How to Install a Ceiling Fan

Photo:  Shaffer Smith Photography

Hold the fan's metal ceiling plate up to the pancake box and pull the wires through its center hole.

Attach the ceiling plate to the box with two 1 1/2-inch-long 10-32 machine screws.

Tip: If you're going to paint the medallion, do it before installing the ceiling plate.

Steps

• Introduction
• Overview
• 1. Remove the existing light fixture
• 2. Remove box and cut new hole
• 3. Attach new electrical box
• 4. 4. Glue on the ceiling medallion
• 5. Mount the ceiling plate
• 6. Assemble the fan components
• 7. Make the wire connections
• 8. Attach the blades and lights

Helpful Info:

Article: Fan Appreciation

Skill Builder: Balancing a Ceiling Fan