Installing Ceiling Fans

dave@ask-the-electrician (Dave Rongey) — Sun, 01 May 2011 05:30:47 -08:00

Installing Ceiling Fans The Right Way

Why a Ceiling Fan Remote Module May Be Going Bad

dave@ask-the-electrician (Dave Rongey) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:10:23 -08:00

Mike, from Parsippany, New Jersey asks: I installed a new Hampton Bay ceiling fan and a new remote control. The fan and remote worked fine for 2/3 weeks and all of a sudden it stopped working. I changed the remote module and it worked for a second and again same problem. The fan works fine if I remove the remote receiver. Why is the remote receiver going bad? Is there any problem in wiring? Thanks

My Ceiling Fan Light Pull Chain is Shocking Me

dave@ask-the-electrician (Dave Rongey) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:35:45 -08:00

Millie, from Bartlesville,OK asks: My ceiling fan light chain just started having electrical current coming thru it when I touch it. The fan chain doesn't do it just the light. When I turn off the wall switch it doesn't shock me or if I turn the light off and turn the wall switch on there is no shock. What do I need to do to fix this?

Replacing a Light Fixture with a Ceiling Fan

dave@ask-the-electrician (Dave Rongey) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:54:10 -08:00

Doug, from Moorestown, New Jersey asks: I am installing a ceiling fan. My main light switch panel has four light switches in it with one being a light/dimmer switch that controls the main light where the ceiling fan w/light will go. I want to swap the light/dimmer switch with one of the other plain light switches so I can control reset lighting in the room with the light/dimmer switch. There is #14-3 wires to the light/dimmer switch and #14-2 wires to the regular switch. How do I make this switch or can this be done?

Will a Ceiling Fan Require a New Circuit?

dave@ask-the-electrician (Dave Rongey) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:18:24 -08:00

James, from Memphis, Tennessee asks: I have an old house and the electricity has been upgraded from fuses to breakers. I need to ad some electrical to the main bathroom. I want to ad a small ceiling fan and an exhaust fan as well as one more outlet. I think I should run a new line from the electrical box. Is this true, and what size wire should I run and what size breaker should I use? Thanks.