Use these tools to install a ceiling fan by cutting and stripping the ceiling fan wires during the downrod assembly. Screwdrivers used to turn or drive screws.
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How to install fan. Thick as ours was rotate the feet and position the rod the depth of the box from the ceiling. Next secure the mounting bracket to the box. The ceiling fan you install should be the right size for the room. Then attach a new 4 to 6 inch 102 to 152 cm duct pipe to the duct elbow. Use pliers to tighten set screws and lock nuts during the downrod assembly. Then fasten the blade irons to the motor with the screws provided.
Thread the main wires through the center of the mounting bracket. Once the fan is in place connect a 90 degree duct elbow to the fans exhaust port using sheet metal screws. If the room size is 144 to 225 square feet. Always be sure to follow the manufacturers instructions. If the wiring has a green ground wire attach it to the green or bare wire in the box. Purchase a fan box with a hanger bar if the fixture is between two ceiling joists.
If your ceiling is more than 12 in. If the fan has a slide on bracket you can leave the mounting bolts on the junction box and simply slide the fan bracket. Install the shades and lightbulbs. For rooms measuring 76 to 144 square feet choose a fan with a blade diameter of 36 to 42 inches. Pliers holds an object firmly in place. Purchase a fan box with a hanger bar from your local electrical store and use this if your fan will be installed between two ceiling joists.
The basic installation of a ceiling fan is no different from that of a standard light fixture. Rotate the shaft to secure the brace to the framing. Attach each fan blade to a blade iron the bracket that holds the blade to the fan. 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. A hanger bar is an extendable rod that will hold taut between two ceiling joists and give you something to attach the fan to. Plug the fans light fixture housing into the wire hanging from the underside of the fans motor.
Use wire nuts to attach the fans black or colored wire and white wire to matching wires in the ceiling box. Rooms that measure about 75 square feet need a fan with a 29 to 36 inch blade diameter.
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