Wooden Ceiling Fan – The flush-style ceiling fan is mounted snugly beside a designated horizontal fairly low ceiling where it really is out of the way, 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 can cost typically from $30 to $300. It generally has three fan motor speeds, which are reversible. Except for the tools and possible the rest needed for installing them, their self-assemble kits feature any devices. In many cases, the fan, that may have its very own lighting, will replace a ceiling fitting.
Safety, The electricity must be off at the site the place that the fan is to be installed. If the fan is replacing a fitting, turn off 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 further screws for securing the junction box, as appropriate
Installation steps (reading the fan installation instructions thoroughly). 1. Remove the fitting in the ceiling. With the electricity off, slowly eliminate the shade, bulbs, and fixture screws in the electrical junction box within the ceiling. Let the skeleton fixture hang there. With the light tester, ensure the wire connections to this particular fixture are cold (the test light will remain off). Cut the wires, leaving 3-5″ of tail for connecting these phones the ceiling fan motor assembly. If the home is old, only two wires might exist, a black one plus a white one. Tip: also check the firmness of the electrical box within the ceiling. If it really is not solidly connected to the ceiling, add two extra screws to its top side, which can require drilling two holes within the box on their behalf. The ceiling fan is heavier as opposed to fitting. It also wobbles slightly during operation. 2. Install the mounting bracket. After stripping the ends of the tailing wires within the junction box cleanly, install the mounting bracket on the box using the two 5/32″ screw-bolts provided. Let the tailing wires hang outside of the bracket. 3. Hang the motor assembly in the bracket. Insert the topside motor-hanger into the centralized holder of 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 plus a blue or off-color one for your lights to get attached below it. Overlap the stripped ends of such two wires (motor and lights) together using the stripped end of the black ceiling wire within the box, and twist connect them together using the wire nut provided. Connect the white assembly wire on the white ceiling wire exactly the same way.
Then, to maintain these connections from loosening while the fan is working, tape the wide lower ends of such nuts on their wires with electrical tape. Also, attach the green fan wire (ground wire in the bracket frame) on the electrical box when the box is also grounded having a third bare or green wire. Otherwise, when the electrical box in not grounded, ask an experienced concerning this green wire connection. Some will say to get forced out be, i.e., do nothing from it. Others could suggest further wiring? 5. Install the flush-mount motor shroud. Install the motor shroud on the far ends of the mounting bracket using the small screws provided. It covers/hides the perimeters of 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 on their end brackets using the screws and washers provided. Then mount the blades on the bottom side of fan motor using the bolts, lock washers, and dampening gaskets provided. Note: these latter pieces sometimes are partially pre-installed on the motor to maintain them separate in the rest of the kit hardware.
Tip: to maintain the motor from becoming too off-level with this step, install the blades individually opposite to one another in the first place. 7. Install the lighting assembly. Attach the fan’s lighting assembly on 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 within the order instructed. Note: a housing cap is provided when the lighting assembly is not wanted at all. 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 to come on using the wall switch, while the fan itself is controlled through the pull-chain switch only, initially set within the off position. Note: The ceiling fan carries 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.