Does the blue wire go to white or black?

Connect the green wire to your household ground wire (copper/bare wire). Connect the black wires together. Connect the blue wires together or the blue wire to the black wire for lights. Follow the same step for ceiling fans without lights.

What do you connect the blue wire to on a ceiling fan?

The blue wire from the ceiling fan gets connected to the second live wire from the ceiling. This second wire can vary in color but is most commonly red or black. This connection allows you to power your lights from the second switch.

What wire do you use for a ceiling fan?

For most home ceiling fan wiring the electrical box should have either 14 or 12 gauge solid copper wire in it. 14 gauge wire is for 15 amp 120VAC circuits and 12 gauge wire is for 20 amp 120VAC circuits. The copper wires are sheathed in a cable (Romex Cable) and include a black, white and bare copper wire.

What does it mean when you have a black and blue wire?

A blue wire should be connected to a positive terminal and a black wire should be connected to a negative terminal in a two wire system.

Is the white or black wire positive?

Recognize that the black wire is the positive one, the white wire is the negative one, and the green wire is the ground. You may see a copper wire instead of a green wire for the ground.

How do you connect a red and white wire to ceiling fan?

Keeping this in consideration, how do you connect a red black and white wire to a ceiling fan? Connect your white wires together and secure with wire nut. Connect the red wire in the ceiling to the black wire in the light kit and the black wire in the ceiling to the black wire in the fan. Tuck the wires back into the box.

How do you wire a ceiling fan to a circuit breaker?

1 Connect the green/bare copper wires together. 2 Connect white wires together. 3 Connect black wires together. 4 Connect the lighting wire, typically blue, to the black fan wire and the black ceiling wire. 5 Tuck the wires back into the box. 6 Turn the power back on and test the fan. More

How do you hook up a ceiling fan to a bracket?

Find the short green wire or the green ground screw on your ceiling fan hanging bracket. Attach the bare copper wire from your electrical box to the short green wire by twisting and orange wire connector to the two wires.

Which wire is the neutral wire on a ceiling fan?

The white wire of the ceiling fan is the main neutral, for both the light fixture and the fan motor. During installation of the ceiling fan, this white wire should be attached to the other neutral wire of the house wiring.