How to Wire a Ceiling Fan With a Remote to a Wall Switch : Ceiling Fans & Light Fixtures

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Wiring a ceiling fan with a remote to a wall switch requires a few important tools, like a razor blade and a pair of wire strippers. Wire a ceiling fan with a remote to a wall switch with help from a Foreman for Lighty Contractors in this free video clip.
Expert: Joshua Clement
Filmmaker: Nathanael Rittichier
Series Description: Not every job involving light and ceiling fixtures will require you to run out and get the help of an expensive professional. Get tips on light and ceiling fixture maintenance and repairs with help from a Foreman for Lighty Contractors in this free video series.

[@sannstuart]

*Love it! Keeps the room very **Fastly.Cool** . The manual states it comes with a year warranty and 5 year part replacement. The compressor makes the typical sound...small price to pay for AC.*

[@toddmalott3067]

I enjoy your camera persona. Easy to follow and clear and concise with your instructions. My situation is similar but different. I have a standard wall switch but it must be at the end of the circuit as I only have one black and white wires

[@taggehman9694]

Clear and concise how to video. Much appreciated. Like the wrapping of the switch prior to stuffing it into the box.

[@syedjavedahmad9719]

Excellent thanks for the tutorial.

[@tsserin]

Thank you for sharing. Do I need to do anything with existing pull chain of fan/light if I want to connect that remote system?

[@msgshillingford4324]

GREAT VIDEO,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@vidalcharide]

Thankyou very much, it works like a charm..👍👍

[@richardsauer7477]

What about using two wall switches? One for fan and one for light.

[@hauttedoggie]

+1

[@EdwardLuce175]

+2

[@tonym4781]

+3

[@BRISTOLFORCE2009]

+4

[@anomaly72443]

+5

[@extorter]

Does this apply to fan speed control and light dimmers on the wall switch too?

[@richardsauer7477]

The best instructional video I've ever seen!!

[@LumenateTV]

Is there no way to be able to use the remote and wall switches do you have to pick one or the other?

[@juliofabrega916]

Hi, I would like to bypass the remote control module of my ceiling fan/light to be able to use a wall switch with 2 buttons (one to turn on the fan, and another to turn on the led light).
From my ceiling I got 4 wires: fan-light-neutral-ground
From the ceiling fan I have 5 wires: blue-white from the light, and black-red-white from the motor
Please let me know how to attach them together to achieve what I want. TIA!

[@TimeGallon]

Any luck (3 years later?)

[@tuuyen4531]

Does this mean the fan can only run if the lights are on? I want the switch to control the lights and the remote to control the fan, independently.

[@satbchsurfer]

Recently purchased this Wall control and need help how to wire for this (Model #F-WCBT-WT) switch and cant figure out how to connect the House wires with only 1 Black and 1White (And ground). The Wall Control device has 1 Black, 1 White, 1 Red and 1 Green (GND). I found on a blog somewhere that you just cap off the RED but that does nothing, the Fan will not operate with the Wall Control. I tried connecting the Red and BLACK from Wall Control to the house Black (Hot). No help.
Purchased this Wall Control for this Ceiling fan: Modern Forms FH-W2004-44L-MW Tip Top Indoor or Outdoor Flush mount Smart Home Ceiling Fan with Remote Control, 44in Blade Span, Matte White. (Per Install manual recommendation.). BTW - The fan works just fine with the Blue Tooth Remote. I wanted a wall Switch if the remote gets lost or grow legs and walks away.

[@michaelelainefarrugia6053]

Hello how can I connect a ceiling fan with remote controll and 2 switch one for the fan and one for the light

[@EricLongden]

I’m trying to solve this myself. Any luck??

[@ryderbond472]

What if power arrives into fixture box, instead of switch box, ( with same single pole switching and remote.) and then continues on to the next receptacle?

[@jamiepipp]

rowdydemon you need to pig tail The direct power from the box to the line feeding the next outlet to keep constant power flowing

[@gonzalez5459]

how can i send Joshua Clement a private message, help request..?

[@kylepeterson2492]

How did you ground the wire coming out of the main what did you attach it to

[@k303061100]

is it really necessary to tape the entire switch? just wondering.

[@MNHomesNetwork]

k303061100 nope.

[@peraltapl67]

For safety purposes whenever you go to removing the switch the next time around

[@desireeespinosa3954]

No… but electrical tape is a lot cheaper than the ER, a Funeral, or a House Fire.
Less than $2 for several yards….. I’d use the tape kid

[@matthewchristensen8909]

No, but Snowflake critics will whine about that one issue rather than learn anything overall.

[@rarleyposting5546]

How would I wire it if I didn’t have a light on the fan

[@odiethecat6009]

I tried this and the ceiling fan popped 🙁

[@joncwy370]

where can I purchase this item menards and home depot have no clue what I'm talking about.

[@desireeespinosa3954]

That’s because you should never wire a DC fan this way. Sorry

[@gabegarza6780]

You show that u wired up the fan and light, but with only one switch how do you control the light and fan separately?

[@sweetnsouthern1984]

With the remote control

[@rajasruji2476]

@@sweetnsouthern1984 can't we have individual wall switches, I don't need control of the light using the remote (don't need dimming). But I need to be able to dim the fan but need individual switch.
I have white, red, black and ground coming from the ceiling.

[@myanime101]

@@rajasruji2476 this doesn't work with fans that run on DC power which most of them are now

[@rajasruji2476]

@@myanime101 oh, Thank You. That sucks.

[@billreese3357]

Doesn’t address separate fan and light wall switches (black, red, white, green from the outlet)

[@jewelbell5]

U have 2 wall switches and no red wire

[@jeremyfrierson3367]

Kicthen has wall switch there is hot red wire connection to fan and light with a remote. black red white to ceiling fan. I can't turn on/off wall light switch not work . Wall light switch red wire not connection to ceiling fan black wire. the worker form home depot not connect red wire to wrong black ceiling fan. But Remote control work to ceiling fan/light

[@stevehiner7392]

confused - you refer to the wireless remote yet the remote has wires?

[@jqsqueue]

That’s not the remote, that’s the rf receiver for the remote

[@gabegarza6780]

You still need the remote and good batteries to operate the remote for the light, so what's the point? Get rig of the stupid remote totally

[@Argoelectrical]

Really??

[@What_Fred_Said]

These fans with remote are not worth the trouble. Trust me trying to figure out what wire goes where is nearly impossible because the damn wires are not color coordinated!

[@What_Fred_Said]

Also trying to cram all that stuff into a little box is impossible too!

[@ToeFondler]

Thats some lazy splicing

[@jmdds]

These crappy wire nuts should completely banned.