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The electrical box for your fan will need to be securely mounted to a joist or to two joists if it is placed between them. You need a box that will hold up to the weight and vibration. In this case the power will either be at one of the fixtures or at the switch. See step 1 below to get started. Use a stud finder on the ceiling to see where the joists are and which way they run. Mark the spot on the ceiling where the fan is to be installed. The ability to turn your ceiling fan on and off with a remote control just makes life that little bit easier and more convenient. On the new switch to the fan connect a jumper wire from the white hot of the old switch to the bottom terminal of the new switch. If the power source is the switch box then you have the option to do the same extend the power to the desired location. And the 14 2 feeding the fan the black wire on the top terminal is the switch leg to the fan.
Make sure the electrical box you use and any support bar are designed for use with ceiling fans.
Grip these in your non dominant hand while you twist the ends clockwise. You can change out the two receptacles to make them permanently hot and convert the white wire going to the switch box to a neutral. Align the stripped straightened ends of black cables from the existing light and switch with the new cable from the fan. The first thing you need to do when you are adding a ceiling fan to a room is decide where you want your fan. You need a box that will hold up to the weight and vibration. Luckily it s not that hard to add a remote control to your fan even if it didn t come with one originally.
Align the stripped straightened ends of black cables from the existing light and switch with the new cable from the fan. Unscrew the wire nut holding the two white wires together. The objective is to get the power from point a the power source to point b the desired location for the ceiling fan. In this case the power will either be at one of the fixtures or at the switch. See step 1 below to get started. Mark the spot on the ceiling where the fan is to be installed. The ability to turn your ceiling fan on and off with a remote control just makes life that little bit easier and more convenient. Use a stud finder on the ceiling to see where the joists are and which way they run. Strip the last one inch of your new black wire and place all three black wires together. And the 14 2 feeding the fan the black wire on the top terminal is the switch leg to the fan.
No you cannot use the switch box as is because there is no neutral in it. You need a box that will hold up to the weight and vibration. Use the stud finder to locate the two adjacent joists and mark a spot halfway between them to locate the fan box. You can change out the two receptacles to make them permanently hot and convert the white wire going to the switch box to a neutral. Mark the spot on the ceiling where the fan is to be installed. The ability to turn your ceiling fan on and off with a remote control just makes life that little bit easier and more convenient. In this case the power will either be at one of the fixtures or at the switch. See step 1 below to get started. The electrical box for your fan will need to be securely mounted to a joist or to two joists if it is placed between them. Twist the wire nut onto the three wires to secure them.
And the 14 2 feeding the fan the black wire on the top terminal is the switch leg to the fan. The ability to turn your ceiling fan on and off with a remote control just makes life that little bit easier and more convenient. You can change out the two receptacles to make them permanently hot and convert the white wire going to the switch box to a neutral. No you cannot use the switch box as is because there is no neutral in it. You could then run wire up to the ceiling for the fan. Grip these in your non dominant hand while you twist the ends clockwise. In this case the power will either be at one of the fixtures or at the switch. The first thing you need to do when you are adding a ceiling fan to a room is decide where you want your fan. You need a box that will hold up to the weight and vibration. Strip the last one inch of your new black wire and place all three black wires together.
Twist the wire nut onto the three wires to secure them. Unscrew the wire nut holding the two black wires together on your existing light. You can change out the two receptacles to make them permanently hot and convert the white wire going to the switch box to a neutral. Make sure the electrical box you use and any support bar are designed for use with ceiling fans. Strip the last one inch of your new black wire and place all three black wires together. Align the stripped straightened ends of black cables from the existing light and switch with the new cable from the fan. Use a stud finder on the ceiling to see where the joists are and which way they run. No you cannot use the switch box as is because there is no neutral in it. If the power source is at a fixture then a cable could be installed to extend the power source to the desired location of the ceiling fan. If the power source is the switch box then you have the option to do the same extend the power to the desired location.
On the new switch to the fan connect a jumper wire from the white hot of the old switch to the bottom terminal of the new switch. Mark the spot on the ceiling where the fan is to be installed. Use a stud finder on the ceiling to see where the joists are and which way they run. Unscrew the wire nut holding the two black wires together on your existing light. And the 14 2 feeding the fan the black wire on the top terminal is the switch leg to the fan. If the power source is the switch box then you have the option to do the same extend the power to the desired location. Grip these in your non dominant hand while you twist the ends clockwise. The ability to turn your ceiling fan on and off with a remote control just makes life that little bit easier and more convenient. The objective is to get the power from point a the power source to point b the desired location for the ceiling fan. You could then run wire up to the ceiling for the fan.
