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![]() ![]() Step 1 – Turn Off Power at Panel and Verify It's OffĪs with any wiring job, the first step is to turn off the power at the panel box. Secure the Double Switch and Re-install Cover Plate.Connect Hot Wires to the Switch Bronze Terminals.Connect Ground Pigtail To Switch Terminal.Route the New 12/3 Cable to the Double Switch. ![]() Push Wiring Into Housing And Secure Cover.Turn Off Power at Panel and Verify It's Off.How To Wire A Bathroom Fan And Light On Separate Switches (13-Step Guide) Electrical Tape - You want to use one or two wraps of standard electrical tape around the wall switch to secure the connections.Fish tape is flexible and will help you route the wiring through the ceiling or wall. Fish Tape - A fish tape set will be highly useful if you need to get a new 12/3 cable from the bath fan to the wall switch.But the easiest way is to use modern quick connects or Wago lever nuts. Wire Nuts - You will need a way to connect the hots, neutrals, and grounds together.Double Toggle Wall Switc h - These double switches will have two toggles so you can separately control the light and fan.12/3 wiring includes two hots (black/red), one neutral (white), and one ground (green/copper). 12/3 Cable - The bathroom fan needs 12/3 wiring from the housing to the switch in order to for it to use two separate switches.Supplies You'll Need To Wire An Exhaust Fan And Light On Separate Switches Read Also > How To Install A Bathroom Fan On The First Floor? ![]() There is a risk of electrical shock or even starting a fire if the wiring is done incorrectly.Įlectricians have a lot of tricks and methods for geting new wiring cable through a wall or ceiling that the average homeowner may not know. Your local city or county code will almost certainly require it as well. Use A Licensed Electricianįor most cases, homeowners should call in a licensed electrician to do this job. 12/3 cable includes two hots, one neutral, and one ground. If you just had a normal fan with no light or heater, then you just have 12/2 wiring which includes a single hot, a single neutral, and a ground.īut if you want to wire a fan and light to separate switches, you will need two hots running from the bath fan to the wall switch. Probably the most important thing to know about wiring a bath fan and light on separate switches is that you will need to run a new wiring cable from the bathroom fan to the existing switch. So basically a three wire up to fan and back to switch, then to second switch and back on a three wire.What You Need To Know About Wiring A Double Switch Bathroom Fan And Light Only the first switch will turn fan/light and canned light on simultaneously. This Second 3 way switch does NOT power the fan/light and canned lights as it should, working in conjunction with the First 3 way switch. This Second 14-3 cable is routed over to the Second 3 way switch box (with only this one 14-3 cable in it) and ends there with the black wire to bottom black screw, red wire to right side brass traveler screw and white wire to left side brass traveler screw. The additional 14-3 cable from ceiling fan j-box continues on to power two recessed can lights.īOTH fan/light AND recessed can lights turn on when First 3 way switch is turned on.īack at the light switch, the Second 14-3 cable has the black wire pigtailed to First 14-3, the red wire to the brass screw (traveler) of First 3 way switch, and the white wire capped off to NOTHING. The First 14-3 (said pigtailed black/white from 14-2 line/power) routes to the ceiling fan/light junction box where it is pigtailed black-black, white-white, red-red to an additional 14-3 wire then pigtailed to the fan/light, matching wires black-black, white-white,with red to blue. The Red wire of same 14-3 is to First 3 way switch left side brass screw. The White wire 14-2 cable is pigtailed to the First 14-3 white wire only. The 14-2 (line/power) BLACK wire is pigtailed to BOTH the First and Second 14-3 black wires, then to the bottom black screw on First 3 way switch. The First 3 way Switch box has ONE (line/power) 14-2 cable plus ground, and TWO 14-3 cables plus ground wires. Wiring a ceiling fan/light combo with TWO 3 way switches. ![]()
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