Flip off the circuit or remove the fuse for the circuit in the room with the ceiling fan. Make sure electricity to circuit is turned off and carefully remove the glass.
How To Install A Ceiling Fan
Install ceiling fan in old house. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this old house. Attach new electrical. Remove the old electrical box from the ceiling. Remove box and cut new hole. In this video this old house electrical contractor john barros shows how to swap a light fixture for a ceiling fan. This old house host kevin oconnor and electrician scott caron head to denver to install a fan on a cathedral ceiling.
Thisoldhouse asktoh subscribe to thi. Ceiling fan overview step 1. Unscrew the existing light fixture or unmount the old ceiling fan from its the mounting bracket to reveal the. I live in a very old house about 100 years old and i am trying to replace a light fixture with a ceiling fan. Watch this video from this old house to learn how to put in a ceiling fan. Connecting old electrical wires to a ceiling fan electrical question 1 i am installing a ceiling fan in an old home where there are three wires in the box how should i connect the wires.
How to install a ceiling fan this old house duration. Add a fan to any room without existing fixture or wiring. This old house 552816 views. How to wire a ceiling fan in an older home 1. 1 turn off the electricity to the ceiling light at the main panel. If its nailed to a joist pry it.
Check whether the. Remove the existing light fixture.