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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 new mounting bracket, which comes with the ceiling fan, is securely attached to the existing electrical box in the ceiling. This particular fan features a safety holder or hook on the mounting bracket, allowing the fan motor to be temporarily hung while the electrical connections are being made. This eliminates the need for an additional person to hold the fan motor during the wiring process.

Goal: Securely attach the new fan's mounting bracket to the ceiling electrical box.

Tools and materials

  • Ladder Unspecified — To reach the ceiling and work on the fan
  • Screwdriver — Securing the new mounting bracket to the electrical box

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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, put in the set screws at the top so the motor is secured to the bracket. There was four set screws on this fan. Then I put the housing on. Typically, a lot of

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