Post by Max C. on Sept 10, 2014 15:23:21 GMT -5
As most of you probably know, I use a testing mount (two tripods and a board of wood) to test my fans. I've been using this system since 2010 and it's been working great up last year when it started to get increasingly wobbly and unstable. At this point, the idea of testing fans on the ceiling was starting to seem like a pretty good one, but I put it off because the testing mount was still fairly intact at that point. Then recently, after taking down a fan down for testing, I noticed that one of the tripods was broken at the top, therefore leading me to retire the testing mount for good.
I went to Home Depot and got some Romex, a fan rated electrical box, some cable staples, loomex connectors, a utility box, a switch and a switch plate. Now there is attic access in the garage, but just in case I decided to use a stud finder. Here is what you'd see if you looked up into the attic:
So basically the idea is to install the electrical box on the ceiling (the box will be surface-mounted with the ceiling and screwed up through the sheetrock).
Installing the boxes:
Wiring the plug:
Wiring the switch:
The first fan I ever tested on the new setup - this 52" Canarm hugger:
An overview of the whole setup:
I went to Home Depot and got some Romex, a fan rated electrical box, some cable staples, loomex connectors, a utility box, a switch and a switch plate. Now there is attic access in the garage, but just in case I decided to use a stud finder. Here is what you'd see if you looked up into the attic:
So basically the idea is to install the electrical box on the ceiling (the box will be surface-mounted with the ceiling and screwed up through the sheetrock).
Installing the boxes:
Wiring the plug:
Wiring the switch:
The first fan I ever tested on the new setup - this 52" Canarm hugger:
An overview of the whole setup:
