Ceiling Fans

Let’s install a new fan. Where? Let’s see, the living room, bedrooms, and patios. I installed a small fan in our laundry room to help with air flow.

Whether you want to install a new fan, replace a fan or replace a light with a fan.  I have you covered.  There are a few things that come into play with fans.  The first is making sure the box you are installing the fan on is fan-rated.  Now there is a Code term.  But the box needs to be able to support a seventy-five-pound weight.  The other feature of a fan rated box is the number of threads the bolts use.  On a normal box there are about two threads that hold up the fixture.  On a fan box it is about eight to ten threads.  That helps keep the fan on the ceiling for many years.  And of course, it needs to be properly supported.

The second thing to think about is switching.  Do you want to just use the pull chains?  Have the light and fan wired to switches and use the pull chain for speed control?  Put it on a remote for both the fan and light?  Some I wire on a switch to the remote so you can turn the entire fan/light off at the same time when you leave the room.

Lastly, if you are putting a fan outside, make sure you get one rated for outdoors.  Not so much for the motor, that is important.  But for the blades.  Regular fan blades are a pressed composite that sucks up the humidity and start to droop over time.  Outdoor fans have plastic blades that will last much longer in that environment.

If you are curious about which direction to run the fan and why.  Give me a call.  Those that know me know I will be happy to talk.  Those that don’t know me, well, y’all find out soon enough!

“The right box, the right blades, and the right wiring —because fans should last more than one summer.”