Can you hang a fan on a vaulted ceiling?

Yes. It needs an angled mount and a longer downrod so the fan hangs level and clear of the slope. A tall ceiling also means a tall ladder or scaffold, and the quote covers that.

Do you remove the old fan?

Yes, and we haul it away unless you want to keep it.

My fan is on a dimmer. Is that a problem?

Yes. A light dimmer makes the motor hum and can burn it out. The dimmer gets swapped for a fan-rated control, which is a quick job.

My fan wobbles. Can it be fixed?

Almost always. Loose mounting screws, a loose box, or blades out of balance. We tighten everything, then balance the blades with a weight kit. Hunter, Hampton Bay, Harbor Breeze, Minka, it's the same fix.

Why does my fan hum or buzz?

It's on the wrong control, usually a light dimmer. A fan needs its own speed control or a fan-rated wall switch. Swap the control and the hum stops. If the noise comes with a wobble, it's loose screws instead.

The remote stopped working. Dead fan?

No. The remote has lost its pairing, or the receiver tucked inside the fan canopy has failed. Re-pairing takes a minute. A new receiver is a small part, and we carry the common ones.

Ceiling Fan Installation and Repair in Phoenix

New fans, replacements, and the one that wobbles, hums or quit. Hung from a box that can hold it.

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A ceiling fan in Phoenix runs eight months a year, and a good one lets you set the thermostat a few degrees higher. We install new fans, replace old ones, put a fan where a light used to be, and fix the ones that wobble, hum or stopped turning. The part most people don't see is the box in the ceiling, and that's the part that matters.

The box in the ceiling

A ceiling fan is heavy and it moves. It has to hang from an electrical box rated to hold a fan, which is screwed to the framing or to a brace between the joists. Many light fixture boxes aren't rated for that. A fan hung from a light-only box works fine at first and loosens over the years until it's hanging by the wires.

When a fan goes where a light was, we check the box. If it's a plastic light box or a shallow metal one held by two screws into drywall, it gets replaced with a fan-rated box. That's done from below through the existing hole, with a brace that expands between the joists, so the ceiling doesn't have to open. If the ceiling has no box at all, it's a bigger job and the quote says so.

Wobbles, hums and dead fans

Wobble. The blades are out of balance, the mounting screws are loose, or the box is loose. We tighten everything first, then balance the blades with a weight kit. A fan that still wobbles has a bent blade arm or a loose box.
Hum or buzz. The fan is on the wrong kind of control. A light dimmer on a fan makes it hum and shortens the motor's life. Fans need their own speed control, or a fan-rated wall control.
Light works, fan doesn't. Often the pull chain has snapped inside the switch, or the capacitor that starts the motor has failed. Both are cheap parts on some fans. On many newer fans, it's cheaper to replace the fan.
Remote stopped working. The receiver inside the fan canopy has failed or the remote lost its pairing. Re-pairing is quick. A new receiver is a small part.
Nothing works. The wall switch, the pull chain, the receiver, or the motor. We test from the switch down.

Picking a fan

Size the fan to the room. A 52-inch fan suits most bedrooms and living rooms. Small rooms take 42 to 44 inches. Big great rooms take 60 inches or more. The blades should sit at least 7 feet above the floor and 18 inches from any wall. In a room with a low ceiling, a flush-mount fan hugs the ceiling. In a room with a high ceiling, a downrod brings the fan down to where it moves air.

A fan on a covered patio has to be rated for damp locations, and one that gets rained on needs a wet rating. An indoor fan on a patio rusts and the blades warp.

Summer is counterclockwise, pushing air down so you feel a breeze. Winter is clockwise on low, pulling air up and pushing warm air down the walls. The switch is on the fan body or in the remote.

Permits

In Phoenix, putting a ceiling fan where a light fixture was needs a permit, according to the city's homeowner permit guide. Replacing a fan with a fan doesn't. We'll tell you which one your job is.

Problems we fix on this page

Want a ceiling fan where the light is
Ceiling fan stopped working
Ceiling fan light not working
Ceiling fan pull chain broken
Want a ceiling fan installed
Want a fan where there's a light
Want a fan-rated box
Want a fan on a tall ceiling
Want a fan on the covered patio
Ceiling fan clicks
Hampton Bay fan light not working
Hampton Bay fan remote replacement
Is it worth replacing a ceiling fan or fixing it

How it starts

Send a photo of the ceiling where the fan goes, and if there's a fan or light there now, a photo of it. Tell us the room size and ceiling height if you know them. You'll have a fixed price before anyone shows up. We can install a fan you've already bought. Levi does the work himself.

Questions

Can you hang a fan on a vaulted ceiling?: Yes. It needs an angled mount and a longer downrod so the fan hangs level and clear of the slope. A tall ceiling also means a tall ladder or scaffold, and the quote covers that.
Do you remove the old fan?: Yes, and we haul it away unless you want to keep it.
My fan is on a dimmer. Is that a problem?: Yes. A light dimmer makes the motor hum and can burn it out. The dimmer gets swapped for a fan-rated control, which is a quick job.
My fan wobbles. Can it be fixed?: Almost always. Loose mounting screws, a loose box, or blades out of balance. We tighten everything, then balance the blades with a weight kit. Hunter, Hampton Bay, Harbor Breeze, Minka, it's the same fix.
Why does my fan hum or buzz?: It's on the wrong control, usually a light dimmer. A fan needs its own speed control or a fan-rated wall switch. Swap the control and the hum stops. If the noise comes with a wobble, it's loose screws instead.
The remote stopped working. Dead fan?: No. The remote has lost its pairing, or the receiver tucked inside the fan canopy has failed. Re-pairing takes a minute. A new receiver is a small part, and we carry the common ones.

Ready to get it fixed?

Tell us what needs doing. Quotes are free. We usually reply within minutes, and always within 24 hours.