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Old 10/30/09, 4:21 PM
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Stupid question but I'll ask anyway. Does the IRC state that ceiling fans should be or are required to be hardwired? Thanks!
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Default Re: Ceiling Fans

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Stupid question but I'll ask anyway. Does the IRC state that ceiling fans should be or are required to be hardwired? Thanks!
OK I'll bite (stupid answer #1) what else could they be?

A permanent installation requires permanent wiring

Am I to take it that you have seen one that plugs in?

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Got to be a good story to go along with this.



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It's a Darwin requirement.



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Pictures, please!
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Something like this?







SWAG KIT USE
  • Swag kits are available if you wish to have a super-easy installation and a degree of portability in a ceiling fan. These replace the above-ceiling wiring job. In this case, though, the hanger bracket is screwed directly into a ceiling joist.

  • The swag kit is wired into the fan, and the fan assembled as described earlier. Then slip it into the hanger bracket.

  • The chain and cord are hung from hooks carried across the ceiling, toward a wall and down the wall, where the cord plugs into a handy receptacle.

  • A swag-mounted ceiling fan can be taken down in a few minutes and moved to another location.
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