Wire New Fan Motor

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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

With the fan motor safely suspended from the mounting bracket's safety hook, the electrical wires from the new fan are connected to the house's existing wiring. This involves connecting the black (hot) wire from the fan to the black (hot) wire from the ceiling, the white (neutral) wire from the fan to the white (neutral) wire from the ceiling, and the green or bare copper (ground) wire from the fan to the ground wire from the ceiling. These connections are twisted together and secured using wire nuts.

Goal: Connect the new fan's electrical wires to the house wiring.

Tools and materials

Ladder Unspecified — To access the ceiling wiring
New Fan Motor Atlas Fan Company — The main body of the fan that houses the electrical components and drives the blades
Wire Strippers Unspecified — To strip wire insulation if necessary to make clean connections
Wire Nuts Unspecified — To secure electrical connections

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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 fans come with a housing or a collar for the purpose of hiding any mechanical

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