Installing Light Kit On Ceiling Fan

If you re installing a new electrical box fasten it to a ceiling joist or a 2 by 4 wood brace between two ceiling joists.

Installing light kit on ceiling fan.

If it does get a ceiling fan light kit from a home improvement store and connect the wires on the light to the wires on the fan using wire nuts. Make sure it s acceptable for ceiling fan installation and will support the weight of the fan. Install dummy terminal to end of each of the two wires in the switch housing. If your fan includes a light kit or if the installation site has separate wiring for a light switch you ll have.

Once you ve connected the wires just screw the lighting assembly onto the ceiling fan and install a light bulb and glass shade over it. Step by step instructions for assembling and installing a ceiling fan with light kit. You may wonder what in the world to do. Disconnect the blue wire and the white wire connecting the light kit and the switch housing.

After 30 minutes of teetering on a high ceiling to add a light kit that would not light i pulled the fan s ceiling cap and found that the idiots who installed the fan didn t take the extra what three seconds to connect the blue light s hot wire to the black incoming line. Tuck the remaining wires into the switch housing. Installing a ceiling fan with a light kit can become confusing. Disassemble the light kit from the ceiling fan by removing the two light kit screws.

With only three wires inside your junction box and four wires connected to the ceiling fan.