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 ...

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 ...

Replacing a ceiling fan looks like a simple swap: old fixture down, new fan up. In reality, one hidden mistake can cause an inspector to fail your project in seconds and, worse, put everyone in the ...

Hello,<BR>I just finished building my new computer and I was thinking how to install fans to the case. I have two 80x80 holes on the back of the case and one 120x120 on the left side of the case. How ...

For a CPU, or processor, to maintain a safe operating temperature, it needs a CPU fan. When properly installed, a CPU fan stays in constant contact with the CPU's metal plate so all the heat generated ...

Pictures of flimsy-looking window fans for the School District of Philadelphia angered many. Experts, however, say they can be effective — if used properly. Window fans for ventilation are part of the ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Bathroom exhaust fans are the most common way to properly ventilate and control moisture in residential bathrooms. Along with providing effective ventilation, bath fans with a ceiling radiation damper ...

Would you like to sleep comfortably cool while saving electricity? Consider bedroom ceiling fans. Not only practical and affordable, these devices are also energy-efficient. And in contrast with their ...

This summer has been brutal, with record-breaking heatwaves across the US, and heat domes that have sent the temperature rocketing up into three digits as far north as Connecticut. If your AC has been ...

Peanut butter and jelly. Han Solo and Chewie. Expensive electronics and liquid. One of these things is not like the others. Anyone who has suffered a keyboard spill or fished a smartphone from a ...