Q: My new home is prewired for a ceiling fan, which I am finally ready to install. Are there any precautions I should take? A: You’ll be using a ladder, so I hope ...

With ceiling fans strategically located in rooms of your home where you spend the most time, you can turn the thermostat up to save money without sacrificing comfort. When it comes to installation ...

The summer heat is just around the corner, which means our air conditioners will soon kick into high gear, and with that will come high energy bills. As Consumer Reports explains, choosing the right ...

There’s really no problem in replacing an existing light fixture with a ceiling fan in terms of the electrical needs. But what you really have to be careful of is to make sure the electrical box that ...

Answer: If there is an existing light fixture at the spot you want the fan, you’re in luck. Otherwise, you’ll need to hire an electrician to fish a wire through the attic first. That can be ...

Personal finance weblog The Simple Dollar recently found that, on average, having a ceiling fan running in a room makes it feel around four degrees cooler. Australian government studies show that ...

Question: I want to add ceiling lighting and a ceiling fan to my living room, but no wiring is up there. I would like to add decorative box beams and run the wiring through them. How can I do this?

Summer is here – well, in most parts of South Africa, anyway – and an air-conditioner might seem like the obvious way to keep cool. But higher electricity bills have made many homeowners think twice ...

MILWAUKEE -- Ceiling fans sold at Costco are being recalled because they could fall, as a result of incorrect installation instructions. The recall includes about 168,000 units. According to the CPSC, ...