Install a ground wire system to prevent shocks.
A ceiling fan is an important element in a home's ventilation. It can provide a constant low-level airflow that increases the efficiency of heating and cooling systems. Most fans can be set to blow downward in the summer to move cool air, and reversed to move warm air off the ceiling to the rest of a room during the winter. One important part of properly installing a ceiling fan is the installation of a ground wire system, which prevents the fan from accumulating a charge and shocking you in the event of an electrical problem.
Instructions
1. Turn off the electricity to the fan circuit at the breaker box (you should already have done this by the time you are ready to connect the ground-wire on your fan).
2. Hold the ground wire that comes from the electrical box next to the ground wire from the motor in the fan kit; this wire should already be threaded up through the fan's downrod. Insert the bare ends of both grounding wires together into a single wire nut, and tighten firmly by hand.
3. Push the grounding wires, along with the hot (black), and neutral (white) wires back up into the electrical box so that they are out of the way and cannot get tangled in any of the fan's moving parts.
4. Install the fan's canopy (or electrical cover) onto the base on the ceiling by placing the slots on the canopy over the screws and twisting it so that the horizontal slots engage with the screws. Tighten the screws with a screwdriver.
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