit control options. 1 flip off the circuit breaker controlling the wall switch in the room. Wiring ceiling fans can seem complicated but the task really just depends on the type of fan you are installing and how you want it to operate. There are several ways to control ceiling fans and light kits.

With single switch wiring power to the fan is controlled by a standard single pole wall switch like a regular light switch.