Jessica
Installing a ceiling fan is a simple and healthy way to stay cool in the summer. It provides air circulation and helps lower the temperature by 15-20 degrees. Install a ceiling fan in the living room can be a good idea.
If you are planning to install your first ceiling fan, follow these steps:
1) Turn off electricity to the room you’re working in and make sure there is no power coming through any outlets or lights. Use a tester or a circuit breaker switch to turn off electricity.
2) Find the center of your ceiling (usually right above where you plan the fan). If you can’t find it, use an electrician’s ladder or climb up on something tall so that you can see all around.
3) Hold the ceiling fan down rod at a 90-degree angle to the ceiling, and mark a line where the top of the rod hits. Repeat on all four walls.
4) Remove the old ceiling fan and bulb then check whether they are compatible with your new fan. Make sure that they are not too big or heavy for your new fan and that there is room for them to fit into your new fan’s mounting brackets. If there is not enough room, you may need to remove drywall around the brackets so that they will fit in.
5) Find a stud with a stud finder or by tapping on it with something hard (like a hammer). Mark the stud placement on the ceiling.
6) Place your new ceiling fan on the new mounting brackets, then decide where the bracket should be. Use a level and a pencil or mark it with some screws to make sure it is level.
7) Put up a drop cloth and hold onto something stable so that you will not knock down your newly installed fan. Use a drill and screws to attach the wall plate to your fan’s mounting brackets.
