Install Mainstays Ceiling Fan 42” with Light 

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why didn't you use a supporting brace? from what I understand if you are replacing a regular light with a ceiling fan light you need a special ceiling fan supporting box? Thank you

@@chriB265 the support brace/box was in the ceiling already. If you just have drywall, then yes you’ll need to install a support brace too.

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@@savemoneydiy1462 Hi Mike, I can't believe this was two years ago. Crazy. Anyhow, I have a question, hopefully you see this. The fan in my daughter's room seems to be slowing down. I just walked in there a minute ago and although it was set to high it seemed as if it was moving at the lowest or close to it. Any idea why it would do that? Could it be a loose wire or maybe just the fan itself. I'm not sure where to start and the thought of taking it all apart is 😫😫😫 Lol

What kind of wall switch are you using…just on/off or does it have multiple fan speeds on your wall switch? We have multiple speeds on our switch, and once it looked like our fan was slower even on the high setting. Turned out it was because the pull chain for the fan had to be kept on high speed position, but it had been pulled and was on lower speed. If that’s the case -Turn wall switch to high -Reset the chain to off, then pull once more to be in high speed position If not that, it may be the fan motor getting weaker. Could it be wiring? Maybe but I kind of doubt it. Wiring tends to be either totally working or not at all. I hope this helps!

@@savemoneydiy1462 Ugh, completely forgot I turned off my notifications for RU-vid so I missed this earlier. Sorry. It's just a regular on/off switch. After a little research I thought maybe it was the bearings, although I never in my life remember having to lubricate a ceiling fan. But, who knows, so I tried that with a TINY bit of motor oil. 😬 But, although the fan seemed to turn smoother after a while of being on high it just completely stopped. I left it off most of the day. I do think the motor definitely has an issue b/c I'm pretty sure I did the wiring good. Thank you for the response, appreciate you!

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@@wesleysceilingfanjoint5255 i know the motor fried but it was fine running all day i dont know how it happend

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Thanks John! How big is the room you have this fan in? We have it in 3 small rooms, each about 10x10 feet and we are very happy with it. Tried it in a large room 20x15 feet and just like you say it’s too weak for that. Switched that room to a 5-blade 52” fan and that was much better.

@@savemoneydiy1462 The room I installed it in is about 12x12. In contrast the larger ceiling fans in my masterbed and living room do a great job cooling a bigger space.

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If your circuit breaker panel has breakers labeled for what area of the house they control, that really helps. Also test switches and outlets in the room after the breaker is off to verify there is no power to the room. Otherwise, you can turn all breakers off and that way you will be sure you’re safe. Good luck and stay cool!

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Hi we have both in our house and are happy with both. The 42" Walmart Mainstays we have in three rooms that are about 10x11 feet each. It's good for this size of room. The 52" Armitage is in a room that is about 15x18 feet. We first had the 42" Mainstays in this room, but it didn't blow the air around enough so we traded for the larger 52" Armitage.

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Unfortunately I am not familiar with how or if that could be done. Keep the question here, though, someone else may find it and have an answer.

Yes good question. Keep in mind the weight of your ceiling fan. The one in this video is pretty light weight, definitely under 50 lbs. Here are some pages that might help: diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21082/how-to-tell-if-a-ceiling-junction-box-is-braced-to-hold-the-weight-of-a-ceiling www.houzz.com/discussions/2970384/does-this-look-like-a-ceiling-fan-rated-electrical-box

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The bracket needs something sturdy to attach to. Attaching just to a drywall ceiling is a definite no-go. Need a joist or something sturdy. But the junction box is also important for electrical reasons. It helps protect against fire risk in case your wiring ever comes loose. Check this out on junction boxes: diy.stackexchange.com/questions/82173/mount-ceiling-fan-without-electrical-box

For anyone with a similar question, see if this helps: diy.stackexchange.com/questions/29459/what-do-i-do-if-there-are-only-two-wires-coming-from-my-ceiling-electrical-box

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A multimeter may help figure out what these wires do. Here’s what I would try, though as soon as I got uncomfortable with it I would call for an electrician, so proceed with caution and at your own risk. Also risk of shorting out the fan and breaking it if wires are connected wrong, so again proceed at your own risk. With power on to the room (careful!) you can test each wire. (Remember to turn the breaker off again before connecting wires later.) In general, you want to find the wires that are always hot - my guess it is the black one and one of the white ones, but could be wrong. If black is always hot, connect that to fan’s black wire. If one white is always hot, connect fan’s white to that one. If one white is hot only when wall switch is on, connect fan’s blue and red wires to that one. If a wire from the ceiling is never hot that is likely your ground. If no ground, take a look at these, and you may find other helpful info too. Good luck and be safe. diy.stackexchange.com/questions/29459/what-do-i-do-if-there-are-only-two-wires-coming-from-my-ceiling-electrical-box www.google.com/amp/s/answers.yahoo.com/amp/qna/20100406090119AAldgnb

You’re welcome I hope it helped. For your black and blue wiring question, watch starting at 2:35 to see how to do that. Exact wiring configuration depends on the available wires from the house and what kind of wall switch you will use. For no ground wire from the house, here is some info that may help: diy.stackexchange.com/questions/29459/what-do-i-do-if-there-are-only-two-wires-coming-from-my-ceiling-electrical-box

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Wiring for the house can be different, especially if the home is older. Wiring for the fan could be different, just have to check the specific fan you are working with.

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Good question. The power only needs to be off in the room where you’re working. There should be one circuit breaker that will shut off everything in that room. Here’s a test you can do: After you turn off the breaker, try to turn something on in the room...if nothing turns on then the correct breaker should be off.

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Or you can if you DON'T want to power down the house you can turn the switch off but make sure nobody goes in the room that your are at and TURNS it on, I have put up 2 fans using this method I am getting ready to put one up in the kitchen and the room has two switches that controls light fixture I have the switch turned off at both so I know that it's off But one turns on then other switch turned off so I am playing it safe I might have to power off the main breaker if one of the switch turned on by mistake

If it’s just a short screw but everything else is good and a typical set up, then I would walk into the hardware store with the original screw in hand, and find a match but in a longer length. Let us know if you find out anything different or better solution?

Not if your wire colors are the same as in the video. White goes to white. Some houses have older wires and/or different colors. You can browse comments for some external references on that.

One pull chain is for the fan, the other is for the light. If your fan is on low speed, pull the fan chain and it should slow down until it stops. Pull again for high speed. Again for medium. Again for back to low. If that doesn’t work, do you have a dimmer switch? If so, turn it all the way up then try the chain again. If still no, you may have a problem with the fan.

That’s a hassle. Glad it worked out though. Yes mine had the screws included.

The way you describe it pulling the chains for either light or fan is how I would expect it to work with a single wall switch, sounds like it’s working as intended. Wondering how your other rooms are wired...does the fan turn on without the wall switch turned on? It has to draw power from somewhere, maybe it’s wired to a second switch that’s on or some kind of active connection always on without a switch? But the red wire in ceiling box is for the ceiling fan’s light, which you use if the light and fan will be controlled separately (like a combo switch). I didn’t put pics of switches in this video, but there are in my other video, start at 3:19 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yq5lPkVtzDQ.html Sorry don’t have a complete answer for you but hope it all works out. Let us know if you figure something out. Thanks!

@@savemoneydiy1462 Thank you for the reply. Yes in 3 rooms fan operate whether wall switch is on or off. Difference is the fan I can't control is in Florida room which was an addition to the house some years ago. Well it's not a critical issue, So I'll leave it as is. Just though there might be a simple solution. Once again Thank You :)

Huh not sure. Sounds like your room and other side of basement are on different breakers, but might as well check the breakers for any that tripped. Did you shut off the breaker before installing the fan? Just wondering if maybe the breaker next to it is the one for the other side of the basement, and accidentally that breaker was shut off while you were doing things?

Hello take a look at this it covers some options for when you don't have a ground wire from the house: diy.stackexchange.com/questions/29459/what-do-i-do-if-there-are-only-two-wires-coming-from-my-ceiling-electrical-box

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It's been 7 months, did you figure it out ?

See if anything here helps: diy.stackexchange.com/questions/29459/what-do-i-do-if-there-are-only-two-wires-coming-from-my-ceiling-electrical-box