On Jan 11, 7:02*pm, wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:23:42 -0500, RBM wrote:
On 1/11/2013 5:48 PM, mike wrote:
On 1/11/2013 12:48 PM, gary wrote:
I need electricity for a ceiling fan. *In my attic, I found an
existing wire that powers a light switch. I want to run a new wire
from the existing wire to the ceiling fan. *How do I tap into the
existing wire?

You need to read the electrical code in your jurisdiction, wherever
that is.
Tapping into a wire is trivial. *Making it pass inspection may take
more knowledge
than you currently possess. *And the thing that trips you up will
seem trivial or even stupid.

A lot depends on your definition of "ceiling fan".

My neighbor came home with a ceiling fan...the bladed
decapitation type.
I read the instructions and suggested he take it back.

According to the instructions, you can't install the fan
into an existing box in the ceiling. * You need a box
approved for ceiling fan use. *Near as I could tell,
the approved box differed in three areas.
It had a sticker that said, "approved for ceiling fan use".
And a price sticker with a substantially higher price.
And it required opening the ceiling and patching it back up.
I'd hope that there's more of a difference between a standard ceiling
box and a fan support box than just a sticker, price, and necessity to
open the ceiling

Sure there is. *It has to be able to take the weight of the fan and
the vibration without falling out of the ceiling. *It only makes sense
to make sure the thing can take a beating.

We hear the "insurance" nonsense here all the time but it's BS. *The
worrywarts couldn't take a **** without their master's permission.- Hide quoted text -

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I was thinking the same thing. By now you'd think there would
be case after case cited here by these folks where an insurance
company denied a claim because someone did some work
incorrectly themselves. It might be out there, but I have yet to
see it.