Skip to main content

Inspect Ceiling Wiring and Box

0:19
1:03
73.3K views

At 0:19 in

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

What happens here

Once the old fan is removed, the electrical box in the ceiling is inspected to confirm the wiring's condition and type. The wiring is identified as a 14/2 Romex Cable, rated at 15 Amps, which includes one hot wire, one neutral wire, and one ground wire. The condition of the wiring appears to be good. Additionally, the installation manual for the new fan (Atlas Fan Company, Irene-H model) is consulted to understand its specific wiring requirements and installation steps.

Goal: Confirm the existing wiring is suitable for the new fan and understand the new fan's installation requirements.

Tools and materials

  • New Fan Manual Atlas Fan Company — Consulting installation instructions and wiring diagrams

What they say

Hide

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 wire and it was in great shape. So, then I get the new fan, attach the new mounting bracket, I then attach the motor to the bracket. Typically, ceiling fans have a safety holder so you can wire the connections without having a helper to hold it up. I wired the motor,

Auto-generated from the video audio.