Ceiling Fan On Beam

Fan beams are the most popular alumawood upgrade a ceiling fan will dramatically change the temperature in the hot summer months.

Ceiling fan on beam.

So it will hang out past the beam wrap by 0 5 on each side. How much overhang if any is acceptable for the fan base to hang past the width of the beam. We had wanted a wider beam wrap but somehow this is. Only install a ceiling fan with the power to your alumawood patio turned off.

As with the rest of the alumawood patio the fan beam must be installed by an expert. Step 5 install the ceiling fan onto the beam. We have a ceiling beam wrap that is 5 5 wide and our fan base is 6 5 wide. The wires are color specific.

Newport and insulated covers use different beams the newport uses a rectangle tube that is installed on top of the roof panel and the roof panel is capped the insulated covers also use a rectangle tube but it is embedded inside of the 3 thick foam panel. All have a direct drive motor which has fewer moving parts than belt drive motors for less maintenance. Using a wire stripper strip the two wires up to 1 1 2 inch. Make the proper electrical connections when mounting a ceiling fan on the beam and it will be as safe as if you made those electrical connections in a junction box.

Order your alumawood patio with a fan beam. Usually the white wire is attached to the motor the black wire is attached to the remaining wiring from the motor and the copper wire is connected to the green ground wire follow manufacturer s wiring. Ceiling fan hanging on beam.