How To Mount A Ceiling Fan

How to install a ceiling fan 1 turn off the power at the fuse or circuit panel.

How to mount a ceiling fan. Thick as ours was rotate the feet and position the rod the depth of the box from the ceiling. How to install a ceiling fan mounting bracket family handyman updated. For rooms measuring 76 to 144 square feet choose a fan with a blade diameter of 36 to 42 inches.

Insert the cotter and clevis pins to the downrod to connect it to the base of the fan. Purchase a fan kit. 20 2019 the family handyman senior editor gary wentz will show you how to remove an old light and install a ceiling fan mounting bracket so you can properly install a new ceiling fan.

3 lower the fixture base. For added electrical safety flip the breaker switch and turn off the main power supply. You may find several pairs of wires in the ceiling box.

Connect the grounding wires from the ceiling downrod and hanging bracket with a wire nut. If you re going to paint the medallion do it before installing the ceiling plate. Next secure the mounting bracket to the box.

Mount the ceiling plate hold the fan s metal ceiling plate up to the pancake box and pull the wires through its center hole. Connect the white wire from the fan and white wire from the receiver marked to motor with a wire nut. Thread the main wires through the center of the mounting bracket.

Always be sure to follow the manufacturer s instructions. Connect the black wire. Rooms that measure about 75 square feet need a fan with a 29 to 36 inch blade diameter.