Garage Ceiling Fan – The flush-style ceiling fan is mounted snugly beside a set horizontal fairly low ceiling where it is out of the way, and where it delivers a comforting room breeze. It comes in several diameters, from about 28 to 60-inches, according to the size of room being fitted, and may cost typically from $30 to $300. It generally has three fan motor speeds, that happen to be reversible. Except for the equipment and possible the rest necessary for installing them, their self-assemble kits include everything else. In many cases, the fan, that may have its very own lighting, will replace a ceiling fitting.
Safety, The electricity have to be off to begin in which the fan is to be installed. If the fan is replacing a fitting, turn off its fuse or circuit breaker along with flipping its wall switch to the off position. Stand on a sturdy wide-berth step stool or ladder throughout the installation; usually do not lean or enter a twisted position while there. Also, wear protective eye-glasses or goggles. Furthermore, if additional auxiliary household wiring is required, get professional advice or help first. Tools needed, instructions (electrical) eye-glasses or goggles step-stool/ladder Phillips screwdrivers pliers electrical tape knife or sissors AC tester light wire cutter/stripper tape measure (optional) electric drill and additional screws for securing the junction box, if required
Installation steps (after reading the fan installation instructions thoroughly). 1. Remove the fitting through the ceiling. With the electricity off, slowly take away the shade, bulbs, and fixture screws through the electrical junction box in the ceiling. Let the skeleton fixture hang there. With the light tester, ensure the wire connections for this fixture are cold (quality light will continue to be off). Cut the wires, leaving 3-5″ of tail for connecting these phones the ceiling fan motor assembly. If the house is old, only two wires might exist, a black one along with a white one. Tip: also look at the firmness with the electrical box in the ceiling. If it is not solidly attached to the ceiling, add two extra screws to its top side, which could require drilling two holes in the box for the children. The ceiling fan is heavier than the fitting. It also wobbles slightly during operation. 2. Install the mounting bracket. After stripping the ends with the tailing wires in the junction box cleanly, install the mounting bracket for the box with the two 5/32″ screw-bolts provided. Let the tailing wires hang outside with the bracket. 3. Hang the motor assembly through the bracket. Insert the topside motor-hanger into the centralized holder with the bracket. Insert the plastic lock clip that holds it into place. Note: the hanging motor assembly is supposed to swivel slightly. 4. Connect the wiring. Generally, the motor assembly has two so-called hot wires, a black one for your motor along with a blue or off-color one for your lights to be attached below it. Overlap the stripped ends of those two wires (motor and lights) together with the stripped end with the black ceiling wire in the box, and twist connect them together with the wire nut provided. Connect the white assembly wire for the white ceiling wire exactly the same way.
Then, to hold these connections from loosening while the fan is working, tape the wide lower ends of those nuts with their wires with electrical tape. Also, attach the green fan wire (ground wire through the bracket frame) for the electrical box when the box can be grounded which has a third bare or green wire. Otherwise, when the electrical box in not grounded, ask an expert about this green wire connection. Some will say to get forced out be, i.e., relax by using it. Others could suggest further wiring? 5. Install the flush-mount motor shroud. Install the motor shroud for the far ends with the mounting bracket with the small screws provided. It covers/hides the perimeters with the motor as well as the wiring and ceiling box. 6. Assemble the fan blades (four to six) and mount them. After choosing the top or bottom reversible blade color scheme preferred, attach the blades with their end brackets with the screws and washers provided. Then mount the blades for the bottom side of fan motor with the bolts, lock washers, and dampening gaskets provided. Note: these latter pieces sometimes are partially pre-installed for the motor to hold them separate through the rest with the kit hardware.
Tip: to hold the motor from becoming too off-level during this step, install the blades one by one opposite together in the first place. 7. Install the lighting assembly. Attach the fan’s lighting assembly for the small round central housing unit just below the fan blades through quick-wire-connectors and small screws provided. Install the glass shades, bulbs, and pull-chain extenders in the order instructed. Note: a housing cap is provided when the lighting assembly just isn’t wanted for any reason. 8. Test the fan and lights. After turning the electricity back on, flip the wall switch to on. Set the pull-chain switches as desired. Often, the fan lighting is set to come on with the wall switch, while the fan itself is controlled with the pull-chain switch only, initially set in the off position. Note: The ceiling fan includes a reversible motor switch which allows the draft either to go upward or downward as preferred. For more information on ceiling fan installation, begin to see the following sites.