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The Perfect Ceiling Fan? Unboxing and Install

7/21/2021

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I think for a lot of people, especially home decor experts, ceiling fans are one of those love/hate things! They are super functional, but not all that attractive. This enclosed blade fan solves that "not attractive" problem while still providing plenty of function.

Between our two homes, we now have three of these fans with more to be installed in the future! Read along as Steph shares how she installed this fan.

Materials/Tools:


  • Home Decorators Collection Windara 22 in. LED Indoor/Covered Outdoor White Ceiling Fan with Light Kit and Remote Control (Home Depot)

  • 18 in. White Flat Downrod (Home Depot)

  • Commercial Electric 1/2 in. Deep 5.9 cu. in. Ceiling Fan Box with Metal Cover (Home Depot)

  • DEWALT ATOMIC 20-Volt MAX Cordless Brushless Oscillating Multi-Tool (Tool-Only) (Home Depot)

  • WAGO 221 Lever-Nuts 28pc Wire Connector Assortment Pocket Pack (Amazon)

  • Klein Tools 11061 Wire Stripper / Wire Cutter for Solid and Stranded AWG Wire, Heavy Duty Kleins are Self Adjusting (Amazon)

Standard ceiling fan in the LEGO room before we replaced it with a Home Depot branded enclosed fan.
There was a standard five-blade ceiling fan in this room. The lights never produced much light and they had started to fail. It was time to retire this fan!
This fan is part of the Home Depot's Home Decorators branded line of home goods.
The first two fans we installed were branded by Stile. This is the same exact fan down to the instruction manual, but is now part of the Home Depot's Home Decorators branded line of home goods. Those curved decorative arms seen on the packaging are optional to install. We will not be using those.
Unboxing the Home Depot's Home Decorators enclosed ceiling fan.
Steph unboxed everything and laid it out. We purchased an 18" down-rod to use in place of the short one that is included. We wanted to lower the fan since the ceiling is so tall in this room.
Here Steph is replacing the standard down-rod with the longer one.
The first step was to replace the standard down-rod with the newly purchased 18 inch one. It's easy to do.
With the new rod in place, Steph replaced the top piece and tightened it into place.
With the new rod in place, Steph replaced the top piece and tightened it into place.
Next Steph prepped the wires by stripping off the insulation from the ends using these Klein Tools Adjustable Wire Strippers.
Next Steph prepped the wires by stripping off the insulation from the ends using these Klein Tools self-adjusting Wire Strippers. This is a must have tool for any DIYer!
Before actually installing the fan, Steph set the dip switches in both the remote and receiver so that they would work together.
Before actually installing the fan, Steph set the dip switches in both the remote and receiver so that they would work together. Since she has another fan just like this, she made sure the dip switches had a different set up combination than the other fan remote/receiver.
the new home decorators fan needed a larger box.
Before attempting any electrical work: TURN OFF THE POWER at the circuit box. With the power off, Steph removed the old fan and then discovered that the ceiling fan mount was too small for the new ceiling fan bracket.
We headed back to Home Depot to get a four inch ceiling fan box. Inside is the mounting hardware you'll need.
We headed back to Home Depot to get a four inch ceiling fan box. Inside is the mounting hardware you'll need. Steph held it up in place and marked where she needed to cut the drywall so that it would fit.
She used a DeWalt multitool to cut out the drywall.
Steph hung up a bit of plastic to catch the drywall bits. She used a DeWalt multitool to cut out the drywall.
Installing a four inch ceiling fan pan to replace the one that was too small.
Once the drywall was cut to size, the pan fit perfectly and Steph screwed it into place.
Installing the ceiling fan bracket into place.
Now, it is time to actually install the fan! The fan bracket fits easily onto the new ceiling box and is screwed into place.
Follow the instructions in the manual to wire up the fan.
The fan wiring is connected with these Wago connectors we recently discovered. They are super simple to use. Once everything was wired and the receiver was tucked into place, the canopy was secured into place.
Once the fan install is complete, turn on the power and test.
The canopy is easily twisted securely into place. Time to power on and test!
The Home Depot's Home Decorators enclosed blade ceiling fan in place in the LEGO room.
This fixture is a perfect addition to the space and was much easier to work on when we installed the elevated LEGO train track!
You know when you finish a project and can't wait to see it work? Well, unfortunately, when we powered on the fan it did not work (the first time)!

​Steph did all the trouble shooting, but had no success in locating the issue. Ultimately she called Home Depot and after a brief conversation it was apparent there was an issue with the remote/receiver parts. 

The solution was to uninstall the old fan, box it and leave it for pick up. The old one was picked up later that day.

The new fan arrived first thing the next day, install was quicker than the first time, AND, it worked!

Although, it would have been nice if the first fan had worked, we couldn't have been more pleased with the customer service we received from the Home Depot. 

Please note: This is not a sponsored post. 

FYI: We are not professionals, and we don't claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!

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