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$490 for a New Ceiling Fan Install, Day in the Life of a Residential Electrician, Thoughts?

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What happens here

The video begins with the electrician arriving at the customer's home in a work van. The existing ceiling fan in the bedroom is identified as the item to be replaced. To protect the furniture from any dust or debris during the installation process, the bed below the fan is covered with a plastic sheet.

Goal: Prepare the work area and identify the old fan for replacement.

Tools and materials

  • Ladder Unspecified — To safely reach the ceiling fan for both removal and installation
  • Work Van Unspecified — Transportation to the work site
  • Plastic Sheet Unspecified — Protecting the bed from debris

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Our day in the life as a residential electrician, come with me, let's go. So, the first thing I do is I drive my work van to the customer's house and a lady said she needed a [music] ceiling fan replaced and she bought a new one and was tired of looking at the old one. Nothing was wrong with the old fan, but sometimes people get tired of old things in their home. Like an old car versus new car. So, this is a very common call. So, I take out the old fan and here's what the wiring looked like in the box. It was just a 14-2 Romex cable, one hot wire, one neutral wire, and one ground

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