80 Ceiling Fan – The flush-style ceiling fan is mounted snugly alongside an appartment horizontal fairly low ceiling where it can be off the beaten track, and from which it delivers a comforting room breeze. It comes in several diameters, from about 28 to 60-inches, with respect to the size of the room being fitted, and will cost typically from $30 to $300. It generally has three fan motor speeds, which are reversible. Except for the tools and possible the rest necessary for installing them, their self-assemble kits come with anything else. In many cases, the fan, that may have its very own lighting, will replace a ceiling permanent fixture.
Safety, The electricity have to be off at the site in which the fan shall be installed. If the fan is replacing a permanent fixture, power down its fuse or circuit breaker in addition to flipping its wall exchange signal of the off position. Stand on a sturdy wide-berth step stool or ladder in the installation; usually do not lean or end up in a twisted position while there. Also, wear protective eye-glasses or goggles. Furthermore, if additional auxiliary household wiring is necessary, 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 necessary
Installation steps (after reading the fan installation instructions thoroughly). 1. Remove the permanent fixture in the ceiling. With the electricity off, slowly get rid of the shade, bulbs, and fixture screws in the electrical junction box inside ceiling. Let the skeleton fixture hang there. With the light tester, make sure the wire connections to this fixture are cold (quality light will continue to be off). Cut the wires, leaving 3-5″ of tail allowing you to connect the crooks to the ceiling fan motor assembly. If the property is old, only two wires might exist, a black one as well as a white one. Tip: also check the firmness in the electrical box inside ceiling. If it can be not solidly connected to the ceiling, add two extra screws to its top side, which can require drilling two holes inside box for the children. The ceiling fan is heavier compared to the permanent fixture. It also wobbles slightly during operation. 2. Install the mounting bracket. After stripping the ends in the tailing wires inside junction box cleanly, install the mounting bracket for the box with the two 5/32″ screw-bolts provided. Let the tailing wires hang outside in the bracket. 3. Hang the motor assembly in the bracket. Insert the topside motor-hanger to the centralized holder in the bracket. Insert the plastic lock clip that holds it into place. Note: the hanging motor assembly should really 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 being attached below it. Overlap the stripped ends of those two wires (motor and lights) together with the stripped end in the black ceiling wire inside box, and twist connect them together with the wire nut provided. Connect the white assembly wire for the white ceiling wire exactly the same.
Then, to help keep 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 in the bracket frame) for the electrical box if the box is also grounded using a third bare or green wire. Otherwise, if the electrical box in not grounded, ask an expert about it green wire connection. Some will say to let it sit be, i.e., do nothing at all with it. Others could suggest further wiring? 5. Install the flush-mount motor shroud. Install the motor shroud for the far ends in the mounting bracket with the small screws provided. It covers/hides the edges in the motor and also 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 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 help keep them separate in the rest in the kit hardware.
Tip: to help keep the motor from becoming too off-level within this step, install the blades individually opposite to one another first of all. 7. Install the lighting assembly. Attach the fan’s lighting assembly for the small round central housing unit just below the fan blades via the 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 the lighting assembly just isn’t wanted without any reason. 8. Test the fan and lights. After turning the electricity back on, flip the wall exchange signal of on. Set the pull-chain switches as desired. Often, the fan lighting is set ahead on with the wall switch, while the fan itself is controlled with the pull-chain switch only, initially set inside off position. Note: The ceiling fan has a reversible motor switch that allows the draft either to go upward or downward as preferred. For more information on ceiling fan installation, see the following sites.