Replacing Ceiling Fan Switch Bedroom Chandelier With

As a result of a fan makes use of nearly the identical quantity of energy as a ceiling fixture, the electrical circuit will not be overloaded. In case your fan consists of lights, be certain the circuit it is on has sufficient capability to deal with the extra load. If not, you need to run a brand new circuit with a brand new circuit breaker from the home’s principal service panel or sub-panel to the fan. If there isn’t a central mild fixture, you may need to create a spot to hold the ceiling fan. Then, you may must carry electrical energy to it. You may faucet into an current circuit to do that.

Decide what measurement fan you want. If the size of the room that you may be putting in the fan in are not any larger than 12’ in any course (size or width), then you must use a 36” fan. If the biggest dimension of the room is between 12’ and 15’, then you must use a 42” fan. If the biggest dimension of the room is larger than 15’, then you must use not less than a 52” fan.


Be sure that energy is current by checking the swap and the fuse field. You are able to do this pretty simply by turning off the facility to the fan circuit and unscrewing the screws that maintain the swap the electrical field. You may want a voltage tester (accessible from a ironmongery store or dwelling heart) to test the screw terminals to ensure that they don’t seem to be charged after which you may pull the swap from the field itself.

Set up the hanger bracket – Set up the hanger bracket utilizing lock washers and screws. Lock washers ought to be supplied with the fan but when they don’t seem to be part of the set up equipment then buy them from a ironmongery store. Lock washers will stop the screws from loosening when the fan vibrates.