Electrical Ceiling Fan Installation

Tuck the wires back into the box.

Electrical ceiling fan installation.

How to install a ceiling fan 1 turn off the power at the fuse or circuit panel. Always be sure to follow the manufacturer s instructions. Determine the ceiling slope by holding a 2 ft. Install the ceiling.

Connect black wires together. Level against the ceiling and measuring the. Knock out the old box and install a fan brace. If you re going to paint the medallion do it before installing the ceiling plate.

Turn the power back on and test the fan. 3 lower the fixture base. If the room size is 144 to 225 square feet select a fan with a 44 inch blade diameter. Connect the green copper wires together.

You may find several pairs of wires in the ceiling box. 2 remove any light bulb cover and bulbs from the fixture and then unscrew the screws or nuts holding the fixture base to. For rooms measuring 76 to 144 square feet choose a fan with a blade diameter of 36 to 42 inches. If the fan has a slide on bracket you can leave the mounting bolts on the junction box and simply slide the fan bracket.

Connect the lighting wire typically blue to the black fan wire and the black ceiling wire. Connect white wires together. Thread the main wires through the center of the mounting bracket. Rooms that measure about 75 square feet need a fan with a 29 to 36 inch blade diameter.

Hold the fan s metal ceiling plate up to the pancake box and pull the wires through its center hole. Next secure the mounting bracket to the box. Shut off the power at the main panel and remove the light fixture.