What does the red wire connect to in a ceiling fan?

Ceiling fans are often equipped with a separate light kit that hangs beneath the fan. For the light to be controlled by a switch that’s separate from the fan, the wiring between the switch and the fan unit needs a fourth conductor, a red wire to carry the hot feed for the light kit.

Can you connect red and black wires together?

These wires are typically used for switch wiring as well as the interconnection between smoke detectors hard-wired into the power system. You can link two red wires together, or you can link a red wire to a black wire. Since red wires conduct current, they are considered hot.

Where do I connect the red wire for a light?

Attach the red wire from the light fixture to the nut at the top left of the switch. Connect the bare copper wire to the green nut at the bottom left of the switch. Push both switches into their boxes and secure them with screws at top and bottom. Turn on your power and test the switches.

Why does my outlet have a red wire?

In a three-conductor cable, the extra wire is red, and it’s almost always used as a hot wire. When you see a red wire in a 120-volt duplex outlet box, it’s usually because one of the outlets is operated by a wall switch, while the other is always on. The red wire is for the light switch.

What do I do with the red wire when installing a ceiling light?

The answer is that the Red Wire is the Hot Wire from the switch itself. You are wiring your fixture into a junction box where buku wires come together. Hook the white to white, ground to ground and RED to the BLACK Light Fixture Wires.

What is the Red Wire in a ceiling fan?

The red wire is most likely a spare wire that was intended to be used when wiring for a ceiling fan. Typically when a ceiling fan is installed the red wire is most commonly used for the light and the black is commonly for the fan motor.

What gauge wire for ceiling fan?

Most “house wiring” should be 14 or 12 gauge solid copper wire attached to a 15 or 20 amp 120vAC circuit respectively. Consult a professional if you encounter something varying from this and are not aware of how to safely handle it. Most commonly ceiling fans will have 4 wires, or 3 wires plus a ground.

How do I wire a hunter ceiling fan?

Connect the ground wire from the ceiling fan (often this is connected to the fan’s hanger bracket) to the circuit ground wire and to the electrical box (if it is metal), using a pigtail wire to connect to the box. Join the three wires with an appropriately sized wire connector. Secure the pigtail wire to the box with a grounding screw or clip.