How To Install Ceiling Fans

Rotate the shaft to secure the brace to the framing.

How to install ceiling fans. Connect the white wire from the fan and white wire from the receiver marked to motor with a wire nut. Rooms that measure about 75 square feet need a fan with a 29 to 36 inch blade diameter. Always be sure to follow the manufacturer s instructions.

How to install a ceiling fan 1 turn off the power at the fuse or circuit panel. 2 remove any light bulb cover and bulbs from the fixture and then unscrew the screws or nuts holding the fixture base to. Attach the fan blades.

Slot them into place. Thread the main wires through the center of the mounting bracket. For rooms measuring 76 to 144 square feet choose a fan with a blade diameter of 36 to 42 inches.

Feed the fan brace up into the hole rest the flat edge of the feet against the ceiling and center the shaft over the hole. You may find several pairs of wires in the ceiling box. 3 lower the fixture base.

The green or copper insulated wire on the fan will often connect to the ground wire. If your ceiling fans do not have lights then this will be a much quicker process. Connect the grounding wires from the ceiling downrod and hanging bracket with a wire nut.

To wire the ceiling fan make sure the wires are matched up. If the room size is 144 to 225 square feet. The ceiling fan you install should be the right size for the room.