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New Orleans Cafe Patio: Running Electricity and Installing the Fan From "Weekend Remodeling" episode WKR-206

	In this episode of Weekend Remodeling, host Fuad Reveiz converts this backyard patio into ...
	a dazzling New Orleans style cafe.

Host Fuad Reveiz puts the finishing touches on the project by running electricity and installing the fan.

On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the most difficult, this project rates a 2.

Materials:

Custom awning and frame
Cast-iron columns, railings and headers
Exterior ceiling fan
Non-metallic building electrical wire
Conduit
Drill
Masonry bits
Level
Framing square
Hammer and nails
Chalk line
Tape measure
Pencil
Screwdrivers
Wrenches
Wire strippers

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Pull up a chair, have a cool drink and enjoy this fabulous New Orleans style patio cafe!

Running Electricity and Installing the Fan

1. At the ceiling take a measurement to find the center of the room. Transfer this measurement to the PVC conduit and cut it with a hacksaw.

2. Feed the non-metallic building electrical wire through the conduit (figure A), and then loosely secure it to the 1" framing of the awning with wire ties.

3. Apply glue to the pipe and insert it into the junction box. At the other end cut off the excess non-metallic building electrical wire.

4. Thread the non-metallic building electrical wire through the electrical box and glue them together.

5. Line up the 1" framing and drill through both the box and the frame (figure B). Slip the bolts through the holes and secure the electrical box to the frame with lock washers and nuts.

6. Go back and tighten up the wire ties around the conduit.

   Now that you have run the electricity and mounted the box for the fan, it's time to install the fan itself.

7. Begin by installing the mounting bracket for the fan to the electrical box you attached to the awning frame. Make sure to use sturdy bolts and lock washers so the bracket can't work itself loose.

8. Strip all the wires coming from the box and then set the fan into the mounting bracket.

9. Trim the wires back coming from the fan, and strip them as well.

10. Make the connections by connecting the black and blue wires to the black wire (figure C). The blue wire is for the light on the fan. Then the rest just match up -- white to white and ground to ground.

11. Place all of the wires into the electrical box and attach the decorative cover. All that's left is adding the light bulbs, attaching the globe and you're in business!

You're at the end of the second day of this level 2 project, and it's time to sit back, sip on something cool and enjoy your incredible new patio New Orleans style cafe!

RESOURCES :

Fabrication and Cast-Iron Information

Jenkins Fabrication & Cast Iron
Phone: 865-376-6366

GUESTS :

Christian Cain
Camel Custom Canvas Shop
Toll-free: 800-524-2704
Website: www.camelcanvas.com