[derkster]

Where did you find the light kits

[jamorela]

Originally Posted by derkster

Where did you find the light kits

Lowes

[Shoogley]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Many years ago got an electrical shock and that helped to tell me there are things that I should trust to more knowledgeable people.

Shocking. Early in life a practical joker told me green was the red and “boom” to a $6000 piece of equipment. I am colour blind and asked for help instead of using a voltmeter. God made electrons, neutrons morons.

[charmed59]

We have added lights to all our fans. Or rather, replaced all the fans for other reasons, and looked for ones with lights. We only use them when we drop something we can’t see with our table lamps, which is way too often. Without the lights the floor would be littered with errant pills.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by jamorela

Lowes

We got our in Lowes but the first person we asked told us we must get a kit made by the light manufacturer. Wrong wrong wrong as we learned when asking another person working at Lowes.

[Cpoorbaugh1]

Well, it appears as if the "previous fan installer" didn't tack together the BLUE lead with the black up in the canopy when installing the fan. HOWEVER, this also means i have to take down the whole dang thing just to tie in one little "new" lead. HHMMM. That explains a lot as to why I only had partial voltage likely coming down from the neutral. I should have known. I'm going to have to rest up a day or so before tackeling a total removal and re-assembly. GGGRRRR But many thanks for the info.

[Cpoorbaugh1]

Wow, someone ran 14/3 with ground or 12/3 with ground from the switch back box to the overhead box?? Electricians don't usually take the initiative to include that 3rd conductor as a nice convenience for the home owner. You lucky....

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by Cpoorbaugh1

Wow, someone ran 14/3 with ground or 12/3 with ground from the switch back box to the overhead box?? Electricians don't usually take the initiative to include that 3rd conductor as a nice convenience for the home owner. You lucky....

TV builders have done that for years

[TomPerrett]

Flip the switch

[rsmurano]

Every fan I have installed had a set of wires with a plug at the end for their compatible light kit. Did you buy a compatible light kit?
If you bought a light kit for the Kichler fan that came with your house, you could buy a new fan with wood looking blades and a light for the same or less than what you probably paid for just your light kit. I did, I replaced every fan in the house a week after we moved in and sold the kichler fans.

[rogerk]

I STRONGLY recommend an electrician. It's not over-kill. The difference in price is relatively little. The risk of a short starting a fire in the ceiling is not worth it. Less than an hours work for a qualified electrician. Ask Pike's Electric for a quote over the phone and compare the cost.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

But handymen takes money and many people look for ways to save in these inflation times.

Isn’t there some rule if you hire someone to do electrical work on you’re house they have to be certified electrician?

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by TomPerrett

Flip the switch

Only if the wire connected at ceiling as suggested.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Isn’t there some rule if you hire someone to do electrical work on you’re house they have to be certified electrician?

I have had handyman come to my house to do some basic electrical work and do not believe he had any electrical certification/

Are you thinking of a union?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

I have had handyman come to my house to do some basic electrical work and do not believe he had any electrical certification/

Are you thinking of a union?

Legally, a handyman is not allowed to do any electrical work in your house unless he is a licensed electrical contractor with a Florida license. The same rule applies to plumbing work. You can install a ceiling fan or light kit yourself, but if an unlicensed handyman does it, the work is not legal. It has nothing to do with being in a union. It is about the type of Florida license the contractor has. Here is the website where you can verify the type of license any contractor has. I will hire a handyman to do minor electrical work, but, if he claims to be licensed to do it, I always check his license status, and if he is lying, I won't hire him. Or, if he is doing work hidden inside a wall, I want a licensed electrical contractor. It's not worth the liability risk.

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