Ceiling fan installation problem
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Comments (0)Light not working on Hampton Bay Ceiling Fan - Vasner. Replaced Halogen bulb with 100W bulb. Light doesn't come on and a clicking sound coming from inside the fan body. I was wondering if someone else may have encountered the same issue and how one may fix it. Thanks for any help....See MoreHow to install 1st floor ceiling fan, no outlet
Comments (5)See what bus_driver (above) said. If you want a neat job, then at a minimum, the surface of the ceiling, be it drywall or plaster, needs to have a hole cut in it to mount the fan box. Hopefully, wires could be fished behind that surface to the box. Also, how do you plan to control the fan? Many modern fans have remote controls, so you wouldn't have to mount a wall switch....See MoreCeiling fan light kit - problem
Comments (9)Imagine a transformer. You've got a lot of loops of the wire in the proximity with a lot of loops of another wire. THe current passing through the first induces current to flow in the other. Now stretch out those loops into a hundred feet of straight wire. You still get a little current forced to flow in another wire from the current flowing in another, but it is so weak that it won't power anything. However your digital meter is VERY SENSITIVE, it doesn't hardly take any current flow to make a voltage reading. In many cases this is what you want...you don't want to disrupt the circuit by taking a reading, but in this case you are reading this very weak amount of current. \...See MoreInstalling Ceiling Fan (two way switch)
Comments (7)Non-contact tester can give false positives under the right circumstances, which, I guess, is better than false negatives. ;-) Digital multimeters will also detect "phantom" voltages but those usually show up with readings in the 50-70 volt range, which is a clue that something is amiss. Like any tool, each has it's advantages and disadvantages. If you're going to do a lot of electrical work, it might be useful to invest in a solenoid type tester. Your local home center will have them for about $30....See Moremtvhike
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