Giant Ceiling Fan – The flush-style ceiling fan is mounted snugly next to an appartment horizontal fairly low ceiling where it’s dealt with, and where it delivers a comforting room breeze. It comes in several diameters, from about 28 to 60-inches, with regards to the size of the room being fitted, and can cost typically from $30 to $300. It generally has three fan motor speeds, that are reversible. Except for the instruments and possible other parts necessary for installing them, their self-assemble kits come with anything else. In many cases, the fan, that may have its own lighting, will replace a ceiling permanent fixture.
Safety, The electricity has to be off at the site in which the fan will be installed. If the fan is replacing a permanent fixture, power down 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 get into a twisted position while there. Also, wear protective eye-glasses or goggles. Furthermore, if additional auxiliary household wiring should be used, 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 extra screws for securing the junction box, if necessary
Installation steps (after reading the fan installation instructions thoroughly). 1. Remove the permanent fixture through the ceiling. With the electricity off, slowly take away the shade, bulbs, and fixture screws through the electrical junction box inside ceiling. Let the skeleton fixture hang there. With the light tester, make sure the wire connections to this particular fixture are cold (test light will stay off). Cut the wires, leaving 3-5″ of tail allowing you to connect these phones the ceiling fan motor assembly. If the house is old, only two wires might exist, a black one as well as a white one. Tip: also look at the firmness with the electrical box inside ceiling. If it’s not solidly coupled to the ceiling, add two extra screws to its top side, which can require drilling two holes inside box on their behalf. The ceiling fan is heavier compared to permanent fixture. It also wobbles slightly during operation. 2. Install the mounting bracket. After stripping the ends with the tailing wires inside junction box cleanly, install the mounting bracket on the box with all 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 to the centralized holder with the bracket. Insert the plastic lock clip that holds it into place. Note: the hanging motor assembly really should swivel slightly. 4. Connect the wiring. Generally, the motor assembly has two so-called hot wires, a black one for the motor as well as a blue or off-color one for the lights to get attached below it. Overlap the stripped ends of such two wires (motor and lights) together with all the stripped end with the black ceiling wire inside box, and twist connect them together with all the wire nut provided. Connect the white assembly wire on the white ceiling wire much the same way.
Then, to hold these connections from loosening even though the fan is working, tape the wide lower ends of such nuts with their wires with electrical tape. Also, attach the green fan wire (ground wire through the bracket frame) on the electrical box if your box can be grounded using a third bare or green wire. Otherwise, if your electrical box in not grounded, ask a specialist about this green wire connection. Some will say to let it rest be, i.e., relax with it. Others could suggest further wiring? 5. Install the flush-mount motor shroud. Install the motor shroud on the far ends with the mounting bracket with all the small screws provided. It covers/hides the sides with the motor and the wiring and ceiling box. 6. Assemble the fan blades (3 to 4) and mount them. After deciding on the top or bottom reversible blade color scheme preferred, attach the blades with their end brackets with all the screws and washers provided. Then mount the blades on the bottom side of fan motor with all the bolts, lock washers, and dampening gaskets provided. Note: these latter pieces sometimes are partially pre-installed on the motor to hold them separate through the rest with the kit hardware.
Tip: to hold the motor from becoming too off-level in this step, install the blades individually opposite together to start with. 7. Install the lighting assembly. Attach the fan’s lighting assembly on 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 inside order instructed. Note: a housing cap is provided if your lighting assembly isn’t wanted without 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 in the future on with all the wall switch, even though the fan itself is controlled by the pull-chain switch only, initially set inside off position. Note: The ceiling fan includes a reversible motor switch that permits the draft either to go upward or downward as preferred. For more information on ceiling fan installation, see the following sites.