Ceiling Fan Lighting Kits
Ceiling Fan Lighting Kits
Year Round Ceiling Fans
Ceiling fans can be used the whole year round. Ceiling fans are not just for cooling down a space during the summer. If you run a ceiling fan in reverse in a room with a heater or fireplace you can keep the warm air distributed evenly throughout the entire room.
Before trying to install a ceiling fan, make sure that you have purchased the correct size ceiling fan for your room. To figure out what size you need, measure the largest dimension of the room where you will be putting the ceiling fan. If the largest room dimension is less than 12 feet, use a 36-inch-diameter fan. From 12 to 15 feet, a 42-inch size ceiling fan is best, and from 15 to 18 feet, select a 52-inch size ceiling fan. For very large or long narrow rooms it's best to use two smaller ceiling fans.
Putting up a ceiling fan is not hard. Most new ceiling fans already have an installation hanging hook built into the ceiling mounting. If you have an existing light fixture in the ceiling, this should cut the work in half. Turn off the total electric power to the light, not just the light switch. If not, someone could walk into the room and switch on the light on accident as a matter of habit.
Remove the existing light fixture and you will find a junction box behind it. If it is a metal box, go up into your attic and brace it with 2x4's between ceiling joists. If it is a plastic junction box, it's best to replace it with a stronger metal one. The fan canopy will cover and hide the box. Attach the fan mounting bracket to the junction box with the screws provided in your ceiling fan assembly kit.
For the wiring of the ceiling fan, the color of the fan wires will match the colors of the wires that were connected to the light. Generally, black is the hot side, white is neutral and green is a ground wire. For safety, don't forget to connect the ground wire.
Next, lift the ceiling fan up and off of the hanging hook and slip it up over the mounting bracket. Rotate it so that the mounting screws are locked in the fan slots. Tighten the mounting screws. Attach the blades and you are done installing your ceiling fan.
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How do I hook up a ceiling fan when there is a 2 way switch in the room?
There are only one white and one black wire coming from my fan with light kit. But there are 3 white and 3 black wires coming from my ceiling. How do I determine which to hook to the fan wires?
You removed a light fixture, right? What was connected to the white and black wires of the light? That should connect to the fan. If you disconnected other connections in the box, I can't help you and you probably need to get an electrician. One of the white/black pairs is probably for the switch and the other 2 are power, unless there is another light on the same switch.
There is no such thing as a 2 way switch. Do you mean you have 2 switches for the light? If so, they are 3way switches (I didn't make up the terminology). That either has nothing to do with your fan wiring, or you have red wires in the ceiling that you didn't mention.
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