How To Replace A Ceiling Fan with a Light - Step by Step

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[@ashedawilliams8356]

You are amazing! I am trying to tackle a couple of these home improvements this weekend and your videos have given me the confidence that I needed to get it done! Thank you!

[@diydaveman]

The toughest part of this project is changing out the fan wall switch with a light only switch. You should show this process also. Thanks

[@jamilajefferson1100]

Yeah can we see that part please????

[@williamjenks6866]

I didnt do that and now my wiring is boned sideways

[@williamjenks6866]

I didnt do that and now my wiring is boned sideways

[@williamjenks6866]

I didnt do that and now my wiring is boned sideways My fault

[@CeilingFanVideosOnYT]

Just don't downgrade fan to a plain light fixture, problem solved. Unless you're moving out and don't want to leave the fan behind.

[@boyerstudios]

Thank you. This helped me out big time with the Red, black and white wires. I had two switches

[@BlackGirlsYouTubeToo]

You made that so quick and painless. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Thank you for the video! I'm debating on if I want to change my ceiling fan for a light fixture to go with an industrial decor style I'm trying for my apartment. And that too is assuming my apartment allows me to. There were a few additional questions in the comments about grounding wires and as the comment section isn't that big, would you consider perhaps responding to a few to help give a little more details? I'm an absolute novice to this and don't want to risk burning the building down and I'm going to assume it's much the same for others, lol.

[@abbottrm85]

GREAT video! Straight to the point, no going on and on about why you got a light wasting 30 minutes. Only video I have found on how to do this, thank you!

[@beefmaster_james]

Thank you for the comment.

[@yousefpietayer2678]

Great job 👏 clear step by step instructions 👏

[@mikepeebles]

Very thorough and explained video.

[@Reitz86]

Great presentation

[@pavena]

This was super educational/informative but simple, straight to the point but thorough. Thank you!

[@beefmaster_james]

Thanks for the comment. I appreciate the feedback.

[@iusoloman1527]

To work with one hand and your camera in the other is a feat within itself. Great video!

[@beefmaster_james]

Haha thanks. It was really quite difficult. Had to hold the camera under my chin at times.

[@rebeccas.1268]

No video of how you did the ground. This is what I was looking for.

[@madinca5339]

Thank you for this tutorial. You are only one I found that answered my question as to what to do with the RED wire. I was wondering if you ended up changing your light/fan switch too since you don’t need two now?

[@MrNikereeebok]

I had the same question on what do with the red wire. Let me know what you did with the red wire. Thanks

[@abuzaine3956]

@@MrNikereeebok same here!! Thank you so much!!

[@rochele22]

@@abuzaine3956 same for me! thank you!

[@SarcasticPixie]

The video answers the question…did none of you watch it?!

[@ovcross08]

@@SarcasticPixie hence the op comment

[@trenthays7]

Thanks Beef Master!

[@lisaandraa]

Thank you; you saved my life. I recently moved to the United States from Chile. I always made the electrical connections in my house, but I don't know the ones in this country. I had the red cable connected as negative, hahaha, thanks

[@beefmaster_james]

Welcome to the USA, Lisandra. Glad I could help out.

[@angelv8885]

@@beefmaster_james so you can put the red wire to white?

[@giobucks6498]

My ceiling fan has a three way switch for lighting and a separate switch to control the fan. I'm Replacing it with a new light fixture and I want to repurpose the fan switch to control my new bar lights. Would it be appropriate to run new 14 2 wires to replace the existing 14 3 wires that powered the ceiling fan, or simply cap off the red wire in the ceiling fan junction box and run a new 14 2 line from the switch to the bar lights?

[@kristinkrajewski569]

Great video Thank you !! 😀👍

[@marymartin5074]

Great video

[@ShiroTheSniper]

Thanks! That's exactly what I needed! I'm not used to this electrical stuff and it went fine with your tutorial! Many thanks!

[@beefmaster_james]

Thank you Shiro. I'm happy it helped you get your light installed.

[@1sornram]

Thanks. I'm going to do this tomorrow. Wish me luck

[@armandde1]

Good job, Chip!

[@ximenaburns3186]

My light mounting bracket screws don't fit into the holes for the ceiling fixture.. Do I use a conversion kit instead?

[@usernamesrbacknowthx]

Holy cow I was actually thinking about replacing my ceiling fan with that EXACT SAME light I saw at Costco. Cool stuff

[@CeilingFanVideosOnYT]

Why do you want to downgrade to a light fixture?

[@usernamesrbacknowthx]

@@CeilingFanVideosOnYTbecause I don’t need the fan you r*tard

[@mischalecterTV]

Hopefully I can tackle this in the coming months!

[@beefmaster_james]

You got this

[@pokemon7694]

Which wires coming to the switch ? Mine are black and red. I capped off the red at the ceiling , the light on all the time.

[@markkrautsack8957]

what about the wall switch

[@krams1015]

Can you show how you replaced tbe switch for this?

[@marcheadley5729]

OMFG,I JUST WATCHED IT AGAIN IN 1.5X SPEED THEN AGAIN AT 2.0X SPEED.DUDE U ARE AWESOME.IM GONNA SUBSCRIBE 4 SURE.yea the bop it part was funny n the "do that part 5 times" was pretty funny too.👍👍2 thumbs up!!!!6

[@beefmaster_james]

Classy

[@bethgroninger5716]

Do you have to disconnect or cap off anything at the switch?

[@kenmartens8684]

Wire in my ceiling are white red and black. Hooked up like in this video but light switch will not turn it on or off. I'm assuming I would switch my black to red if I use the switch? Or is it safe to have it on constant power? I have a remote for the light itself.

[@kenmartens8684]

Just googled it. The red wire should go to the switch. Should connect ..... Ground to ground. White to white. Black to red. Cap off the remaining black.

[@fanswithnolan6727]

What did you do with the old fan

[@tamina3555]

Its many white and black wires inside the lamp what u do with those wires ?

[@meghanhogansmith7311]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@CeilingFanVideosOnYT]

Yeah it's a good solution if you are moving out and want to take a fan with you to your new place. Buyers don't really focus on if rooms have ceiling fans or not, and may just replace the fixtures anyways.

[@giobucks6498]

Can the red hot be connected and used to control the fixture too?

[@thejoshuawolfram3426]

No,,,, The red wire can be capped off It's only used for a ceiling fan Light kit System,,,,

[@karendv1365]

Do you add electrical tape to the wires after you twist them and then put the cap?

[@hedgehoginthefog8153]

no, just use the cap to cover naked wires. Never leave naked wire exposed. You had to wait 5 month for the answer.

[@brirashrn5445]

I need help I wanna replace my ceiling fan light to turn to a regular light fixture. The problem is there's five wires. 1Ground connected to ground 2black connected to black, 3white, chest l connect to white 4rope looking wire connect to type rope wire then 5 another rope looking wire but connected to DR blue wire. What wire controls the switch and what color do I connect it to black or white?? I'm so confused I need help

[@Nezzybit]

You sound like the lock picking lawyer of lighting 😂

[@Nezzybit]

@Wesson Zechariah are you really swapping accounts trying to advertise some malware lmao

[@alynkgoodson]

What did you do with the copper wire?

[@itslegitkid6222]

Anyone get the answer lol

[@lightmikemu]

I came to this video for that question alone and that's the only thing he didn't address.

[@trenthays7]

Connect the copper wire to the grounding screw on the metal plate that attaches to the ceiling.

[@justinjones4069]

I removed my fan. Attached the chandelier. Wires are showing hot with a tester. I'm not getting power to the bulbs. Should I try black to red and cap the black?

[@jasonjason110]

My new LED light flickered after I used it to replace an existing ceiling fan with a light like this. Tested with a working one and it was still flickering. How do I fix it? Thank you.

[@Maybelaney]

Is your wall switch for the light a dimmer? If so it needs to be replaced with an LED dimmer and dimmable LED bulbs or just get an on off switch that does not dim. You can’t use your original dimmer for LEDs

[@itslegitkid6222]

What about the ground???

[@trenthays7]

Connect the copper wire to the grounding screw on the metal plate that attaches to the ceiling.

[@chocotoynk2931]

I replace my ceiling fan with a light fixture but for some reason when i turn the switch to off the light won't turn off all the way and looks like it's in dim mode. Anyone experienced this?

[@MrJin520]

Is the red wire always for the fan? If you aren't sure, how do you make sure?

[@avfonsi438]

Sometimes its blue

[@Tomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow]

There is no wall switch for mine. What to do?

[@Enceladus...]

You might need a fixture with an RF remote or pull string.

[@terrennicole6793]

Is this renters friendly???

[@kateb.9677]

I was wondering the same thing, If it is would you make a video on how to put back the fan ?

[@VidalMacias12]

Can I have the old fan?

[@PaniniTheCat]

😂

[@VidalMacias12]

@@PaniniTheCat I’m gonna report you

[@ryanmcginnis2553]

I had to connect the red from the ceiling to the black from the light fixture. Then i had to cap my black wire from the ceiling. When i attached black to black, the light just stayed on, and the switch wouldn't turn it off, so i knew that was the fan part. Hope this helps someone

[@katmarrs7054]

OMG I'm having that exact issue and that's what I was suspecting. THANK YOU!

[@Denver_____]

I’m literally having the same issue. The electrician that did this is an A hole

[@user-fs2op7ql8c]

Capped off the red wire, hooked the other wires up and the light stays on.

[@samyan7156]

Hi, I am a ceiling fans seller in Amazon.The reason we contact you is we ganna to send you a ceiling fans we newly design for free. we want you to make a video to show how to install our fans Looking for your reply! Have a nice day

[@ofacesig]

I need more fans, not fewer.

[@beefmaster_james]

I'm your biggest fan

[@williamjenks6866]

Did this sort of thing without instruction Now the switches dont have power and i have to call an electrician

[@owenberry7555]

Why would you replace a ceiling fan with a light?

[@alidi4144]

Because they are ugly as f

[@ChildofYAH]

In my situation, I live in an older house (early 1980s) and we're currently making renovations. Instead of me replacing the old-fashioned ceiling fan for a brand new one, I rather just have a light. Fans collect too much dust anyway and old houses don't really have much insulation. I end up being either too hot or too cold in my room but hey, the house is paid off so I'm not complaining. I love ceiling fans but in my current living situation (millennial college student living with my parents), there's really no need for one. A tower fan works just fine.

[@CeilingFanVideosOnYT]

Fan collecting dust may actually be a good thing. It does NOT increase amount of dusts created, and it makes it easier to throw dust out. It's easy to move dust from ceiling fan to trash bag, but it's hard to move dust from air to trash bag. So it's really subtracting dust in air and anything you touch combined.

[@alidi4144]

I hate ceiling fans my dads caught on fire in the middle of the night the motors are cheap now and all made in china

[@gman9035]

Nice video. Ugly light 😃