Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Wiring for recess lighting

I have a ceiling fan with a light fixture in my master bedroom and would like to add recess cans and have a couple of questions?

1. Is it safe to add the additional cans and use the same switch as the fan (this would mean I would have to run all the wires from the existing box for the fan)?
2. If this can be done, how do I wire the cans (maybe 6-8) from the wires that are already being used by the fan?

Thanks in advance.

hi
first you must check how many outlet and light connected to this circuit.
the max on a 15 amp breaker is 8 meanning 8 outlets or a combination of lights and outlet to a number of 8.
Depending zize of watts of can lights is a factor also.

pgtek's advice of 8 outlets on a 15-amp circuit is a good rule of thumb, but not a rule of code in most places. Lighting isn't typically a large load, especially if you stick to 65-watt bulbs. If you can calculate the wattage on the circuit (assigning wattage to receptacles according to what is plugged in or likely to be plugged in), you can get a more accurate answer than just counting outlets.

To accomplish this, all you need to do is run new cable daisy-chained between all your new lights and then to the existing fan box in the ceiling, connecting the new cable to the same two wires the fan is currently connected to.

I'm assuming that you just have a simple snap switch to control your fan, and not some high-tech fan control. If you have two switches on the wall (one for the fan motor and one for the fan light), you'll probably want the light switch to control the new lights too, so you'll want to connect to the fan's light wire (usually blue or black with white stripe) at the ceiling.

This is great information! Now I'm ready to start this project. Thanks and I will post the results.