How to Replace a Light with a Ceiling Fan (Install a Ceiling Fan) - Step by Step

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It's not too difficult to install a ceiling fan. This video will demonstrate the ENTIRE process I used to install a fan, step by step. A few basic tools and a bit of time is all that it took.
This fan has a remote control, which can be a handy and convenient feature. It also includes a light, multiple fan speeds, the ability to reverse the fan direction, and it looks great.
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[@TomahawkDIY]

See how the junction box is retrofit with this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2nCYXunj6ZmZsU

[@GavinVox68]

You forgot to point the stud finder at yourself and say "Hey. I'm a stud!". That's required whenever you use a stud finder.

[@devins1195]

I knew you would be here.

[@Zazubahellsdemon]

Its why the stud finder didn't work. He skipped an important step.

[@temujinkhan6326]

if you have to remind yourself that you're a stud then it's likely you are not a stud

[@millions2nette]

@ 4:55 you mention having to replace the junction box, because when you install the bracket, it has to be on a stud. The existing junction box, was not positioned correctly for this new bracket, BUT, then at 8:12, you're screwing mounting bracket into junction box. What happened to the INSTALLATION OF THE NEW JUNCTION BOX?

[@marlearenee9801]

Yea bc I need to see that

[@slee2586]

Yes, he just skipped the hardest part

[@browasthere]

Thank you, I thought I was losing my mind.

[@yo_papa_peach]

This ⬆️

[@rrife12]

I know, what a jackass. This is literally the most important part and he just skips over it like it was no big deal

[@chrisc7452]

Thank you for the instructions! Ive been waiting to put up our ceiling fan with light fixture.

[@AkoDal]

Way easier than I expected! Thank you The new ceiling fan is working, electric bill is down, and no one got electrocuted 👏🏼

[@TomahawkDIY]

Great job!

[@hildapatinople6282]

I am watching your video to learn how to install a ceiling fan on my patio. This is the fist time I am going to do this. I asked a handy man if I could have a ceiling fan on my patio and he made it sound really complicated. Thank you

[@wolverine82nd]

I am a retired General contractor and Electrical contractor of 40 years great instructional video. Good emphasis on safety procedures.

[@ThreeDaisy]

Thanks so much. These were perfect instructions to help me replace the light fixture with a ceiling fan for my husband for Fathers Day.

[@russg9787]

Dang! You didn't get him the fan for Father's Day and have him install it for you? Pretty generous wife!

[@itsyaboi9958]

W wife!

[@TeamRanvirArjun]

Thanks for sharing the video. What was the ceiling height in the room you installed the fan? Is it fine to install the ceiling fan where ceiling height is 8ft?

[@Sjolly37]

I’ve been anxious about doing this for months thank you for the step by step!!!!!

[@noeramirez6710]

Thank you for the video!! It helped to get the job done

[@matthewalsup9940]

Just the video I was looking for. Confirmed what I was thinking with the blue and black wires. I also only have one switch. Didn't want to burn up wires. Thanks.

[@flyingkangaroos1439]

First video I found that went into detail on how to connect wires. Thanks.

[@CeilingFanVideosOnYT]

I want to mention that if the existing light fixture is on a dimmer, and there is no separate hot wire, the dimmer must be removed. If there is a separate hot wire, motor must be either wired to hot wire that isn't on a dimmer, or the dimmer must be removed. Fan motor should not be on dimmers, but fan lights can be on a dimmer as long as the dimmer only controls lights and the motor is 100% independent from it. Just a common mistake people including some electrician make when replacing a light fixture with a ceiling fan.

[@joshuarozario5654]

Thanks for great video! You mentioned that one needs to use the right length of the screws for the ceiling bracket. Does the right length of screws come with the bracket itself?

[@TomahawkDIY]

Yes, it should

[@generalrepair8731]

Excellent job and step by step details. Thank you 😊

[@sprill8876]

Great video. You mention in one of your comments that the original ceiling light was on a dimmer. What did you do with the dimmer? Replace it with a switch? If so, what does the switch control? Do you just leave it on all the time so the remote controls everything? Thanks

[@efraintolentino3949]

Good job 👍 thanks for sharing your videos God bless you

[@antoniofantroy1519]

I Noticed that as well. Tomahawk you didn't vlog the support beam part. That is the reason I looked up installing a ceiling fan. Thank you for the cool video. Good thing using the fluke tool.

[@tabithabowers3483]

What if I only have 2 wires in the ceiling? I have an old house. I replace my 2 kitchen fixtures with updated flush mounts. The boxes only 2 wires in them so the ground wires on the fixtures were secured to the metal plate that came with them. I want a ceiling fan in my living room but I’m sure the wiring is the same as in the kitchen. Am I just not able to install a fan? I’m not smart at this kind of stuff so not sure if this will work for me.

[@1theyoungfolk]

Hello! I am trying to install a ceiling fan but my problem is there only seems to be a ground wire coming from the mounting piece and none from the actual lamp, only the blue (light) and the black and white. Is it possible it is a defect and the lamp is missing it, or is that something normal? I tried connecting it regardless and the lamp works when I use the pulleys but if I use the wall switch the breaker flips. If you have any tips it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you 😊

[@crazymazyxoxo]

Éxcellent video great visuals and tutorial iwas able to see what was being done as it was being done *****

[@angelbenitez364]

Thank you for this video you save me a lot of money I was looking for a person who do the work but no one wants to do anything thank you again

[@TomahawkDIY]

Glad I could help

[@chrissartain4430]

Great Teaching Skills! I just finished my celling Fan! Thank you!!

[@RichardandEmmaWang]

What speed do you like it on?

[@mrdug123456]

You skip the most important part switching the support box to hold the fan that's what I needed to find out

[@alexcooper7376]

Right lol wtf. The rest of it is easy

[@DougVandegrift]

This guy totally failed!! I’m in the same boat

[@ivanbustamante6011]

Right they always miss the most important thing you are looking for

[@tiffanycyr6684]

He made a separate video showing how he did that

[@MmmmmmmmTaters]

I was just about to say he skipped the biggest part

[@Oboe5life]

Did you end up putting g a different mount up on a stud? It looked like the same housing and just the stock mount that you said wouldn’t work. Just wanting to check

[@TomahawkDIY]

Yes - here's the video showing the junction box install. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2nCYXunj6ZmZsU

[@toonse3683]

I was trying to change my ceiling fan on and u instructions are very helpful since my fan is bigger then the old one and wouldn't fit on the box I have to replace the dam box now thank you for u vid

[@sharkflap7092]

I thought due to the stud Location you couldn't install the fan directly over the old box? But then you did just that later on

[@MrKenpoKarateGuy]

Shark Flap... the reason he could use the included fan mounting bracket, is because he changed out the light box that is mounted to the ceiling joist. There is a video for installation of that new bracket at the end of this video.

[@e.l.norton]

If you missed that detail in the video, don't try this yourself.

[@SuperJones155]

Thank you for this video

[@sirTimithiusReviewsProducts]

How large was the fan you installed?

[@SANGHADEEP]

Thanks for this video. 😎

[@johnc1280]

Question. Hoping you’ll see this expediently. As I just bought the fan. I’m going from a ceiling fan with a light, to a ceiling fan with no light. Can I just cap the existing wire for light source with a plastic screw nut?

[@alexavalos76]

Thanks for the tutorial man ... But I just have a question.. Black from remote (next to neutral) connects to black hot???

[@jackprsline6]

can you replace a dimmable chandelier with a fan ??

[@williamdavidcraigjr7841]

So did you already have 2 switches (1 for light and 1 for fan) or did you have to drill for one for the fan? Where is the pull down chain?

[@iishyxvietxboyii1]

He has a remote ceiling fan.

[@michaelstephens360]

You know his knowledge is trustworthy when you hear little kids in the other room

[@robbywilcox404]

Same ceiling finish and even light fixture as our new home. You live in FL panhandle? We may be in same neighborhood. We will install 3 fans soon. Thanks for video.

[@TomahawkDIY]

Same ceiling as in Salt Lake City!

[@pitdawg6418]

You totally lost me at finding the stud for that black brace to be screwed into.

[@VitalPolymath]

Right. He said one thing then did a different thing

[@texasbella576]

He added a link for those instructions.

[@AnkitSavani]

Which bulb type does it use? I can’t find it anywhere

[@justacrochetmum7536]

What if the fan doesn’t have a remote and you want to wire the fan and light to seperate connections in the wall?

[@CeilingFanVideosOnYT]

You can buy a remote separately, or a wall remote. Or a 2-wire fan/light wall control that sends signal to a receiver.

[@c-hd5696]

Do you need to check if your light bracket can support such a weight? Or is the side mount bracket enough?

[@pullingthestrings5233]

If the fan falls when spinning you will find out 😂

[@omninulla9472]

I have that same stud finder. it's such a piece of garbage.

[@jackl6928]

thank you!!!!

[@maximilianocalgua1075]

What if I have an old line wire,wich is no neutral wire in there,what I should do in this case ????

[@cosmicthanos4977]

Wow SUPER BIG HELP on the step by step. I goning to do this when the wife isnt there to surprise her also she would be nervous if i do it. I had no idea about the reverse. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@flyingkangaroos1439]

Any idea what would cause the remote not to be able to turn the light off in order to use the fan? My fan works but the remote won’t turn the light off. I can turn it off at the wall but it’ll also turn off the fan.

[@knlckerbockers]

Maybe try to toggle the channels on the remote if it has it. Mine was in the battery box area

[@MAGAMAN]

Wireless fans suck. Always buy the fans with the chain if you don't want to spend half the day trying to turn it on or of. On the other hand, if the light and fan go off or on at the same time, it was probably installed incorrectly.

[@AusGuerila]

Nice splash art.

[@jasonervoes1326]

AWESOME JOB

[@darrylnevels6141]

Going to put up three this weekend.

[@eskinderasfeha3256]

Thank you!

[@MM-cd5xk]

What about the blue wire? I only have one black and one white coming from the box.

[@christinebigsby7483]

Wrap it up with the black one

[@alcoury332]

Showing how you actually installed the junction box would have been very helpful

[@fatherfletch]

He links to a separate video he did showing just that process

[@felixandrescastillo]

That's what you get for free

[@josephcline3652]

Literally says that he has a video on how to do that too. Maybe pay attention.

[@alcoury332]

Maybe you don't understand what I'm saying

[@alcoury7547]

@@josephcline3652 Maybe your a

[@rexallsworld7896]

Hi thanks for sharing your video to us

[@cristianj13]

This is a great video

[@coreycook571]

Cardboard will help with the stud finder on textured walls.

[@agustinguevara8054]

👏👏👏👏👌 A PLUS !! Great video my man !!

[@paulelorduy1292]

awesome video

[@sultandamani9069]

Can this old Junction Box Hold the Heavy fan....as it was for Light

[@Sleon117]

Did I miss the step where you put the aftermarket junction box between step 7-8?

[@darthtater6543]

You should also use loctite on your set screw.

[@susansimoes796]

Because my fan/light has a remote..electrician did not wire to the ight switch. Says is my fault cuz I didn't want hanging chains..should I just take it down and hook to the light switch?

[@uittyman]

So your wall switch turns on the light ? And the remote turns on the fan?????

[@thebookofrevelationreveale4722]

Hey that’s the exact light we want to turn into a ceiling fan!!! Thanks for the help!!’

[@kobeandgary]

I have the same exact light also 😅

[@superduty4556]

@@kobeandgary me too wtf

[@BrimleyAvatar]

Are you me???

[@davida6146]

Same lol

[@Katy809RD]

Same!

[@SirDuke81]

Question, why bother looking for a stud when you already have the junction box to mount to? Is the stud the sturdiest option?

[@mrmic7065]

I just used the junction box that was already there. They put it there for a reason.

[@PumkinHoneyBaby]

Hoping you going to show how you replace conjunction box.

[@TomahawkDIY]

I think this is what you are looking for: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2nCYXunj6ZmZsU

[@thomasgiles2982]

Love the information

[@TomahawkDIY]

Thanks for watching!

[@elizabethjarosz3272]

I Had the same one once but it broke

[@melvinmiller4876]

What model number fan is this I have the same fan and lost the remote?

[@lifewithbella3659]

Thank you

[@ahkkhans]

When you are setting fan in the bracket , is there any locking machanism to hold the fan tightly in the bracket or just hang it there ? Need your comments please.

[@wildwoodtop]

Do you think it would be odd or weird to have 4 ceiling fans spaced out equally in a living room (nice breeze wherever you sit) 20 x 15 living area

[@fitzg]

We're about to do this here in our house in TX

[@lululemon1517]

Yes

[@aprileverett4353]

@@fitzg we are in Texas also and I would if the wife would let me!!! The humidity is hell.

[@fitzg]

@@aprileverett4353 I want to be able to fly this house away if I really need to

[@mysterasuarez]

champ! thanks!

[@jimbeauxjimenez1850]

12:26 wasn't the power already off when you turned off the breaker in the beginning of the video? That confused me. But still a wonderful and very informative video. Thank you

[@potentiallyklien]

Where's the link to the electricity tester?

[@Paulkkj]

so what happened between step 5 & 6?

[@kennethclaar922]

We got a little problem . I did what this video told me and burnt my customers house down . Do you have a video how to rebuild a house . Patiently waiting.

[@haizathaneefa7803]

this guy is a legend

[@twodogs91]

you explained that the original electrical box was in the wrong place, and said a new box would need to be installed....but later in the vid it looks like you used the original box anyway.

[@travisspoerle1557]

Looked like the original box still to me as well. Pretty sure that it was installed to original box and was never changed.

[@donttrip775]

@@travisspoerle1557 That’s how I saw it too. He didn’t change anything out. the junction box in the ceiling didn’t get changed out and he used the bracket that came with the Fan.

[@donttrip775]

@@dillonwingo7372 no he did not

[@tiffanycyr6684]

He replaced it but made a separate video showing how

[@luislinares8908]

Very helpful video

[@TomahawkDIY]

Glad to hear that 😊

[@alecsnyder539]

Why did your mounting bracket change location from the stuf

[@alecsnyder539]

Stud

[@H3boy]

He probably realized the light was mounted on a stud, which would make sense. Why would the light not be mounted on a stud to begin with.

[@victorlee7638]

Is the original light box strong enough to anchor a rotating fan?

[@SonicOrbStudios]

if plastic, no. One should have a proper ceiling fan box, preferably metal

[@CeilingFanMan99]

What is the model name Please reply.

[@Remops]

Dude, come on, the junction box replacement was the only reason anyone clicked on this video

[@TomahawkDIY]

Here's that video. Two part series. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2nCYXunj6ZmZsU

[@TameTheGame]

Not true, Ron- you're not speaking for everyone. I came to learn how to install a ceiling fan and that's exactly what I wanted to learn. Try searching better next time.

[@ryanthepianoman27]

I clicked this video to watch a ceiling fan get but up so your wrong as usual.

[@Ang.0910]

Ron is wrong again 😆

[@notveryobviousguy4373]

Bunch of sheep here, originality is so hard to come by nowadays. Too easy to gang up on the odd opinion bahahahaha world is so soft

[@merrifieldgalos6248]

Thanks for showing the ceiling bracket instruction easy way. Australian trade doesn't know how to explain things.

[@ANDRE-ys4yd]

why u have to drill into the concrete when you can fit the screw in the box screw bracket

[@RomanRoman-vj5xz]

Hi, do you know how much it cost to install?. If you do please let me know. Thank you

[@MAGAMAN]

It costs however much the person installing it charges. If you hire a "handyman" it will most likely be installed wrong. Whether you realize it or not is a different story.

[@Skaterjessy019]

I have two copper wires ?

[@garymusial7606]

Didn’t you have the power off when you disconnected the light fixture. How did it come back on lol

[@lori6063]

Ummm..he turned it back on to check....!

[@bnaiyer]

How did you know that I have exacr]tly similar light that I am planning to replace with a fan and light. Thanks for the lessons.

[@TomahawkDIY]

I've been waiting for you for years to change the light to a fan!

[@georgehower8180]

i found this helpful despite some snarky comments below. Thank you.

[@galacticmaui2]

It’s funny I find myself constantly thinking “doing this around the house shouldn’t be too complicated” then after looking at a how to a see endless potential problems with a high probability of a half finished project.

[@andrewwest7839]

Couple things not understanding the old bracket to new bracket thought you were going to add a new bracket? And also anytime i work with power even if the entire city is turned off i will always rewire nut the wire that I unspliced again. everyone does things differently but thats just what i would do. Not a bad video just think things should be explain alittle better.

[@texasbella576]

Andrew West see link he added.

[@CeilingFanMan99]

What is the model name

[@theroletable6170]

I love that

[@sammiemohammed476]

Just dropped and deleted issue with junction box!!! Ughhh

[@chrisbarry4467]

No support bracket?

[@nsxproperties560]

How long should that take for a beginner?

[@iishyxvietxboyii1]

It’s quite easy.

[@MarkoSpeaks]

What happened to mounting to the stud???

[@Cosmic_Bullies]

I’m not a fan of the hunter brand. I know people love it and stand by it but the Hampton Bay (Home Depot brand) is way easier. Now I do work there I’m a sales man in electrical but I’m being unbiased. The new easy install fans save so much time and there mostly all led now and doesn’t even require a bulb. Blades snap on and are secure. And some have the remote built in already.

[@MAGAMAN]

I've had a few Hampton Bay fans in the past t hat were pretty good, but some of the Hampton bay stuff I have bough more recently is cheap crap.