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javeryh:
I have a ceiling fan that runs off of a switch on the wall.  I want to replace the ceiling fan with a pink chandelier but the problem is that the chandelier is meant to be plugged into the wall.  Can I splice the plug to the wires that power the fan?  Will that be a fire hazard or anything?  Is the voltage the same?  I am scared of electricity but I don't want to call an electrician if this is a very simple thing to do.  THANKS!! :cheers:

stuckpixel:
Generally speaking, at least from my experience, this should work fine. If you really want to be sure though, go get a multi-meter and test the voltages and whatnot yourself. It's possible you might have something unusual for the fan, but I'd be surprised personally.

TOK:
I'm not sure what the code is on splicing stranded wire (your light) to solid (hardwire for fan), but there should already be a box with wire nuts where the ceiling fan ties into the house electric. This box would also generally serve as the support for the fan.

In theory, there is nothing wrong with it power-wise, but the few fans I've installed have always had solid wire to match the house electric.

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: TOK on June 10, 2007, 02:01:18 pm ---I'm not sure what the code is on splicing stranded wire (your light) to solid (hardwire for fan),

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I just took down some chandeliers and they have stranded wire. It largely depends on the fixture itself. The chandelier wire hung out of the light plate and was stranded through a chain to the lights. That specific application requires stranded.

On a ceiling fan circuit, you need to be careful if there are control wires. One set would be for the fan and another set would be for the lights. Most installations typically don't have control wires, opting for manual control or for remote control. Just in case you have this circuit configuration, You need to cap off the control circuit you're not using so it doesn't short out. Separate the appropriate wires and cap each of them with a wire cap. I've had people tell me you only need to cap the hot wire. to save on a 5 cent cap, that's some ridiculous advice.

javeryh:
I just finished with the wiring and now I'm nervous.  It all works fine but I did have a fan and a light with separate controls.  There were three wires up there - two wired together and one separate (all solid core) so there were only two caps.  I just cut the plug off of the chandelier and wired one of the wires to one cap and the other wire to the other cap.  It seems to be working fine - should I be worried about burning the house down?

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