Plug the fans light fixture housing into the wire hanging from the underside of the fans motor. If the wiring has a green ground wire attach it to the green or bare wire in the box.
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How To Install A Ceiling Fan This Old House
How to install fan. Pliers holds an object firmly in place. Attach each fan blade to a blade iron the bracket that holds the blade to the fan. Then fasten the blade irons to the motor with the screws provided. Rooms that measure about 75 square feet need a fan with a 29 to 36 inch blade diameter. Once the fan is in place connect a 90 degree duct elbow to the fans exhaust port using sheet metal screws. If your ceiling is more than 12 in.
The basic installation of a ceiling fan is no different from that of a standard light fixture. Screwdrivers used to turn or drive screws. The ceiling fan you install should be the right size for the room. Thread the main wires through the center of the mounting bracket. Purchase a fan box with a hanger bar if the fixture is between two ceiling joists. Rotate the shaft to secure the brace to the framing.
Purchase a fan box with a hanger bar from your local electrical store and use this if your fan will be installed between two ceiling joists. Use wire nuts to attach the fans black or colored wire and white wire to matching wires in the ceiling box. Use these tools to install a ceiling fan by cutting and stripping the ceiling fan wires during the downrod assembly. Use pliers to tighten set screws and lock nuts during the downrod assembly. Always be sure to follow the manufacturers instructions. Next secure the mounting bracket to the box.
If the fan has a slide on bracket you can leave the mounting bolts on the junction box and simply slide the fan bracket. Install the shades and lightbulbs. If the room size is 144 to 225 square feet. 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. For rooms measuring 76 to 144 square feet choose a fan with a blade diameter of 36 to 42 inches. A hanger bar is an extendable rod that will hold taut between two ceiling joists and give you something to attach the fan to.
Then attach a new 4 to 6 inch 102 to 152 cm duct pipe to the duct elbow. Thick as ours was rotate the feet and position the rod the depth of the box from the ceiling.
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