Wiring ceiling fans is not a difficult process.
Whether replacing an old ceiling fan or installing a new one, you'll need to make sure the fixture box is set up to carry the weight of the fan. If you're replacing a ceiling fan or light fixture, there will be two wires extending into the fixture box --- a black power wire and a white ground wire that runs up through the ceiling and back to the light switch. If there is a separate wall switch for a fan light fixture it will be have a second red or black wire.
Instructions
1. Shut off power to the circuit. Don't just flip off the wall switch. Protect yourself doubly by turning off both the switch and the circuit breaker.
2. Suspend the fan from the fixture box according to the instructions that come with the fan before you connect the wires. The box cover plate should be pulled down or disassembled to give you room to connect the wires.
3. Screw a wire nut over the black wire from the fan and the black or red power wire from the fixture box. If there is a light fixture on the fan, and there is only one power wire, remove the wire nut and add the light fixture black wire to the black wire from the fan motor and the from the wall switch. Tighten the wire nut connector. If there is a second red, blue or striped power wire from a second switch for the fan light, attach the red or black power wire from the fan light fixture to the red, blue or striped light switch wire with a wire connector. This allows you to switch the fan and light separately at the wall.
4. Attach all white wires to the white wire from the switch with a wire nut connector. If there is a bare or green frame ground wire attached to the fan, attach it to the bare or green ground wire from the switch. If there is no light fixture on the fan, cap any unused wires for use later and to protect them from arcing against the fan body.
5. Turn on the circuit breaker and test the switches before installing the fixture box cap plate,to make sure the fan works, as well as the light fixture, if there is one. Once you've tested it, flip off the power and screw the plate to the fixture box.
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