Removing A Ceiling Fan

Set the blades aside.

Removing a ceiling fan. You should only unscrew the screws from the bracket to the body. With one hand support the fan from underneath be careful not to break the light s glass housing if there is one. If a safety chain connects the fan to a ceiling joist unhook.

Remove the light bulbs and lamp shades if your hunter ceiling fan is equipped with these. Removing a ball in socket style ceiling fan 1. Most fan blades have two sets of screws one attaching the blade to the bracket and a second attaching the bracket to the fan body.

Step 3 if the fan has a lighting kit remove it by first unscrewing the screws of the top section of the. Step 2 loosen the screws on the globes and remove the globes and light bulbs and set them aside. Allow the fan to hang from the hinge and disconnect the fan wires from the ceiling wires as described above.

Remove the fan s blades. Remove the screw with a screwdriver to be able to access the wiring. An easy way to make sure you.

The screws should be on the part of the fan that is still attached to the ceiling and not on the blades themselves these can stay on. Turn off the circuit breaker that provides power to the hunter ceiling fan and confirm that the power is off by trying to turn the fan on. The screws you see at the top of the fan where it meets the ceiling are all that s holding the fan up.

Use a screwdriver to remove the fan blades. Always turn off the power at the electrical panel before working on anything electrical. Begin to remove the screws with the other hand.