Green Wire Ground Ceiling Fan

The ground wire carries displaced electricity away to reduce the risk of electrical shock if let s say the metal parts of the ceiling fan or any other appliance or part attached to your electrical system becomes accidentally charged.

Green wire ground ceiling fan.

If you have a blue and black wire coming from your household circuit you should have two switches on your wall. Depending on your fan the wire can either be green or copper in color. The instructions are woefully scant and do not account to the 6 wires from the ceiling. Twist the copper ends of the wires together to connect them together.

Also avoid using it as the neutral wire despite connecting to the same bus at the main panel. The wires are black black white and white. Leave the green or copper wire that s coming out the ceiling unattached for now. The color indicates it is a ground wire.

There is a green ground wire on the ceiling fan mount plate. Now coming out of the fan are 3 wires and the green ground. The ground wire doesn t carry any electrical current unless there is a problem in your electrical system. Its function is to keep the device from undergoing power surges.

Typically a green wire is attached to your fan bracket and the other green wire is attached to the fan itself.