So leave the three way switches as they are and get a qualified electrician to install a new 142 conductor from one of the switchboxes up to the light fixture. The traveler wires are spliced together in the ceiling fixture box to run between switches.
Ceiling Fan Switch Wiring Electrical 101
Ceiling fan and light on separate 3 way switches. The travelers do not connect to the fan or light. It shows the elements of the circuit as streamlined forms and also the power and also signal connections in between the devices. I explain how i wired a ceiling fan on one part of the switch and the light on the 3 way part of the switch. Wiring diagram 3 way switch ceiling fan and light what is a wiring diagram. A wiring diagram is a streamlined conventional photographic depiction of an electrical circuit. Assortment of wiring diagram 3 way switch ceiling fan and light.
I also used a diagram picture thanks for watching. Splice both the fan and the light hot wires together with the common wire from the sw2. It shows what sort of electrical wires are interconnected and can also show where fixtures and components may be. A wiring diagram is a straightforward visual representation of the physical connections and physical layout of the electrical system or circuit. A three way switch is used to control a fixture from two different locations. In roughing in wiring for a ceiling box that has a potential to have a ceiling fan installed either now or in the future it prudent to wire the circuit for separate control of the fan and the light kit on individual switches.
A three way switch can be used to control the fan and light individually from each location or combined with one. You want to be able to split that out so youll need an additional hot feed one for the fan one for the light. The common on the second 3 way switch is connected to the hot wires on the fanlight. This article describes a fan or light switched separately power source at light and light controlled by two 3 way switches and fan at one location only 3 wire plus ground cable being routed thru the ceiling box between switches. At the ceiling box the ungrounded conductor aka hot from the fan connects to the black wire from the switch 1.
Gallery of Ceiling Fan And Light On Separate 3 Way Switches
