Wiring Exhaust Fan - 21 Images

How to wire a bathroom exhaust fan and the wiring for the switches exhaust fan wiring when installing a bathroom exhaust fan the overhead or vanity lighting circuit.

Wiring exhaust fan. First you ll need to turn off the circuit that delivers power to your fan and light. Hook up the bath vent fan wiring by removing the electrical junction box cover. Take the switch out of the wall box and check again that the power is truly off. Wire an exhaust fan for a bath with help from a foreman for lighty contractors in this free video.

Ground to ground neutral white to neutral white and hot black to hot black do not just twist or tape wire ends together. The most general fan wiring instructions will state. Wiring an exhaust fan for a bath requires you to have the proper gauge wire among other things. This is an important safety step and not being careful can risk electric shocks.

Locate the switch cable which must be glued through the top or side of the box that serves the fan or the light. Next remove the wires and track which are going into the fan section. Wiring a thermostat to an exhaust fan allows the fan to operate based on temperature. Connect the black fan cable together with the black light wire and the black switch wire and cover them.

Using wire strippers peel an inch of insulation from the end of the black and white wires. This set up is especially useful in greenhouses. Wiring for switches new electrical codes.