Thank you Teach2build for your excellent video on how to replace a fan. I am a 64 year old female who never in her life replaced or installed a fan before. But when our old ceiling fan died of old age and found out what electricians wanted to install a new one I finally decided to do it myself with a little encouragement and help from my family and your RU-vid video. Yeah it took me longer to put it up then what the average person could do it in (but then again I've never been average) but I did it with the help from family members. I did however make it clear to them when finished to please NOT ask me to install any fans for quite some time. At least until the muscles in my arms, shoulders and legs are no longer sore.
Thanks!!! Watched this video, went to Home Depot, bought a ceiling light to replace my fan. Did it all myself thanks to you and another separate video from another person who taught how to install ceiling lights!
Thank you! You are more helpful than the instructions that came with our ceiling fan. My husband is not handy but with your help we successfully replaced our ceiling fan.
Hey Mr. Eric Steward, Fantastic video. Close-up!! No assumptions!! No taking > the viewer for granted!! Excellent lighting!! Mr. Steward, I enjoyed the manner in which you go into details and the intricacy of your 'show & tell'. This truly is an excellent video for demonstrating/showing the replacement of a ceiling fan. Thank you. Howard
After watching this video I was able to confidently replace 2 ceiling fans in my house - thank you for providing such clear, step by step instructions!
@Reptile if there's no ground from the house, your fan will just have to rely on the neutral part of the circuit. Not ideal, but it happens in older houses sometimes. Best of luck!
Have not replaced one before. The one I had to do was about 18' high and needed a 24' extension ladder to reach. This was invaluable! I knew what had to be done and wasn't messing around while at the apex of a 2 story sloped ceiling. Thank you very much for the clear, concise directions!
Ima a DIYer and am updating a ceiling fan for the first time & it only had green, white and black wires. The new ceiling fan had a blue wire that I wasnt sure how to go about it. This video lead me in the right direction! I can't thank you enough!
Thanks very much for this video. I will be replacing an older fan in a few weeks and it will be my first attempt at something like that. Your video was very thorough. And answered a lot of my questions. I hope my install will be as easy as this one seemed to be!
Thank you!! I feel at peace watching you teach us DIY. I loved that you said to us, not to be scared... I am closing on a house later in the year and there are somethings I will need to replace, paint or fix.. Just the calm way you explain and go into detail makes me feel better..
Very informative video.....Your very articulate and know how to shoot an instructional video. I was able to follow along and you spent a measurable amount of time on the real challenge 'the wiring'. You given me confidence and I'm ready to go out and purchase my two replacement fans. Well done.
More than 6 years old, but this video holds up well! A few years ago I believe I paid $99 EACH for installation, in 3 room. So even if it takes 1 hour per fan, this could Save $300 for 3 hours of work. Not too shabby.
Impressive installation of a ceiling fan! I wanted to install one myself but I have to wait once I get all the tools for the job but none of the less, great, excellent installation :D
Thanks for the video! I’ve installed like 5 or 6 fans and it takes me forever to assemble them so I wanted to see how other people do it and you do it the same way as me except I struggle much more than you installing the blades overhead 😂 and nice drywall “mounting screws”! 😎
I have to do this for the ceiling fan in my bedroom. Ugh. :( But, thank you for the tutorial! I'm sure I'll do a great job because of it. I'll watch it again when I get the new fan and follow it step-by-step. 👍
EricaYE6 it’s really not that bad , I recommend you take a picture of all of the wires so when you install the new one you match them up correctly . Also wrap all of the wires with electrical tape afterwards
Why did I laugh when you said "that could turn into a frustrating circumstance"....this is an awesome video though lol. I've been researching these minor maintenance and DIY videos in preparation for a job I might get.....This one definitely helped.
Thank you so much I am disabled as is my mom and brother and our cieling fan fell today, so pretty much worst case scenario lmao! It took me 45 minutes of scrubbing through so many other videos to find yours because all the others were for different fan types or newer fans etc Thank god for yours because now at least we dont have to try and hold the fan up till the electrician can get here!! Thank you so much!
Hello! If there's a ground going into your ceiling box, to a screw, tie into that. If not, you may not be able to ground the fan. The fan should still operate properly, it's just less protection against shorts and such. Best of luck!
Appreciate the video! Very straightforward and helpful! Quick question, @Teach2Build why are there 4 screws to hold the top cover/shroud in place? This seems overkill. Couldn't you just get away the 2 initial fasteners that hold the cover/shroud in place? Not a huge deal, but seems excessive to me.
Two would probably hold it, but I'm a fan (excuse the pun) of doing exactly what the manufacturer had in mind. Plus, you'd end up with two empty screw holes. Different manufacturers secure the canopy in different ways, though, so each can be different.
@@Teach2Build That makes sense thank you!! Actually, I was going to investigate to quite large wobble in my ceiling fan. When I took the cover/shroud off the fan/light just fell into my hands and almost dropped to the floor. I guess the installer didn't even use the ball/piece that actually sits in the ceiling bracket. This can't be correctly installed right??? That means the fan is only secured by the 4 screws holding the cover/shroud in place. In that case, thank god there were 4 screws....this is in my babies room. Yikes!
Thanks for watching. Occasionally, a screw gets started in it's hole a little misaligned in its grooves and can end up getting tight before it's reached the item it's to hold. I'm sure yours will thread in just fine. Best of luck with your project!
What I needed to hear- to: "NOT be scared!" I used to leave it to my ex- to do all the "man stuff". I can't afford to pay a guy $150.00 - $200.00 The going rate in CA, to update my fan- light. Now that we know how easy this mysterious job is, this video makes the "handyman" look like a total scammer! If only we all knew to "not be scared" of doing this ourselves!
Question, I saw the two green ground wires being connected for the bracket and motor. But I didn't see if they were connected to the copper ground wire coming from the house. Is that absolutely needed?
There's no such thing as a stupid question, and yours is reasonable. Some fan/light designs might allow that, but most require installing the blades and then installing the light fixture. Fully assembling everything, blades and all, would make getting it up to the ceiling, wiring it up and all, very challenging. Best of luck with your project!
Hello, Ive lost the screws for the mounting bracket, any recommendations as to whqt screws I should use as replacement? Do they nees to be self locking. Thanks
Hello! The original screws were most likely 8-32 and 1/2 an inch long. A couple 8-32 split lock washers wouldn't be a bad idea. Best of luck with your project!
That was a "TV set". Right next to the ceiling fan was a shower head + water controls. Anyway, the old ceiling fan came out just "a little too convenient", he got it down literally in seconds. If your are actually replacing an old fan, the whole mounting system is likely to be different + would take way longer, + putting in the new mount even longer.
Hey Mr. No! Thanks for watching. While there is a chance that the mounting hardware will be a little different, and it might take you a little longer if it is, going into it with a negative attitude never helps. As in all of life, stay positive, and take your time. And, yes, it's a stage. I built it by hand. It's professionally lit and filmed, and edited for clarity and brevity. All in an effort to equip everyday people to tackle diy tasks as smoothly as possible. If it makes you feel better, I've changed hundreds of ceiling fans. It's not my first rodeo. Best of luck with your projects.
Is that white "ball" that sits down into the bracket supposed to be tightened down somehow? Logic would say it is not supposed to wobble freely. But how do you tighten it down? Or is it just supposed to sit there and wobble?
It does just hang. Gravity will keep it in place. It should have a slot on the ball and a little prong on the mount that line up and keep it from spinning, but nothing else.
Yes. That will allow you to control the light and fan with the pull chains. Put the fan and light settings where you want, and use the wall switch to power the whole thing.
Okay the 1st part is where I’m having trouble with, as I can’t get the screws to loosen not with my screwdriver, putting wd40 on it or trying to loosen with needle nosed pliers. Any other suggestions beside ripping it out of the ceiling?
Sounds frustrating, Mr. Curry. If you're trying to turn them counterclockwise and they won't loosen, you're probably in for a challenging project. Wish I could help more, but there's so many variations of boxes, screws, wiring situations, etc, that's its pretty tough to determine how you should move forward. Can you get the jaws of a set of locking pliers on the screw heads?
I only have 3 wires on the replacement fan.... black blue white... not seeing a green ground...I seen a screw of too side I could maybe hook a wire for the ground... the wires in ceiling are black white and copper... im totally confused
You'll hook the black and black/blue wires of the fan to the black wire from the house, the white to the white, and the copper from the house to a screw in the mount (usually). Hope this helps!
I assume the fan controller for the old fan will work with the new one. Is that correct? The one I will replace does not have a light. It is just the fan.
Someone install a ceiling fan in the front room of my mobile home. My question is , is it ok to put black electrical tape on the end of the wires then the orange or yellow screw cap on. Is it safe to do . Or could it start a fire . Please I need to know immediately . Thank you Eve very concerned.
Without having a separate switch and wire ran for each, you can use a universal fan remote kit. It includes a unit that wires in above the bonnet/trim and a wireless remote that you hold in your hand. Best of luck on your project!
The copper wire is the ground. It attaches to any green wire (sometimes colored green with a yellow stripe). Colors vary so check your fan's instructions.
classic car lover 1959 , you shouldn't have to much trouble at all finding a replacement mount. There are only a couple different kinds and the big box stores carry them in stock. Take in a picture of the fan and they should be able to get you going. Best of luck!
I like how all of these videos assume you have color coded wiring in your house but my house is 65 years old and all of the house wiring is the same color
I have same problem in my house two black wires. I connected a white wire and a black wire to existing wires. I got it to work in one room but second room not sure if capicator is bad.
It would have been easier if you put the canopy (this guy calls it the “beauty cap”) over the motor before installing the downrod. That way you won’t have to remove the ball from the top of the downrod.
I like it the way he done it but but but I didn’t like the ceiling hold, whoever was it he must put metal holder it more strong and secure. Plastic is good for light but not for 10-20 lbs fans. Anyways all the best.
Thanks for watching. I also prefer the fully metal fan mounting boxes, even though the box used in the video meets local code. Good luck with you projects!
