How to install a Harbor Breeze Ceiling Fan from Lowes 

Can I install Blades on the ground before installing motor up?

Thanks for the walk-through. I've installed two of these before but I absolutely hate following the directions in the books they're usually terrible. This got me through it no problem, it's much appreciated that you took the time out to do this.

Your son is doing a good job you’re blessed that he is helping you!

I am very grateful for the easy-to-follow tutorial! Had my old ceiling fan down and my new one installed in about 30 minutes, thanks to you and your son!

I'm sure your son just loves the constant snide critisim

OMG!! Thank YOU!! because of this video, I was able to install my fan. I asked so many people and no one would help me and I started looking for videos and you had it step by step with great video footage of exactly what you were doing and I did and it and it worked!! I am sooo HAPPY!! Thank you

Good instructional video. The only thing that would make the video better would be deleting all the negative comments about your son. He did a great job! You’re lucky he even wants to work with you after you publicly humiliated him with your unnecessary derogatory remarks! Even if your comments were made in jest, they can still hurt and discourage!

Thanks so much for this clear and concise tutorial, made re-installing a fan from another room easy!

Thank you Clint and your son for such a helpful video. I just completed my 1st ever installation of a Palm Cove 52" fan in my Morning room in under 2hrs. It was a "breeze"

Great job guys! Kudos to the young lad for being a sport.

I got this exact fan and your video was a big help. Even with that your son was light speed ahead of me even using the video as a guide. This fan was put up in my patio and I live in Florida so there is a lot of moisture. On most fans adjusting the blades is simple. With this one, it's a pain in the neck and you have to remove the light kit. Before I attached the light kit I turned back on the power and tested out the fan which was making a lot of noise. It looked like the blades were grinding on the motor so I had to slightly loosen each blade. I spent 3 hours and got to the point where there was no grinding sound for the low and medium speeds, but still present for the high speed. This fan on medium is faster than the rest of my fans in the house on high speed so I just threw in the towel and thought that was good enough for me. Sorry but I haven't read every comment so this may have been posted before. At around 21:35 the globe is attached with only the bowl cap and finial. However, these two parts are just decorative. The hex nut was not removed before putting up the globe. The hex nut should be removed. Then put up the globe, secure with the hex nut followed by the bowl cap and finial. The fan looks much better than the rusted-out 30-year-old fan that was up previously. This is the 5th fan I put up in my life and definitely the most difficult. Making adjustments will be a much bigger pain in the neck than the other fans in my house. Your video made a hard job a little easier.

Great video man. The best part that had me lmao is the low key roasting of the son 🤣

Just put up a fan after watching this vid. Made it super easy!

Thank you for the video. I used it as a reference to go along with the manufacturer’s instructions, and everything was a cinch. I was replacing an old fan because the light kit became inoperative. My light kit was originally tied in with a wall switch, and the fan was hot at all times. I basically matched the old wiring to the new one. I had two hot wires (red) tied into the fan hot (black), another single hot wire (orange) tied into the light kit hot (blue) and two neutral wires (white) tied into the fan’s neutral (white). My home was not wired with a ground, so I simply tied off the ground wire to the fan. It works exactly as planned. I leave the chain for the light kit always on, and control the light with a wall switch. The fan is controlled by the chain switch. I had my one son helping me with the job, and just like you, I was busting his balls the entire time. He’s a good kid and very mechanically inclined like his old man. These people giving you crap need to chill out. They obviously don’t have a sense of humor.

MAGNIFICENT, no, PERFECT step by step , easy-to-understand instruction video. I did not refer to the manufacturer's manual one time. My wife and daughter think I'm a genius (at least for the day.). Putting the blades on is an ABSOLUTELY two person endeavor!! Thanks for this terrific video!!

We took a fan back thinking it was defective. Got another one. Same problem. Obviously, it MUST be our fault. Watched your video. Voila! Figured out what we were doing wrong. We weren't attaching wires right. The colors were wrong. Thanks!!!

Of all the videos that I watch this one is the best. I have hung a few in my time but this Hunter that I purchased is giving me the blues. I have the red wire too and was confused on what to do with it. You rock!!!

I really appreciate this video. Great instructions and easy to watch. No annoying music and/or commentary.... Had never put up a ceiling fan. Finished it relatively easy. Looked like a pro did it once I finished. 👍🏾

Thank you! My fan has been installed for about a year, but quit working. I thought it was the remote battery, so I changed that and it still didn't work. Thanks to this video I learned that I simply needed to re-sync the remote.

I seriously love your comments about your son. It reminds me of my dad. 👍🏽👍🏽 old school!

Clint way to go getting your son involved. He did a good job and thanks for putting this out because the directions always suck.cudos man.

Thanks for the tutorial. Im replacing an old lighted ceiling fan and have no prior experience. This should make the install much easier.

Sir I really want to thank you for your video I've had my ceiling fan for 10 years and I feel like an absolute idiot . My fan never really worked right so I just didn't bother with it and all I needed to do was take out the spacers wow I truly thank you

Thank you and your son to made this video, A lots of experiences to learned.

Mine had 10 machine screws to be taken out from the bottom of the motor. If you go by the manual you will mount the fan and then take the screws out upside down from a rotating housing. haha So make sure you take out these ten before you hang. I got 8 out and spent 4 hours trying to get 2 out. You cannot get your drill and drill bit close enough to unscrew. I am going back to Lowes for an extension. The 10 machine screws would have been so much easier to take out on my lap. You have to fit an exact angle with your screwdriver to apply any torque. The screws are not deeply seeded so the notches require a perfect fit. I tried all 20 of my Phillips screwdrivers and even 3 flatheads on those two problem screws, They must have driven those two in with a machine. If the extension does not work I will have to go through hell twice (taking it all apart and starting over)but once I have the motor on my lap I know I will get those two problem screws out.

Thank you so much, that was pretty simple and I was able to do it...... One more thing, don't be so hard on your son, he was doing a great job, mine was playing video games throughout this whole process! ha-ha

Just installed my 1st fan. Thank you. Was super easy.

The glass dome fell down together with the light switch chain thank God the bed prevented it from braking this happened right before bed the next day I needed some guide to put it back together and this was perfect Thank you so much 😊

Great informative, very clear video. Your son did an excellent job. Thanks for putting this together.

Great video... very informative. But please don't bash your son. He is going to be a winner! He did great and should feel so blessed that he had someone who is teaching him how to do this!

You and your kid are amazing. You're like teacher In the high school Shop class. Thank you! God bless you and family 👪 🙏 ❤️

Thanks So Much.... Today 07/26/21... Can't follow instructions that came with the ceiling fan , Your Video worked perfectly......... Stopped and started . after each part. AND IT WORKS... !!!!!! TA. DA...

Great video.... Just one suggestion: Try carefully installing the blades and light fixture before hanging and connecting the power afterwards. (Lay the unit onto its side and hanging off a work table while installing the blades.) Afterwards, hang everything as one unit....

Thank you so much for saving me a lot of time - I knew there was a better way than the instructions and you showed me how!

I used this for my first fan. And used it again for my second fan cause i forgot. Very useful. Many thanks!

Whats up, I thought I was mean to my kids. I feel better about myself now so thumbs up! Brilliant!

Very helpful, thank you. Your son will be fine. Give him the credit he deserves!

Good sensible explanation. We attain our life knowledge from exposure and instruction. We attain our confidence and future attitudes from the instruction. One day we will have more knowledge than our instructor, at which time we may find the return of the original trainer. Good luck.

this is an outdoor fan but it still works, I had gone to Lowes with my parents to help me choose my new ceiling fan for my room. So we went and I saw the ecolake and I really liked it, but my parents said that it was an outdoor and that they did not like it. So I went with the grace bay ceiling fan but it was really worth getting the grace bay cuz it works like a CHAMP

Very informative and wonderful commentary. Laughing and learning at the same time.

Thank you so much for this video! Our wiring is exactly like yours and we were wondering where the red wire went!

This was a big help!! We were having trouble with thre light & the instructions didn't mention the blue wire!! Thank you!!

Saved me an installation fee and helped me grow some hairs on my chest!! 😂 thanks so much

I just wanted to say thank you very much for this video. It helped tremendously! Way better than the instructions. Keep up the good work 😁

Great video! Installed my fan with no hassle. Thank you

Great video! I just installed my 1st ceiling fan and came out great thank you sir.

Good practical video, your son is probably an adult by now. Also, many good tips in the comment section, THANKS.

Great video! , put mine up in half a day

Great tutorial! I just installed my first fan.

This video just made it SO easy to understand how to do this. Thank you for making it and sharing it!

Thank you! We conquered the fan/light installation!

Hi Clint, I found your video while trying to find instructions for adding a wall plug wire to a ceiling fan. I understand that is not what you are doing here, but noticed you offered help. So, here is my dilemma: I rent a room from an elderly woman. In this room when I moved in was a ceiling fan that didnt work. This fan was a regular ceiling fan, that was wired to a cord ( like a lamp) and plugged into wall plug. Her son, who only has one leg, who installed this fan, said he would repair it. So I took it down off ceiling. He opened it up, and wiring was all melted, so they went to Home Depot, and purchased a new Hunter fan. With lights too. They also bought a new cord and plug to put together with new fan. So, the cord they bought has two wires in a decorative goldish plastic coating. No white, black, green wires, Only two wires in there like a regular cord for an old lamp at grandmas house? And the plug, has no ground on it, only two prongs. I think this may have been the problem in the first place with the melted wiring in the first fan?! I am worried her son doesn't know what hes doing, and will ruin another fan, and possibly start a fire in my room!! So do you have any thoughts?? Shouldnt the cord contain a blue, black and green wire?

Thank you for doing this, this was very helpful and I thought your son did great:)

Thumbs up for the tutorial, thumbs down for the emotional scarring. 😂

Thank you so much for video, first DIY for my new house

23:11 “You see, my son is struggling with the simplest of tasks. He’s gonna be a winner.” I’m dying 😂 great vid btw.

Thank you ! Was easy to understand. Thanks for the help. Also thanks camera man.

Thanks this gave me the confidence I needed

Thank you for this helpful video. With your help, I DID MY FIRST ELECTRICAL WORK! YAY! I did try my suggestion, assembling it all before lifting it up. Even with certain difficulties, I suspect that it was easier than the manual or (sorry) this video. My notes: (1) I first took down an older version of the Lansing type. If the set screws are tight, it turns out that they CAN take the weight of the whole thing. EDIT: but like the video says, never rely on them or on the wires holding it up! (2) Regardless of how you put it together, you should consider a magnetized screwdriver. Believe me, it's a pain in the tuchis when you drop a screw into the case -- but at least if you're assembling on the floor, you can shake it and all to get it out again, more easily than if it's hanging. (3) A problem: if you do full pre-assembly, how do you set it down on something? The down rod stuff and the light kit are designed for being hung, not to rest the whole weight of the assembly on it. I put it together on my lap (there's that natural gap, after all), and then set it down carefully in the gaps of the styrofoam in the box, and it didn't break. I think it would be better to set the body upside down on a table or something, attach the fans, attach the light kit (without the glass shades or the bulbs). Then turn it right-side up and carefully rest it on your lap or on the styrofoam (or something thick and soft) to attach the down rod, canopy, and yoke cover. Then hang it. Then wire it, attach the canopy to the bracket. Then attach the glass shades and the light bulbs. (Or instead hang it before attaching the light kit -- that kit may be fragile.) (4) The guy in this video hung it in seconds. It took me about a minute to get the ball into the bracket, and my arms got really tired. I think my problem is that I'm a klutz, and also I didn't plan a good cleared way to get it in. Make sure the ladder is back a bit so you're leaning forward stably. Move all the wires out of the way. Go up a step on the ladder if needed to look at it easier or have less lifting. Lift it with your strong arm and use your other hand to guide it in. (5) The blades did not get in the way of hanging it -- I didn't notice any tilt. They DID get in the way a LITTLE bit while wiring it and attaching the canopy. But it wasn't a problem: I nudged the blades out of the way with my hand or with my head if needed. Since the circuit breaker and power switch are off, that shouldn't be a safety issue. And I could stick my head between the blades, or reach thru, all I needed to.

thanks for posting and narrating, fixn to put one of these up soon, your vid reminded me I should include my teen son in the process too =)

Thank you so very much! Very helpful!

Great instructions, very easy to follow. Thank you.

You put together a great video. Thanks man.

Gracias mi bro, saludos desde Chihuahua, México

Thanks for the clarification!!

mmmmmm, very nice video. I am thinking to replace mine too.

Awesome video. Thank you both!

Thx for this tutorial. I was able to do 4 ceiling fans in my house.

Thank you and your son. Saved me from going into Hulk Smash mode.

Thank you for taking your time to give to us.

Hi! This video has been a life saver, thank you! Are you able to make a video showing the installment of a bathroom vanity light fixture? Thank you!! 😁

"His gona be a winner " lol

Good video thanks!

Thank you for this video, I was able to install my fan pretty easy, thanks to you and your son... 👍🏻

just need to mention that there is a reversible switch for the fan rotation

So for people like me that don’t understand I think it would be beneficial to be slow and SHOW the cords as you put them together rather than just tell us how it’s done. I still do t understand but I’m a visual learner and I can’t do just verbal and watching your hands move cords around that I can’t really see. Only part that confused me still get a thumbs up

Very good👍 excellent thank u for your time showing this

Thank you your video help a lot for a first timer.. lol

Thank you for the video.

Excellent video. Great work kid!

nice job. very helpful.

Great video be more supportive towards him when you talk to people. It'll make you look and feel better. I'm an asshole but I don't run my family into the dirt. They are all you got at the end of the day.

Well done, and great assistant!

Thanks for the video...and your son was a great help. 😌👍🏾

Installed this fan before I saw this video. Saying the blade mounting procedure "sucks" is a gross understatement. Have put up many such fans over the years and never had such a difficult time with the fan blade attachment. Lousy design. Plan to take the other two I purchased back to Lowes.

Thank you! Much appreciated!

Clint, this was a great video, we bought 3 fans, all 3 Lansings, 2 brown and 1 chrome. We put the chrome on up first, and absolutely no wobble when the fan is going. But the second one, we have some wobble when the fan is on all speeds. We put it together just like the first one and so we are wondering what we might have done wrong, or could do to correct it, before we install the 3rd one. Thank you!

thanks, got a ceiling fan into my room

Thanks good video.

Good job.

Holy, over critical dad, Batman. You likely make your son nuts. Be thankful he has some mechanical abilities. Other than that, good video.

Thank u!

"See my son, struggling with the simplest of task.. he's gonna be a winner" LMAO!!!!

Thank you!

Thank you for this.

Great video......... Super helpful... THANK YOU..!!

Great tutorial

Thanks for posting! This really helped. Dumb question - how do you prevent the Dow rod from wobbling through the canopy once everything is installed? It’s secure everywhere, but it’s not secured through the opening or the canopy. Maybe it’s just supposed to be this way?

See my son struggling with the most simplist of tasks 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks!!!