Last weekend I finally got around to putting up the replacement ceiling fan / light in the kitchen. The old ceiling fan / light had given up the ghost; first the fan quite working (no big deal), but then the lights quit working. When I removed the old one, I couldn't see any reason it shouldn't work (ie, all connections were still good), so bought a close out model online and it has patiently waited in its box in the living room. I did put the fan blades together something like 2 months ago (EDIT: I ordered the fan on 7/21 and it arrived within 3 days, so just over 2 months), but then it became less of a priority since I knew that Cop Car and her HH were coming and I had to get the bathroom ready for them to help me with the cabinetry.
Although a fairly easy project, this one made me nervouse (which project doesn't - LOL) because it involved electricity. Fortunately the instructions were straight forward; the bracket went up easily into the existing electrical box
Then the housing and fan blades went on.
The last step was to put on the lighting portion. At this point I found that the housing wasn't perfectly centered and when the lighting section was installed, it interfered with the blade rotation. So, I ended up having to take that section out several times and reinstall the housing until everything worked smoothly. All that was more a function of performing the work by a flashlight held between the teeth, than being a difficult task. Then I turned on the breaker, flipped the swithc and pulled the light chanin. ARRGGHH! Of course it didn't work correctly.
See that back light? It isn't lit. After moving light bulbs around I determined it was the bulb itself. Of course, fan/lights have gone to candelabra bulbs, so I didn't have any replacement bulbs and the local stores wanted $10-12 per bulb! I got online and ordered three LED candelabra bulbs for only twice as much as local stores wanted for one regular bulb. Yesterday I installed the new light bulbs and voila
These lights are a bright white instead of the "true light" type, so it is brighter, which although looks kind of strange (being used to true light bulbs in the rest of the main floor), makes reading and seeing much better. Amazing how much I strain to read directions under the other lights - where a lot of times I get a flashlight to be able to see the writing - and under these lights I don't have that issue. So, here is an action shot to prove the fan works too
So now, when I want it to be, it can be bright and windy in the kitchen.
Yay, Bogie, well done! That is a rather "cool" light; but who wants "warm" lighting for the kitchen area? Now...on to the microwave, when you can take the time from all of the other chores.
Posted by: Cop Car | October 02, 2016 at 11:20 AM
If you have a local Home Depot keep an eye out, the one here has just had a re-set of the lightbulb section, and there's a bunch of LED bulbs on clearance because they're not going to carry them in store any more. Resets vary from area to area, but the clearance prices will drop to lower than 50% of the original price if they sit long enough!
Posted by: Ruth | October 03, 2016 at 08:23 AM
CC - Done :)
Ruth - thanks for the tip - I'll check out the local HF.
Posted by: bogie | October 08, 2016 at 07:51 AM
WOW!!!!
Posted by: Cop Car | October 09, 2016 at 12:05 PM