How To Hook Up A Ceiling Fan

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How to hook up a ceiling fan. A new fan or a fan with a light will help cool your house add a personal decorative touch and increase your home s. Inspect the wires inside your electrical box. A flush mount ceiling fan has a small hook on the motor that connects to the bracket and holds the weight of the fan for wiring. This video shows how to install a ceiling fan in the place of a light fixture.
Up next how to wire a ceiling fan with a light with different switches. Ceiling fans are heavy so they require support while you attach the wires. Watch how easy it is to replace a ceiling fan in nearly any room in your home. Most models provide a way for you to suspend them below the ceiling box while you attach the wires.
This job is so easy anyone can do it with minimal tools. How to install a ceiling fan from scratch full video on this weeks edition of bs with aj i show you how to install a ceiling fan into a room with no previously installed light fixtures. Feed the fan brace up into the hole rest the flat edge of the feet against the ceiling and center the shaft over the hole. In this video this old house electrical contractor john barros shows how to swap a light fixture for a ceiling fan.
If your ceiling is more than 1 2 in. Save money and do it. If yours doesn t get a helper to support the fan assembly while you attach the wires. 6 assemble the fan according to the manufacturer s instructions.
Thick as ours was rotate the feet and position the rod the depth of the box from the ceiling. Snap the metal saddle over the shaft so it s centered over the hole.