I'm looking to hang a lighted ceiling fan in my room, however, the room is in an apartment not wired for ceiling fan mounting. I was thinking/wondering if there was a lighted fan that has a power cord attached so I can hang it from a hook and run the cord to a switched outlet in my room.
Please please PLEASE someone HELP me!!!
2006-12-26 18:32:37 · 8 answers · asked by phoenyxxx_flight 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
IF you have an existing ceiling light, you can replace it with a ceiling fan. You would probably need to buy a BRACE, which would attach to the two adjoining studs.
A ceiling fan mounting bracket, or brace, is easy to install, and only costs a few dollars. It replaces the pre-existing box that a ceiling light fixture mounts to.
Youre biggest challenge with installing a ceiling fan, is making it secure.... do not just run a few wood screws into the drywall, to hang one, hehehehe.
If you do not have an existing ceiling light... I would seriously consider a wall-mount fan, rather than a ceiling fan.
Here is a link to Lowe's "how to" projects... explaining step by step, how to install a ceiling fan, and what things you need to be aware of --
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=Improve/InstallCeilingFan.html&rn=RightNavFiles/rightNavLightingElectrical
Have Fun
2006-12-26 21:41:24 · answer #1 · answered by thewrangler_sw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first question is do you have an existing electrical box in the center of the ceiling with an existing switched ceiling mounted electrical light.
Second, will the existing electric box for that light support the added weight of a ceiling fan.
If both of those are yes, you can get a ceiling fan that will mount to the existing box with an existing 2 wire power switch. HOWEVER, you need to buy one that has a remote control that allows you to remotely turn on the light and the fan. Some of the big home improvement retailers have the remote control integral to the kits but I have seen the remote separately for about $25. (BTW if you have a dimmer switch in the wall these will not work so replace the dimmer with an on and off switch).
If you have the ceiling light and the box is not secure enough to hold a ceiling fan. Check if you can reinforce the box supports or better yet replace the box with a better one rated for a ceiling fan. I have seen replacement boxes expressly for this purpose.
If you do not have a ceiling mounted electrical box... then your idea about a power cord and hook, etc. may be applicable. However, I have looked at lots of ceiling fans (and installed a few) and I doubt if any could be safely adapted to that configuration.
2006-12-27 15:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by Attorney 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very bad idea. The box that a ceiling fan mounts on is NOT the same kind of box as a light. The one for the fan is much, much stronger because it uses a brace to attach it to the wooden frame in the ceiling.
A light might weigh two or three pounds. A ceiling fan can exert well over 50 pounds of force when running. The sheet rock in a typical ceiling MIGHT hold twenty pounds, but then again, it might not. It certainly will not hold the force of the fan running.
It might not break for a few weeks, but it might break right away. Either way, it is way too weak to even try this.. don't.
2006-12-27 05:42:01 · answer #3 · answered by DSM Handyman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn't a ceiling fan like what you are describing (that hangs from a hook), but what they do have (ask for it at a place like Lowes or Home Depot) is a ceiling fan that attaches to a ceiling bracket (just like a normal ceiling fan) and has a cord like you mentioned that runs along the ceiling, down the wall, and to an outlet.
2006-12-27 04:09:01 · answer #4 · answered by jpn72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a ceiling fan you have to be concerned about "Newton's Law" which say that for each action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
In this case, as the fan spins one direction, the "reaction" is to attempt to rotate the fan in the other direction. You also have the velocities of the air that will have reaction forces.
I can just envision this fan that is hanging from this hook starting to swing. Depending on dampening that is or is not available I am guessing that the swing could get to be pretty severe! If you try it, before starting I'd pull the fan in every direction to try to assure that there is nothing valuable within the swing radius of the fan.
You would also want to be running your video camera. You might just get yourself a submittal to Funniest Home Videos!
2006-12-27 02:11:52 · answer #5 · answered by Coach 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha! Can't say I've noticed anything from the ceiling fan, but sometimes when our Golden Retriever is wagging his tail beween tight spaces, like the wall and a box or the bathroom door, we hear beats that sound like different Who tunes! We've heard parts of Slip Kid, Squeeze Box and Love Reign O'er Me! I thought we were nuts. Well, maybe we are, but at least now I know we're not the only ones! Do you think Keith Moon is laughing at us?? But as to you, this just proves that you are not the only music fan in your house LOL!
2016-05-23 09:54:20 · answer #6 · answered by Mary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean a "swag hook" you could but, that's a lot of weight for a hook of this kind. If it was O.K. with your land lord you could still hang it from the ceiling between the studs and use the swag instead of running it through the walls. You'd have to get his O.K. anyhow.
2006-12-26 23:51:22 · answer #7 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could just buy an extesion cord and cut off the female end, you can conect it to the fan and plug it into the wall.
2006-12-26 19:13:19 · answer #8 · answered by QandA 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋