Tuck the wires back into the box. Installing a whole house fan is tricky and should be done by a professional.
Wiring A 2 Way Switch
Wiring a house fan. I have heard that the nec says that an appliance must be hardwired in an attic not just plugged in but that seems odd considering the low amps for this unit. The whole house attic fan i refer to pushes air out of the attic through a large fan in the attic and in so doing sucks air through louvers than open when the fan. Tuck the connected wires into the ceiling bracket. Take your wires and tuck them into the ceiling bracket so that you. Finishing the installation 1. 7 complete the attachment of the fan assembly to the ceiling box.
Fit the fans faceplate over the bracket and the wires and line up the. A flush mount ceiling fan has a small hook on the motor that connects to the bracket and holds the weight of the fan for wiring. Connect the three grounding wires green greenyellow stripe or bare copper coming from the ceiling fan rated electrical box the downrod attached to your fan and the ceiling bracket. Connect the green wire to your household ground wire copperbare wire. Inspect the wires inside your electrical box. How to wire a 2 speed whole house fan 1.
Connect the black wire from the ceiling to the black wire from the receiver. If the wiring has a green ground wire attach it to the green or bare wire in the box. Check the wall near the ceiling with a stud finder to find an area not near a joist ideally above an existing. Attic ventilation will usually need to be increased to exhaust the fans air outdoors. Test the existing outlet. Connect the three white wires from the ceiling fan and receiver together.
Flip off the circuit breaker controlling the room or hallway containing the whole house fan. Take a closer look at a ceiling fan wiring diagram. Wiring a whole house fan switch. Pick the diagram that is most like the scenario you are in and see if you can wire up your fan. Ceiling fan wiring diagram. Connect your white wires together and secure with wire nut.
I have a whole house attic fan. This is not to be confused with fan which solely ventilates the attic i have one of those too but it is off topic. The black wire is the. Connect the red wire in the ceiling to the black wire in the light kit and the black wire in the ceiling to the black. Turn on the power from. An experienced professional should take your attic measurements and install your dedicated circuit wiring and if needed your new attic vents.
The fan comes with 2 grounded plugs 1 to fan one to damper system to simply plug into an existing outlet in the attic. Use wire nuts to attach the fans black or colored wire and white wire to matching wires in the ceiling box. With these diagrams below it will take the guess work out. Screw in the fan faceplate over the bracket. This should just involve a few screws. This might seem intimidating but it does not have to be.
Gallery of Wiring A House Fan
