Bathroom Fan Light Wiring

Run an electrical cable from the bathroom fan to the housing box in the ceiling.

Bathroom fan light wiring. In some areas the lighting and receptacles must be on separate circuits so that if a receptacle trips the circuit breaker the lights won t go out. Wiring into a gfci. Connect a light and a fan to a new switch.

The new fan is a nutone qtxn110hl. And one easy way to waste electricity is by having a bathroom fan and light that do not work independently. Sure the fan is great to have on during a shower but it s unnecessary when brushing your teeth.

Most bathrooms however add at least one other light fixture often a wall mounted vanity light above the mirror or a pair of wall sconces on the sides of the mirror. A basic wiring plan for a bathroom includes a 20 amp gfci protected circuit for the receptacles and a 15 amp general lighting circuit for the switches light fixtures and vent fan. Using wire strippers peel an inch of insulation from the end of the black and white wires.

The wall switch box and wiring are already installed and worked with old fan. I also had a fan heater light. I have a new bathroom exhaust fan heater light to install in place of an old one and wire the switches.

The easiest place to pick up the power to supply the switches will be the bathroom wall receptacle circuit. Locate the switch cable which must be glued through the top or side of the box that serves the fan or the light. Splice the black wire from the fan together with the black wire from the light and the black wire from the switch and cap them.

Connect the black fan cable together with the black light wire and the black switch wire and cover them. Bathroom lighting the nec requires at least one ceiling mounted light fixture in a bathroom. The bathroom ceiling light fan unit will place minimal additional load on the circuit.