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    Jul 2, 2009, 08:41 PM
    How to wire switch for ceiling fan and light
    I am installing a ceiling fan with a light. I have power at the box and need to know how to wire for the switches. I want to control the fan and the light separately.

    Can I run a 14/3 + ground to the switch box by sharing a hot lead and using the other two wires for the switch?
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    Jul 2, 2009, 09:07 PM

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    Jul 2, 2009, 09:12 PM

    You can run 14/2 to the switch box from the breaker panel for power and then 14/3 from the switch box to the fixture.

    The white's pass through and get connected to the white of the fan.

    Black from the 14/2 wire goes to one terminal of each switch.

    Then Red (14/3) goes to the switch 1 and Black (14/3) goes to switch 2.

    Black and Red go to the light and fan in the fixture.
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    Jul 2, 2009, 09:34 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid View Post
    You can run 14/2 to the switch box from the breaker panel for power and then 14/3 from the switch box to the fixture.

    The white's pass through and get connected to the white of the fan.

    Black from the 14/2 wire goes to one terminal of each switch.

    Then Red (14/3) goes to the switch 1 and Black (14/3) goes to switch 2.

    Black and Red go to the light and fan in the fixture.

    Thanks - but please clarify one thing - I currently have power running from the breaker panel to the box in the ceiling - not to the switch box. My question is how this should be wired? Do I need to bring power to the switch box and wire as indicated or can I start with the existing wiring?
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    Jul 3, 2009, 04:24 AM

    Sorry, should have read you post more carefully.
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    Jul 21, 2009, 01:50 AM

    Looks like Harold has taken care of you-- you got everything figured out?

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