How to Install a Ceiling Fan With Black, White, Red & Green Wires

Turn the ceiling fan circuit breaker to the “Off” position inside the main service panel.

Test to confirm the breaker is off by touching one prong of a two-prong electrical tester to the black wire inside the ceiling fan electrical box and the other prong to any metal. Repeat this test with the red wire inside the ceiling fan box. The tester shouldn't register any electrical current if the correct breaker is turned off.

Assemble your fan by following the directions provided by the manufacturer. Hang the ceiling fan mounting bracket to the ceiling fan electrical box using the screws provided with the fan's mounting hardware. Hang the assembled fan from the mounting bracket.

Connect the black wire from the ceiling fan to the black wire from the house wiring in the ceiling fan electrical box by twisting an orange wire connector onto both wires. Twist an additional wire connector on the white wire from the house wiring in the electrical box and the white wire from the ceiling fan, connecting them together.

Twist an orange wire connector onto the green ground wire from the ceiling fan hanging bracket, connecting it to the ground wire from the electrical box. Twist a final wire connector on the red wire from the ceiling fan box and the remaining light kit wire from the ceiling fan, connecting them together.

Push all the wiring into the ceiling fan electrical box and cover the box and the hanging bracket with the ceiling fan canopy. The canopy attaches to the hanging bracket with two or four screws. Turn the ceiling fan circuit breaker to the “On” position inside the main service panel.