Wrap the wires in electrical tape until the NM is securely attached to the wires in the ceiling. Look inside the electrical box that held the ceiling fan switch. Find the wire connectors holding the white wires together and the bare copper wires together. Untwist these connectors and pull the two sets of wires apart. Grasp the white, black and bare copper electrical wires that run from the electrical box in the wall to the electrical box in the ceiling. Pull the wires from the box in the wall.
As you pull the wires, pull the new NM cable attached to the wires in the ceiling through the wall and out through the box in the wall. This replaces the original NM with the new NM cable.
Pull the cable until you expose at least 8 inches of NM cable at the electrical box in the wall. Cut the tape from the electrical cable to release the old NM and discard it. Leave at least 8 inches of new cable exposed at the ceiling box. Insert the ends of the new NM cable into the center hole of a cable ripper. Use wire cutters to cut the loose sheath from the cable ends and expose the four electrical wires inside the cable.
Place the ceiling fan into the hanging bracket on the ceiling. Connect the black electrical motor wire from the ceiling fan to the black electrical wire from the electrical box. Twist a wire connector onto the black electrical wires to secure them together.
Repeat this connection again for the two white electrical wires. Twist a wire connector onto the green electrical wire from the ceiling fan to the bare copper grounding wire from the electrical box to connect the two wires together. Connect the remaining red electrical wire from the ceiling to the remaining electrical light fixture wire from the ceiling fan.
Depending on the manufacturer, this electrical wire could be blue, black with a white stripe or black with a yellow stripe. Reconnect the white electrical wire inside the box in the wall to the new white electrical wire, using a wire connector.
Do the same with the two bare copper electrical wires inside the box. Carefully push the two sets of electrical wires to the back of the box. Connect it to the original black wire from the wall box with an orange wire connector.
Position the dual dimmer switch in the wall box. Secure the top and the bottom of the dimmer switch to the wall box with the screws that came with it. Install cover plate provided with the dimmer switch. Cecilia Harsch has been writing professionally since She writes mainly home improvement, health and travel articles for various online publications.
Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Asked 8 years, 5 months ago. Active 7 years, 7 months ago. Viewed times. Improve this question. Mia Mia 21 1 1 bronze badge. Could you expand on what was the wiring and what is now the wiring? For example, does the distant outlet receive its neutral through the switch box? And What country are you in? Does the fan and light work?
Does the other switch still control the outlet? This will require a photo. And some work on the description. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Do I have to rewire it for single switch " Do you mean they work fine from there respective switch? Improve this answer. Richard Raustad Richard Raustad 1 1 gold badge 5 5 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges. If you don't have enough information to understand the question, it's best to hold off of an answer until the OP follows up.
I also wouldn't say it's OK if it's working fine, since there could be dangerous situations created by incorrect wiring that will still work fine e. Dual Switch: White to white, black to black, second ungrounded wire from ceiling to blue wire from fan.
I followed the Dual Switch instructions, but only have a single switch. My question is if I can leave it like this or I need to rewire it for a single switch.
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