Exclusive LightingMost ceiling fans can take a light kit. If there is a threaded pipe and nut in the bottom of the motor housing, most standard light kits will be compatible. If not, contact the manufacturer of the fan to find a compatible light kit.
The best ceiling fan lights are the ones that give indirect light ABOVE the motor (often hidden in the motor!). These produce a pleasant, non-irritating light and don’t create annoying shadows when the blades are in motion. The next best chice is a downlight kit below the motor that produces NO upward light.
How to wire a fan light:
If your fan comes with a light kit, it may already be wired and in place requiring only that you install the bulbs and globes. In some instances, however, you may need to wire the light kit yourself. Remove the switch housing cover plate from the bottom of the fan motor. Remove the plug from the center of the cover plate. Feed the light kit wires (black and white) through the holes in the cover plate and screw the plate tightly to the light kit to prevent it from vibrating loose. Locate two wires within the switch housing labeled “for light” (white and blue). Connect them to the light kit wires with wire nuts-white to white and blue to black. Secure the connections with electrical tape to prevent the wire nuts from vibrating loose during operation. Carefully push wires back into the switch housing, and attach the light kit to the switch housing with the provided screws.
Some ceiling fan light kits take a small appliance bulb, while others take tiny but mighty halogen bulbs.
Tags: ceiling fans, fan light, wiring a fan light
What if my ceiling fan is over the bed and has a huge ugly round light affixed to it, but I can’t move the ceiling fan because we are renting our house? Is there a way to remove the lamp and bulb and cover up the wires inside, so it looks like “just” a ceiling fan?
Just remove the light “kit”, cap the wires with wire nuts (tape with electrical tape to make sure they are secure), and use one of our smaller ceiling medallions to cover the hole such as ME0207, ME9601, or ME0201. A “blank electrical cover plate” from any hardware store can be painted to match and used as well but not as attractive!
Ashton Harrison
i’m putting up ceiling fans outside, they came with lights which i don’t need. I’m trying to find a cover for the light fixture
Dear Mike,
We may be able to help you.
What size is the hole?
Does the fan have a center rod below the motor that held the light kit?
Does the finial at the bottom (if it has one) of the light kit screw on?
What color is your fan?
Who is the manufacturer of the fan?
Ashton Harrison