Re: Installing ceiling fan from an angled ceiling
- From: "John Grabowski" <jgrabows1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 07:55:02 -0400
The correct method of relocating your fan location would be to use the
existing electrical box as a junction box. Run a 14/3 romex cable to your
new location and install a box to contain the extended conductors and
support your ceiling fan. For mounting directly onto a beam you would use a
fan rated pancake box which is available at Home Depot. If you don't use a
box, the spliced wires will be exposed to bare wood. If there was ever some
arcing or overheating of those splices, the wood could burn. The 14/3 romex
cable should enter the pancake box using a romex cable connector that is
fastened into one of the knockouts in the back of the box. You may need to
drill an 1 -1/4" hole to allow the connector to be recessed into the beam.
Get a white round blank canopy cover to cover up the existing electrical box
which is now being used as a junction box. Home Depot has them, but the
employees may not know what they are. There are two different screw
spacings for these. Make sure that you get the one with the correct spacing
for your box.
Hopefully your angle kit came with some long screws to mount to the fan
rated pancake box.
You attach your bare ground wire to the fan rated pancake box using a 10/32
green screw and leave a tail extended to connect to the green ground wires
of the fan using a twist on wire connector.
The fan normally has three wires coming out of it in addition to the green
ground wires. The white is common, the black is for the fan, and the blue
or other color is for the light kit. Twist clockwise the wires to be
connected tightly using pliers to ensure a good connection and use wire
connectors.
John Grabowski
http://www.mrelectrician.tv
"Adam Preble" <rockobonaparte@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3rOSe.227456$gL1.211972@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'm trying to install a ceiling fan in my bedroom. It's on the top
> floor of the house, and the ceiling angles up along the center of the
> room. A light fixture was placed on one side, and I'm running wires
> from that a foot over to a ceiling beam.
>
> The problem is getting the angle correct. My fan can only handle a 12
> degree angle at most, so I got a Hunter angle mount kit. I'm filling
> the directions for "angle ceiling mounting," and it mentions a "wiring
> box." It specifically doesn't mention it's not supplied--some of the
> other steps show things it clearly labels as not supplied. I can't see
> clearly how that is wired up. If anybody has done this before, do you
> have any ideas?
>
> Can I proceed without it? It looks like the main thing is getting in
> the hanger bracker, inserting the pin with the 36" extender rod I have,
> and then pinning it in place. It also looks like I'm supposed to ground
> the rod, but it doesn't mention it other than having a squiggly line.
.
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