How do you keep a ceiling fan from spinning so wobbly?
C. A. N. asked:
I just moved into an apartment, and the ceiling fan is installed ok against the ceiling, but it spins off balance- is there a way to level it out?
I just moved into an apartment, and the ceiling fan is installed ok against the ceiling, but it spins off balance- is there a way to level it out?
Trying to wire a dimmer control switch on a ceiling fan and need some expert help please?
ski26er asked:
I have a rotary controlled dimmer switch that I’m gonna mount by my bed and I want to wire it into just the lights on my ceiling fan (I may get a seperate switch for the fan at a later date) so that I have dimming control of the lights. The wires I have available are: coming out of the ceiling = White, Black & Green. Coming from fan = Blue, white & Green. The dimmer control switch = has 2 black wires together and green by itself. I have a solid white lamp cord that I’m running from the ceiling fan to the dimmer switch and I moreless just need to know what wires from above I need to use for my connections between them. I had this config. wired up to an old ceiling fan in which I cut the pull chain off of and wired it that way ,but now I’ve bought a new ceiling fan and don’t want to cut the pull chain. I want to wire it from the inside of the base this time. Thanks for any help you can offer me.
Please be as specific as possible with your answers cause I’m not no expert electrician ,but I do fill I can do this job myself with the right advice. Just want to make sure I make the right connections so I don’t burn my house down.
I have a rotary controlled dimmer switch that I’m gonna mount by my bed and I want to wire it into just the lights on my ceiling fan (I may get a seperate switch for the fan at a later date) so that I have dimming control of the lights. The wires I have available are: coming out of the ceiling = White, Black & Green. Coming from fan = Blue, white & Green. The dimmer control switch = has 2 black wires together and green by itself. I have a solid white lamp cord that I’m running from the ceiling fan to the dimmer switch and I moreless just need to know what wires from above I need to use for my connections between them. I had this config. wired up to an old ceiling fan in which I cut the pull chain off of and wired it that way ,but now I’ve bought a new ceiling fan and don’t want to cut the pull chain. I want to wire it from the inside of the base this time. Thanks for any help you can offer me.
Please be as specific as possible with your answers cause I’m not no expert electrician ,but I do fill I can do this job myself with the right advice. Just want to make sure I make the right connections so I don’t burn my house down.
How do you oil a ceiling fan? What kind of oil do you use?
kewlsurf27 asked:
I have a ceiling fan that makes a small humming noise while it is on. I heard you can oil them, but I do not know how. Do I need to take them apart? Is it better to replace the fan instead?
I have a ceiling fan that makes a small humming noise while it is on. I heard you can oil them, but I do not know how. Do I need to take them apart? Is it better to replace the fan instead?
How do I install or replace a ceiling fan?
Karma asked:
Also, can I buy just the glass that goes around the lights separately? I need to replace one ceiling fan in my home entirely, and the other needs just the glass light covering. It fell and broke.
Also, can I buy just the glass that goes around the lights separately? I need to replace one ceiling fan in my home entirely, and the other needs just the glass light covering. It fell and broke.
How do you get a ceiling fan to be able to plug into a wall socket?
Princess Veronica’s Mom asked:
I have a basic ceiling fan and a new home, not new construction but new to me. The problem is when we had our electrician friend come over to install our other ceiling fans we discovered thre was no power source to the ceilings. Needless to say he installed power to most of the ceilings but to get to the attic in the master bedroom would take an act of God. (which we don’t have the time or money for at this time) I wanted to know if there was a way to connect a power cord to the fan and swag it across the ceiling to a power outlet in the wall. Do such things exist? If they do where can I purchase them and how do I get it to work with the fan that I have already, or do I need to purcahse a special model? HELP!
I have a basic ceiling fan and a new home, not new construction but new to me. The problem is when we had our electrician friend come over to install our other ceiling fans we discovered thre was no power source to the ceilings. Needless to say he installed power to most of the ceilings but to get to the attic in the master bedroom would take an act of God. (which we don’t have the time or money for at this time) I wanted to know if there was a way to connect a power cord to the fan and swag it across the ceiling to a power outlet in the wall. Do such things exist? If they do where can I purchase them and how do I get it to work with the fan that I have already, or do I need to purcahse a special model? HELP!
Ceiling fan light doesnt work.(its not the bulbs its the pull chain) How to fix?
Michelle asked:
Our ceiling fan worked great last month. we often run the fan but keep the ligth off till dark, using the pull chain to turn it on and off. Now when the fan is on and the switch is on on the wall…the light wont work. pulling on the chain doesnt result in the familiar click that turns the light on….why doesnt it click on anymore? What can we do to fix it ourselves? any help is great! we miss the light at suppertime!
Our ceiling fan worked great last month. we often run the fan but keep the ligth off till dark, using the pull chain to turn it on and off. Now when the fan is on and the switch is on on the wall…the light wont work. pulling on the chain doesnt result in the familiar click that turns the light on….why doesnt it click on anymore? What can we do to fix it ourselves? any help is great! we miss the light at suppertime!
Can I run power for a ceiling fan by pig tailing off of wires attached to a wall receptacle?
No 2 asked:
I’m trying to figure out the best way to run power for a ceiling fan. There is currently no lights or any power sources on the ceiling in the room I’d like to add the fan. I looked in the attic and could not find a junction box. Could I run a cable down the wall and tie it in with a wall receptacle by splicing the wires?
I’m trying to figure out the best way to run power for a ceiling fan. There is currently no lights or any power sources on the ceiling in the room I’d like to add the fan. I looked in the attic and could not find a junction box. Could I run a cable down the wall and tie it in with a wall receptacle by splicing the wires?
Ceiling Fan?
dougaldog2002 asked:
I have this one ceiling fan that I had installed last year that’s wildly unbalanced. Unfortunately the original installer has gone out of business and the new company that’s taken its place is refusing to honour the warrenty despite being controlled by exactly the same people that owned the original company.
I have this one ceiling fan that I had installed last year that’s wildly unbalanced. Unfortunately the original installer has gone out of business and the new company that’s taken its place is refusing to honour the warrenty despite being controlled by exactly the same people that owned the original company.
I’ve tried to find a balancing kit the big box stores but to no avail and I’m not exactly a pro at this sort of thing. Any suggestions on how I can get this fan balanced?
(It seems that one of the blades had been knocked out of whack at some point and I’m also finding it tough getting the hub of the fan centred).
Cheers!
how do I hang a ceiling fan w/light on to an existing light fixture? Do I have to replace outlet box?
pato_sd asked:
The fan instructions say that most outlet boxes and not strong enough to hold a ceiling fan and should be replaced with one that supports a fan and light. How can I tell?
The fan instructions say that most outlet boxes and not strong enough to hold a ceiling fan and should be replaced with one that supports a fan and light. How can I tell?
Ceiling fan?
texcowboy712 asked:
I bought a ceiling fan with a remote control , I have everything wired like the instructions and diagrams.I have a RED wire comming from the house electrical.IBelive it has something to do with the smoke detector because the light on the smoke detector is blinking very fast unlike the others in the house.I guess i need to know does it go with the white or the black.
I bought a ceiling fan with a remote control , I have everything wired like the instructions and diagrams.I have a RED wire comming from the house electrical.IBelive it has something to do with the smoke detector because the light on the smoke detector is blinking very fast unlike the others in the house.I guess i need to know does it go with the white or the black.