Can I use the wiring for a bathroom fan to install a light fixture instead?

Question

How do I find out and how do I convert it if it's not the right wiring?

Answer 1

The wiring comes as a black, a white and a ground or green.  Yes, you can convert it.  Connect the ground, then the white (neutral) finally the hot (black).  Make sure the switch is off before you connect it.   You asked only about the wiring?

Answer 2

no dum person

Answer 3

Yes you can.  The load for either would not exceed 15 amps, which is the minimum your circuit is wired.  You can also install a combo fan/light unit, but they will not work indepedently unless you pull another switch leg wire to the ceiling.  Hope this helps.

Answer 4

No because the fan is connected to the socket circuit, and the lighting is on a ring main of 1.5, and the sockets are on 2.5. SO do not do it.

Answer 5

  Black or hot wire" goes to the center of the bulb, white goes to the threaded part of the bulb and green hooks up to the base of the fixture.

  If the light fixture screws to a metal junction box, the green can hook up to the box.

Answer 6

Turn the switch off that operates the fan. Remove fan and connect your light fixture....black to black-white to white and ground(green wire).

Answer 7

if it has a ground wire.  To find that out, look at the drawing with arrows pointing to specific wires.

Answer 8

should be able to they have similar wiring attach the colors to them selves and anchor well...turn off the juice first

Answer 9

You should be able to, since the lighting load should be less than the load of the fan motor.

The National Electrical Code allows bathroom lighting to be supplied by the same wiring as the receptacle, as long as the current requirements for all utilization equipment on that circuit does not exceed 10 Amps (1/2 of the required current for the bathroom receptacle.)

If all of the bathroom receptacles (in the house) are supplied from the same circuit, the bathroom lighting must be supplied from another source; in that case, you should also be good to go with the new light fixture.

If the fan also had a light that was controlled by a separate switch you must remove the switch for the fan from the wall box, so that the fan supply does not accidentally become energized by someone closing the switch.

Also, if this is replacing an exhaust fan, you will have to add a ceiling box and device ring, then patch the drywall on the ceiling. Use a “fan-rated” box, in case you decide you want a heavier fixture, someday. Also, check with the local Building Department for any Amendments to the NEC they may have for bathroom lighting.

If you have any doubts, call a qualified, Licensed Electrical Contractor. That's always my first recommendation to people asking electrical questions anyway; as the NEC states in Article 90 that it is not intended as a design or specification manual for use by untrained persons. (Actually, I tend to tell a lot of the electricians I know that they, too, should hire a qualified pro to do their work, also.)

Good luck, don't hurt yourself, or burn the place down.