Anyone know electric / ceiling fans?

[rdsd221]

This is probably a really dumb question but..... I have replaced my own ceiling fans. Not hard, just follow how the other one was installed. However, I have an ugly dome light in the kitchen. The kind with a round florescent tube type bulb. I want to replace it with a ceiling fan. My question is, when I take down this light, will the electric box be set up the way I need it to put in a ceiling fan. Much appreciation from Mrs. try to fix it while husband sits on the couch...lol

 

[ll1]

This is probably a really dumb question but..... I have replaced my own ceiling fans. Not hard, just follow how the other one was installed. However, I have an ugly dome light in the kitchen. The kind with a round florescent tube type bulb. I want to replace it with a ceiling fan. My question is, when I take down this light, will the electric box be set up the way I need it to put in a ceiling fan. Much appreciation from Mrs. try to fix it while husband sits on the couch...lol

the answer to were question is a small fan will probably do fine in the mid 1990's fans were required to be on a electrical box that could support them the boxes for lights handle about 35 pounds. You can put a fan on these boxes the light will be hooked up to a black and white wire, if you want to fan to be operated separate from the light , there is usually a black with a white wire (maybe another black wire also) that is in the box tied together with a wire cap, that set of wires is the hot wire's and usually I put the fan on that set of wires and hook the (fan wire is black from the fan) and the light wire ( usually blue, black with a white stripe or red depending on the brand of fan is the light wire) and it goes to the black wire that your fluorescent light was connected too. the white wire goes with the white wire , make sure the power is off!

 

[ll1]

basically your wiring will be close to the same depending on whether your fan has a light on it.