A room with vaulted ceilings looks classy compared to a room with a tall ceiling. Tall ceilings bring about larger room’s illusions. Most people prefer vaulted ceilings and need to install a ceiling fan to ensure room air is properly circulated. In most cases, vaulted ceilings don’t allow easy ceiling fan installation, thus the need to use the existing light fixture connection. You are supposed to use a longer down-rod to ensure the angled side of the ceiling is cleared. When installing fans in a vaulted ceiling you need to ensure that they are suspended at ideal fan height to allow optimal airflow
In this article, we are going to tackle various related to ceiling fan installation on vaulted ceilings. This includes fan height in a vaulted ceiling hanging bracket installation and steps to install a fan on a vaulted ceiling.
How Far from Ceiling to Hang Fan Vaulted Ceilings?
Vaulted ceilings make your room look cool due to its strong architectural design. However, mounting a ceiling that is angled needs more than normal fan installation tools. You need to ensure that the new fan is compatible with the angled ceiling or slopped mounting.
In many cases, fans are well designed in a way to fit vaulted ceilings with a pitch of 15 or 45 degrees. In case the ceiling angle is greater than the slope you will require a ceiling adapter that is sloped. This will ensure the installation is secure and properly done. Once you have a sloped ceiling kit, next you need to calculate the ceiling angle. To archive this you are required to do the following:
– Measuring the rise. This is the difference between the highest ceiling point and wall height.
– Measuring the run. This is the total length from the highest ceiling point to the wall or the lowest ceiling point.
– Calculating the pitch or ceiling slope. Here, you need to have both measurements of the rise and run. Then, using a calculator place the run over the rise and the result is the slope which is denoted in degrees.
The pitch will guide you in determining the mounting adapter brand to use. Using a down-rod or angle guide, determine the down-rod length for a vaulted ceiling. A minimum of 12 inches which is recommended for 14 to 18 degrees is a good down-rod size. When the slope is steeper or the fan is bigger, you require a longer down-rod. Fans for sloped ceilings are packaged by the manufacturer with a short down-rod which you need to increase using a ceiling fan extender.
How to Install Hanging Bracket for a Ceiling Fan in a Manufactured Home in Vaulted Ceiling.
Mounting on a hanger bracket for a ceiling fan in a sloped ceiling isn’t much complicated. You need to install the hanging bracket with the electrical box of a ceiling fan. Ensure all existing cables are perfectly fed through a cable clamp positioned on top of a ceiling junction box. Tighten all the screws. In a vaulted ceiling, ensure the hanging bracket is properly positioned with the bracket opening facing the uphill side.
You need to screw the hanger bracket into the junction box using the provided special screws. Then, you are required to place the cables of the ceiling fan into the box which you are supposed to mount onto the brace. Lastly, ensure you attach the hanging fan bracket. Note that the down-rod ball should be perfectly slipped into the hanging bracket socket.
Steps on How to Install a Ceiling Fan on Vaulted Ceilings.
Most ceiling fans are manufactured or rather designed for a flat ceiling. However, there are a few modification kits made for installing fans for vaulted ceilings. This kit contains a mounting bracket which could be a ball-and-socket-style which enables the ceiling fan to be mounted from either flat to a 45 degrees ceiling pitch. For successful installation the following steps will be useful:
-. Turn the electrical circuit breaker off for the junction box. Ensure all switches to which the ceiling fan will be mounted are off too. Use a tester to check if there is power in the circuit. In this case, put the tester tip against the side wires of the switch. In case the lights are on turn off the main circuit breaker. Then, mount back the switch plate.
– Use a ladder to reach the junction box, loosen the screws holding it and remove the box out from the ceiling whole. Ensure electrical are in place and if there is no fan brace put one. Then, place the mounting bracket of the junction box and tighten them using a screwdriver.
– Remove the outer cable sheathing by stripping a half-inch of insulation for wires in a junction box.
– Mount the ceiling fan swivel ball to the end of the correct down-rod length. Here, you need to consider the ceiling pitch. Ensure the down-rod is well connected to the ceiling fan canopy and cables secured up to the fan motor. Then, tighten all the screws.
– Install the bracket to the box then place the down-rod and fan motor to the junction box. Ensure the down-rod ball is into the bracket socket.
– Connect ceiling fan wires to those of the junction box. Ensure white cables connect to the white ones; tie the box red wire to the fan’s blue wire. You need to connect the box bare wire to the green ceiling fan cable. In case there are no red cables in the box then use the box black wire and connect it to black and blue fan cables. Ensure all cables are secured in a junction box.
– Attach the canopy to the mounting bracket with fan included screws.
– Ensure each fan blade is properly attached to the fan motor.
– In case the light kit was included you need to connect it to the end of the fan. Tighten all the screws then install light bulbs and globes.
– First ensure the circuit breaker is on. Then, to test the ceiling fan you can use the light switch. Note that you need to check and reset to ensure the electric circuit is well connected.
Conclusion.
Installing a ceiling fan in a vaulted ceiling isn’t a tough thing. You can do it perfectly by following the guidelines provided. It’s important to always stick to manufacturers’ instructions before starting any project. This will reduce unnecessary mistakes as well as project failure. Mounting a hanger bracket for a ceiling is easier and cheaper when done together with ceiling fan installation.