How to Install a Hampton Bay Fan
Hampton ceiling fans are designed to circulate air throughout a room. This type of fan has a “quick connect” option that makes them easier to install than other types of ceiling fans. This will allow you to use an existing light fixture in your ceiling for the fan. You can install a Hampton Bay fan by first determining where the fan should be located on the ceiling. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Ladder
- Screwdriver
- Electrical fan box
- Anti-short bushings
- Screws
- Power drill
- Wire covers
Instructions
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Shut off the power to the room where you will be installing the fan by turning off the breaker at the circuit panel.
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Climb up the ladder and remove the existing light fixture from the ceiling. Pull the light fixture out to expose the electrical wires.
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Unscrew the wire covers for each wire and then separate the connected wires. Remove the ground screw from the bracket with the screwdriver and then set the old light fixture aside.
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Find and remove the screws that are used to secure the old electrical box with the screwdriver. Pull the electrical box down from the ceiling and then remove the screws that hold the cable clamp in place.
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Attach the plastic anti-short bushing (included with the fan) around the electrical wire. This will prevent the wires from getting cut by any sharp edges.
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Insert the electrical cable through the fan box. Insert the fan box into the hole in the ceiling and attach it with screws using the power drill.
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Connect the electrical wires together. Twist together the black wires and then insert a wire cover over the wires. Twist together the white wires and cover them with a wire cover. Attach the ground wire to the ground screw on the fan box.
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Push the canopy of the fan up to the ceiling and attach it with screws to the fan box using the screwdriver. Attach the blades to the fan to complete the installation.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not touch any exposed electrical wires unless the power has been turned off.
References
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- Photo Credit Ceiling Fan image by AJ Sellas from Fotolia.com
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Comments
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your hampton bay owners manual is a nothing but trash it gives no information on parts and where they go for instance a black rubber gasket with 3 holes one size and 3 holes a different size there is no information what it is for or where it goes the page whre the contents of your fan are has NO PITCURE or DISCRIPTION of any kind for this rubber gasket.
