Installing Remote Control Ceiling Fan Light

Step by step instruction on how to wiring a ceiling fan with a remote control.

Installing remote control ceiling fan light.

Place the receiver in the upper canopy of the ceiling fan in its mounting bracket beneath the fan ceiling plate which in turn is screwed to the junction box. No matter how i tested the wires with a meter i could not get a 120v reading that operated with the light switch on the wireless remote. How to install a remote ceiling fan for safety you need to ensure the power is switched off by turning off the breaker at the main panel. Within the fan s mechanism there are four wires red hot black hot white neutral and bare copper ground.

The remote controlled fan only needs one of these switched hot wires that will act as a master switch that will supply power to the remote control receiver. The remote receiver that hooks into the box harbor breeze universal ceiling fan light remote control receiver has 3 output wires motor n motor l and light. Before you begin set the fan speed to high. You will then want to remove one fan blade in order to gain access to the fan canopy.

As this outlet was wired with consideration for the installation of a ceiling fan we have a bare ground wire a white neutral wire a black switched hot for the fan or the light kit wire and a red second switched for the fan or the light kit wire all in a 3 wire cable terminated in the ceiling box. Adding a ceiling fan to a room is a simple diy wi. Turn the wall switch to the off position. For added electrical safety flip the breaker switch and turn off the main power supply.