How to Hook up a Ceiling Fan With Black, Blue, White & Green Wires

Ceiling fan wire insulation is color-coded which enables installers to identify each wire and ensures they make the correct connections. Some ceiling fans have a lighting kit requiring additional wiring connections. The factory installs the necessary lighting wires on the fan. You must properly terminate the 14-3 grounded wiring for operating the fan, the light from the wall switch and the power supply wires to complete the electrical part of the fan installation. The work requires a few tools, materials and basic electrical circuit knowledge.

Voltage tester
Wire strippers
Electrical tape

Instructions

- 1
  Check the fan circuit power supply is off. Tag or mark the breaker to avoid inadvertent energizing of the circuit.
- 2
  Test the tips of the black hot and white neutral power supply wires with a voltage tester to verify no power exists in the circuit.
- 3
  Strip 1/2-inch of insulation from each of the colored wires using wire strippers.
- 4
  Connect the green ground wire from the fan to the bare copper ground wire from the switch pigtail using a wire nut. Tighten the nut clockwise with your hand.
- 5
  Connect the white wire from the fan to the white neutral wire from the power supply with a wire nut. Ensure no part of the copper conductor is exposed below the nut.
- 6
  Connect the black wire from the fan to the black hot wire pigtail from the switch with a wire nut.
- 7
  Connect the blue wire from the fan to the red wire from the switch using a wire nut.
- 8
  Wrap each wire nut connection with electrical tape. Wind the tape clockwise in overlapping layers from the wire nut over the wires.
- 9
  Complete ceiling fan installation according to manufacturer's instructions.
- 10
  Restore electrical power to the fan circuit.

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