Help with wiring in a ceiling fan

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Bought a Pampero ceiling fan + light from B&Q this aft. Just looking at the wiring instructions ahead of fitting tomorrow. It's to replace a standard looped in ceiling rose.
I note that the fan has a simple wiring block with just 3 terminals, L,N & E . Instructions say to connect all red/brown wires to L, blue/black to N and earths to earths. Question is - where do I wire the wall switch return in order to retain the "master control" from the wall switch L or N ?

Thanks for any advice.

John
 
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There are several ways to wire ceiling fans, but the most usual is that the fan has 2 lines, typically coloured red and brown - one for the fan and one for the light.

The light is connected to the switched line, so you can control it using the wall switch in the same way as any other light.
The fan is wired to the permanent line, and therefore is controlled by the pull cord or chain on the fan itself.

This allows for the fan to be used without the light, and also avoids the fan being switched off at the wall and then later on inadvertently started when it isn't needed.
 

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