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For questions about ceiling fans -- i.e. fans that are mounted to a ceiling, visible within the room, and circulate air within that room. Vent/exhaust fans should use [exhaust-fan] and friends instead.

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Is there a way to install a fan switch for a ceiling fan that doesn't have a fan wire?

Just a general question, as I was installing our new ceiling fan last night. From the ceiling, there is a white wire and a black wire (and the bare copper). I attached the two green/white wires to the …
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How safe is it to just cram all the wires to a ceiling fan up in the canopy?

This is just a very general question about whether or not I should worry about how tidy my wires are in the ceiling box when replacing a fan? When I finished the installation, I basically just let the …
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Does leaving ceiling fans on improve A/C effeciency?

Let me start with saying I know ceiling fans don't cool the air. My question though, is do ceiling fans help circulate the cool air from the handler in such a way that it would trigger the thermostat …
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Installing a light+fan combo switch - red, black, white wires

I've started installing a fan that has me stumped. I'm not great at electrical, but have installed several fans. This is the first true combo switch I've tried though (the others being a remote-combo …
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