Ceiling Fan Lights

Replacing a light with ceiling fan lights can be quite a task, but if you follow a few simple steps, it should make the installation that much easier and quicker. Most ceiling fans are quite heavy and vibration occurs when they turn, so many fans require special mounting to hold their weight. Safety should be your first concern. Your first step should be to turn off the electrical circuit at the panel.

Loosen your current fixture from the ceiling and remove any screws holding it in place. You will want the wires from the ceiling to be exposed. If your current lighting fixture was not mounted directly into a piece of wood or metal mount, you will need to add a ceiling box for your ceiling fan lights. Remove the wiring from your old plastic ceiling box, then remove the box by either taking out screws or just pulling it down through the opening if no screws are present. Now you can push into place your new metal ceiling box and thread the wires through it's opening.

Next you will want to install the ceiling plate directly to the ceiling box. Assemble the downrod and fan's motor housing. A ground wire should be attached to the ceiling end of the downrod. There should be a neutral wire, one for the fan, and another for the ceiling fan lights. Connect all of the wires according to directions. The connection of wires depends on how many you have in the ceiling and how many are in your chosen fan. The directions will tell you which color wires connect together for your particular situation.

Installing the blades for ceiling fan lights is probably the easiest task. All hardware for installing the blades will be included with your ceiling fan. Insert rubber grommets into all three end holes in each blade. Using three screws attach the blades to a blade iron. Once all blades are attached to its own blade iron you are ready to attach the blades to the motor. Special screws are included for this. To finish up you will now add the ceiling fan lights. Simply insert the light housing onto the end of the wires on the fan and screw it into place. Finish up by installing any bulbs needed.