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Ceiling Fans drewkang 06-04-2006
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Posted by on June 4, 2006, 12:42 am
Hi, looking for some advice here. I would like to replace my ceiling
light fixture with a ceiling fan w/light. Is there anything I should
be aware of as far as power is concerned? Will I need to upgrade my
electrical since I'm replacing lights with two motors? I don't want to
keep resetting my circuit breakers. I don't know much about electrical
systems so any advice would be helpful. I think the fans would both be
on a 20 amp circuit. Thanks.


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Posted by RBM on June 4, 2006, 7:02 am
Couple of issues in doing this. Currently, there is only one wire from your
switch feeding the ceiling box, so unless you get a fan with electronic
controls,or remote controls, you'll have to use the wall switch and pull
chains to control fan and lights separately. The ceiling box is not made for
fan support, so it'll have to be replaced with one that is. I'd also
recommend any fan brand but "Hunter" as they tend to be real heavy, and many
need additional support. The existing power to the box should be sufficient.



> Hi, looking for some advice here. I would like to replace my ceiling
> light fixture with a ceiling fan w/light. Is there anything I should
> be aware of as far as power is concerned? Will I need to upgrade my
> electrical since I'm replacing lights with two motors? I don't want to
> keep resetting my circuit breakers. I don't know much about electrical
> systems so any advice would be helpful. I think the fans would both be
> on a 20 amp circuit. Thanks.
>



Posted by SQLit on June 4, 2006, 1:01 pm

> Hi, looking for some advice here. I would like to replace my ceiling
> light fixture with a ceiling fan w/light. Is there anything I should
> be aware of as far as power is concerned? Will I need to upgrade my
> electrical since I'm replacing lights with two motors? I don't want to
> keep resetting my circuit breakers. I don't know much about electrical
> systems so any advice would be helpful. I think the fans would both be
> on a 20 amp circuit. Thanks.


Lighting circuits can be 15 amp. Where I live they are 15 amp almost
exclusively.

I have never seen a ceiling fan with 2 motors. Or do you mean 2 fans with
one motor each?
Unless your using something out of the ordinary the motors should pose no
problem.

HOWEVER, the support of the fan might be a issue. There are special fan
boxes, with 10-24 screws that are attached to the structure. Hanging a fan
from a regular box is just asking for trouble. Home stores have several
kinds available.

Check to see how the boxes are supported, before you buy anything.



Posted by on June 5, 2006, 1:05 am
thanks everyone for their replies. I think I got the answer I was
looking for. Basically I will not have to worry about tripping my
circuit breaker. I will most likely use some kind of fan brace that
they sell at home depot.


SQLit wrote:
> > Hi, looking for some advice here. I would like to replace my ceiling
> > light fixture with a ceiling fan w/light. Is there anything I should
> > be aware of as far as power is concerned? Will I need to upgrade my
> > electrical since I'm replacing lights with two motors? I don't want to
> > keep resetting my circuit breakers. I don't know much about electrical
> > systems so any advice would be helpful. I think the fans would both be
> > on a 20 amp circuit. Thanks.
>
>
> Lighting circuits can be 15 amp. Where I live they are 15 amp almost
> exclusively.
>
> I have never seen a ceiling fan with 2 motors. Or do you mean 2 fans with
> one motor each?
> Unless your using something out of the ordinary the motors should pose no
> problem.
>
> HOWEVER, the support of the fan might be a issue. There are special fan
> boxes, with 10-24 screws that are attached to the structure. Hanging a fan
> from a regular box is just asking for trouble. Home stores have several
> kinds available.
>
> Check to see how the boxes are supported, before you buy anything.


Posted by on June 5, 2006, 9:29 am

drewkang@gmail.com wrote:
> thanks everyone for their replies. I think I got the answer I was
> looking for. Basically I will not have to worry about tripping my
> circuit breaker. I will most likely use some kind of fan brace that
> they sell at home depot.
>


The advice about there only being a single circuit going to the light
is a good one. One solution would be to use the wireless remotes
that are available. You could remove/bypass the existing switch, then
use the remote to control the fan/lights. If you want the lights to
still be controlled by the wall switch, then things get more
complicated. You'd have to get a new hot wire run to the fans. If
there is attic above, that could be fairly easy. If not, it's a real
pain. You could then use a wireless for the fan and the wall switch
for the lights.


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