Farmhouse Ceiling Fan With Light – The flush-style ceiling fan is mounted snugly close to a set horizontal fairly low ceiling where it’s off the beaten track, and from 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 may cost typically from $30 to $300. It generally has three fan motor speeds, which can be reversible. Except for the equipment and possible other parts needed for installing them, their self-assemble kits have everything else. In many cases, the fan, that can have a unique lighting, will replace a ceiling light fixture.
Safety, The electricity must be off once your there the place that the fan is to be installed. If the fan is replacing a light fixture, shut down its fuse or circuit breaker as well as flipping its wall switch the signal from the off position. Stand on a sturdy wide-berth step stool or ladder throughout the installation; usually do not lean or end up in a twisted position while there. Also, wear protective eyeglasses or goggles. Furthermore, if additional auxiliary household wiring should be used, get professional advice or help first. Tools needed, instructions (electrical) eyeglasses 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, if needed
Installation steps (looking at the fan installation instructions thoroughly). 1. Remove the light fixture from the ceiling. With the electricity off, slowly remove the shade, bulbs, and fixture screws from the electrical junction box inside the ceiling. Let the skeleton fixture hang there. With the light tester, ensure the wire connections to this particular fixture are cold (the exam light will always be off). Cut the wires, leaving 3-5″ of tail in order to connect them to the ceiling fan motor assembly. If the property is old, only two wires might exist, a black one and a white one. Tip: also look at the firmness in the electrical box inside the 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 the box for the children. The ceiling fan is heavier as opposed to light fixture. It also wobbles slightly during operation. 2. Install the mounting bracket. After stripping the ends in the tailing wires inside the junction box cleanly, install the mounting bracket towards the box while using two 5/32″ screw-bolts provided. Let the tailing wires hang outside in the bracket. 3. Hang the motor assembly from the bracket. Insert the topside motor-hanger in the centralized holder in 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 that motor and a blue or off-color one for that lights to become attached below it. Overlap the stripped ends of such two wires (motor and lights) together while using stripped end in the black ceiling wire inside the box, and twist connect them together while using wire nut provided. Connect the white assembly wire towards the white ceiling wire the same way.
Then, to help keep these connections from loosening as the fan is working, tape the wide lower ends of such nuts to their wires with electrical tape. Also, attach the green fan wire (ground wire from the bracket frame) towards 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 this green wire connection. Some will say to leave it 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 towards the far ends in the mounting bracket while using 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 picking out the top or bottom reversible blade color scheme preferred, attach the blades to their end brackets while using screws and washers provided. Then mount the blades towards the bottom side of fan motor while using bolts, lock washers, and dampening gaskets provided. Note: these latter pieces sometimes are partially pre-installed towards the motor to help keep them separate from the rest in the kit hardware.
Tip: to help keep the motor from becoming too off-level during this step, install the blades one-by-one opposite to each other to start with. 7. Install the lighting assembly. Attach the fan’s lighting assembly towards the small round central housing unit just beneath the fan blades using the quick-wire-connectors and small screws provided. Install the glass shades, bulbs, and pull-chain extenders inside the order instructed. Note: a housing cap is provided if the lighting assembly is just not wanted for any reason. 8. Test the fan and lights. After turning the electricity back on, flip the wall switch the signal from on. Set the pull-chain switches as desired. Often, the fan lighting is set in the future on while using wall switch, as the fan itself is controlled with the pull-chain switch only, initially set inside the 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.