Nutone Scoville fans mount to your ceiling in the same manner as most ceiling fans. The technology used to mount ceiling fans has remained unchanged for most models. To secure your fan you must install the necessary hardware into the ceiling and complete the necessary electrical connections. Although you will deal with electricity when installing a ceiling fan, this is a good task for a homeowner who may still be a novice at home improvement.
Instructions
1. Turn off the circuit breaker that powers the room in which you plan to install the ceiling fan. This prevents electrical shock while you install the fan.
2. Locate a joist or truss in the center of the ceiling with a stud finder. You must attach the junction box to framing in the ceiling to ensure the fan remains supported.
3. Place the junction box against the ceiling . If you plan to use a side-mounted junction box, place the side of the junction inline with the side of the joist. If you plan to use a bottom-mounted box, center the box over the joist. Trace the box with a pencil and then cut out the section of drywall or plaster with a keyhole saw.
4. Feed the electrical cable from the electrical switch you plan to use to control the fan to the hole you cut into the ceiling. Use a wire fisher to pull the wire up though the wall and into the ceiling. Leave at least 12 inches of wire extending from the ceiling.
5. Feed the wire extending from the ceiling into the junction box and then attach the junction box to the joist with 2-inch wood screws and a screwdriver.
6. Attach the electrical cable to the electrical switch. To do so, peel 1/2-inch insulation from the end of each wire with wire strippers and attach the wires to the electrical lugs on the switch. Attach the black wire to the positive lug and the white wire to the neutral lug. Attach the green wire to the grounding screw.
7. Attach the fan blades to the Nutone Scoville ceiling fan with the supplied hardware.
8. Attach the ceiling fan mounting bracket to the junction box with the supplied screws and a screwdriver.
9. Attach the downrod to the mounting bracket and feed the electrical wires through the center of the rod.
10. Slide the fan housing onto the down rod and secure it with the attachment pin. Lock the attachment pin in place with the cotter pin.
11. Attach the wires from the ceiling fan to the wires extending from the ceiling. Use wire nuts to attach each wire together and then tuck the wires up into the junction box. Attach the black-and-blue wire coming from the fan to the black wire coming from the ceiling. Attach the white wires together and then attach the green wires together.
12. Slide the mounting bracket cover in place and secure it with the supplied setscrew.
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