How to Install a Flushmount Ceiling Fan Mount Prospect IL

Flushmount, or hugger fans, are common in homes or businesses with ceilings of eight feet in depth or lower. Here is how to install one.

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Steps

  1. Place the mounting bracket onto the ceiling box. Secure it with the included screws and washers.
  2. Place the fan motor assembly onto the mounting bracket and wire it up to the corresponding wires from the ceiling. Secure them together with the included screws.
  3. Place the motor housing cover up over the fan motor assembly. Secure it with the included screws.
  4. From the ground, select the side of fan blades you'd like to show, and secure each one to the fan blade brackets with the included grommets, screws, and washers.
  5. Secure each blade bracket to the fan motor assembly with the included screws.
  6. If not using the included light kit, or if it didn't include one, wire the fan wires to the other fan wires and secure them with the wire nuts.
  7. If not using the included light kit, or if it didn't include one, place the rubber small cover into the hole in the light delete cap. Secure the light delete cap to the fan with the included screws.
  8. If using the included light kit, or if you bought one, wire the light kit wires to the fan wires and secure them with wire nuts.
  9. If using the included light kit, or if you bought one, secure the light kit to the fan with the included screws. Insert the light bulbs.
  10. If using the included light kit, or if you bought one, secure the glass light shade, or shades, to the fan with the included thumbscrews.
  11. Place the pull chain pendants onto the fan by snapping them into the pull chains.

Tips

  • Always turn the electricity off before working on this project, or just any electrical project.
  • If you feel you cannot follow these directions, consult a qualified electrician.

Things You'll Need

  • Flushmount Ceiling Fan ($20-$50)
  • Light Kit, Optional (Included/$8-$15)
  • Pull Chaim Pendants, Optional (Included/$1-$3)
  • Light Delete Cap (Required If Not Using Light Kit)
  • Light Bulbs (About $6)

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