Ceiling Fan Installation in Broken Arrow and Tulsa

Ceiling fan installation in Broken Arrow and Tulsa

Oklahoma summers make ceiling fans close to mandatory, and a good fan helps in winter too when it runs in reverse. Hot Shot Electric Service Co. handles ceiling fan installation and replacement for homes in Broken Arrow, Coweta, Tulsa and the surrounding towns, indoors and on covered patios, with the box, bracket and switching done correctly.

Why fans need more than a light box

A ceiling fan is heavier than a light and it moves. The motion works screws loose over time if the fan hangs from a box that is not made for it. Every fan we install goes on a box listed for ceiling fan support, fastened to framing or a fan-rated brace between the joists. That is what keeps a fan from wobbling, and from coming down.

Fans we install

• New fans where there was a light fixture
• New fans where there was nothing, with a new box and switch
• Replacement of old, noisy or wobbling fans
• Fans with lights, remote controls or wall controls
• Downrods for vaulted and high ceilings
• Damp-rated and wet-rated fans for covered porches and patios

Switching that makes sense

The most common complaint about fans is control. A fan and its light on one switch, a pull chain that is out of reach, a remote that fights the wall switch. Where the wiring allows, we put the fan and the light on separate controls so each does what you expect. Where it does not, we can often add a conductor or use a fan and light control designed for a single circuit. If a fan was added years ago by tying into whatever wire was handy, we trace it back and wire it properly.

Patio and porch fans

Outdoor fans need to be rated for where they hang: damp-rated under a covered porch, wet-rated where rain can reach them. They need the same fan-rated box and a GFCI-protected circuit where required. Most covered patios we wire get a fan, lighting and often an electric heater, all planned together. See patio fans, lighting and heaters.

Using fans to save energy

A fan does not cool a room; it cools people by moving air across the skin, which lets you set the thermostat a few degrees higher in summer. In winter, running the fan slowly in reverse pushes warm air down from the ceiling. Turn fans off in empty rooms, because they only help when someone is there to feel them.

What to expect

1. Tell us how many fans, where, and whether you have them already.
2. We quote the job up front. Planned work estimates are free.
3. The journeyman installs the rated box, assembles and hangs the fan, balances it and sets up the controls.
4. We test every speed, the light and the reverse, and take the boxes with us.

Customer-supplied fans are welcome. If you would like help choosing one, we will tell you what size and mounting fit the room. Related: lighting installation and wiring for new switch locations.

Choosing the right size fan

A fan that is too small for the room moves too little air; one that is too large can feel like a wind tunnel. As a rough guide, small bedrooms and offices take a smaller blade span, typical bedrooms and living rooms a mid-size fan, and large great rooms or open patios a larger fan or two smaller ones. The blades should sit well above head height and away from walls so the air can move. We are happy to look at the room and suggest a size before you buy.

Vaulted and high ceilings

Fans on vaulted, sloped or two-story ceilings need a downrod long enough to bring the blades down to where they move air across people, plus a mount that lets the fan hang plumb on a sloped surface. Reaching those boxes safely takes the right ladders, and we bring them.

Fans in rooms that never had one

If there is no fixture where you want the fan, we add a fan-rated box, run wire from a nearby circuit and add a wall switch or control. In a single-story house with attic access, that is usually a straightforward job. In a two-story house or a finished ceiling, it takes more care to fish the wire, and we patch only small openings.

Remote controls and smart controls

Remotes and wall controls let you set fan speed and light level from across the room or by the door. Smart controls add schedules and phone control. They work best when the wiring between the switch and the fan supports them, which is one more reason to have the box and wiring checked at install. If you already have a remote that fights the wall switch, we can set it up so the two cooperate.

Small job, same standards

A single fan is a small job, and it gets the same licensed journeyman and the same price-before-work rule as a panel replacement. One customer had a ceiling fan installed and a bathroom fan and light repaired in one visit, and the final cost came in under the estimate.

If you are replacing several fans or lights in one house, we schedule them together and handle them in one visit, which keeps the cost down and the disruption short. Old fans and packaging go with us when we leave, and every fan is balanced and tested on every speed before we call it done.

Fans for bedrooms, living rooms, garages and porches all get the same care.