Ceiling Fan ground question
#1
06-02-18, 09:33 AM
Ceiling Fan ground question
I'm replacing a ceiling fan with light with a different ceiling fan with light. I was surprised when the old fan ground wire was connected to a ground on the mounting bracket rather than a bare ground from the metal box. Mounting the new fan, I'm not sure where to connect the green ground. Looking at the metal box it just seems to have a bare copper connected to a ground screw. Am I supposed to connect directly to that screw? I'm pretty new to this.
Picture here: http://i.imgur.com/OUXXPr4.jpg
Closer picture: http://i.imgur.com/BeZR25B.jpg
Fan wire pic: https://i.imgur.com/xEcP8Ph.jpg
Picture here: http://i.imgur.com/OUXXPr4.jpg
Closer picture: http://i.imgur.com/BeZR25B.jpg
Fan wire pic: https://i.imgur.com/xEcP8Ph.jpg
Last edited by BCliff; 06-02-18 at 10:50 AM.
#2
06-02-18, 09:52 AM
Group Moderator
Welcome to the forums.
I don't see any bare ground wrapped around a screw.
Is it wrapped under the screw of the wire clamp ?
I don't see any bare ground wrapped around a screw.
Is it wrapped under the screw of the wire clamp ?
#5
06-02-18, 10:39 AM
Group Moderator
I'm guessing that uses larger screws to get the fan rating. You can see the bolts thru the box that go to the bar.
Normally that bare wire would wrap around a ground screw and a tail would be left to connect to the fan. It's too short to do that now. I'd connect the fan ground wire under the same clamp screw.
Normally that bare wire would wrap around a ground screw and a tail would be left to connect to the fan. It's too short to do that now. I'd connect the fan ground wire under the same clamp screw.
#7
06-02-18, 10:51 AM
Group Moderator
The biggest concern with a fan box is the size of the two mounting screws. A typical fan box uses larger hardware like 10-24 type screws.
#9
06-02-18, 12:36 PM
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#11
06-06-18, 07:31 PM
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One of these could be used to extend the improperly cut and terminated ground.
https://www.google.com/search?q=idea...k9IpRSt3GonLM:
https://www.google.com/search?q=idea...k9IpRSt3GonLM:
