Can bathroom exhaust fan be on same circuit as lights?

In general, residential exhaust fans require very little power and combining with lights should not be a problem. This is acceptable. Many bathroom fans include lights with the intention of both being wired to one switch on the same circuit. They can also be wired separately to different switches.

Can two bathroom fans be on the same circuit?

Yes, you can put more than one bathroom on a 20 amp circuit for outlets, but nothing else can be on that circuit other than bathroom outlets.

Can you run lights and outlets on the same circuit?

Yes, you can. The average home uses an indoor distribution board that houses the breakers of the majority of circuits in the home. A circuit controlled by a 15A circuit breaker (which a lot of contractors use for general lighting) can also accommodate outlets.

Why are there 2 black and 2 white wires in ceiling box?

When you see two cables entering, and both blacks are already tied together, and both whites are tied together, that circuit is carrying current onward to some other point-of-use.

Can I wire an exhaust fan to a light?

Many exhaust fan models also double as a ceiling fixture, but you don’t have to remove your current ceiling light fixture if you love it. Your fan will most likely be adjacent to the current fixture though as it will require drawing power from the fixture’s wiring.

Can you run two exhaust fans from the same switch?

Bathroom exhaust fans with built-in light fixtures are fairly common. If you have one of these, you may have wired the fan and light to separate switches. Now, you’d like to operate both of them from the same switch. The wires are already where you need them to be, so you don’t have to run new ones.

Can a fan and light be wired from the same switch?

If you have one of these, you may have wired the fan and light to separate switches. Now, you’d like to operate both of them from the same switch. The wires are already where you need them to be, so you don’t have to run new ones.

How do you wire a red wire to a light switch?

The red wire from the light is connected to the output on the switch and to the hot terminal on the light at the other end. Source 2 comes in at the combo device where the hot and neutral wires are connected to their corresponding terminals on the receptacle half of the device.

Can I run a 2 wire line between two lights?

Between the second light and the switch, you can run a 2 wire line (just replace the red line with the white and tape the ends of the white with black tape to indicate it’s a switched hot). However, between the first and second light, you’ll need a 3 wire line to handle the hot/neutral/switched combination.