Ceiling fan light kits provide both lighting functionality and aesthetic value to your ceiling fans so it comes as no surprise that today’s ceilings fans come with their very own light kits. Those that do not have a ceiling fan light kit built into them usually have a wiring system in place so you will have no trouble at all about adding this important element into your ceiling fans.
Before you even start to pick out a ceiling fan light kit (and there are plenty to choose from),
make sure you check with your manufacturer or ceiling fan guide, or even your local repairman, on the wattage, size and general compatibility of your ceiling fan to universal ceiling fan light kits. Some brands, like Hunter and Casablanca, actually carry their own line of ceiling fan light fixtures and have attachments that are specifically made for models which can’t fit on any other brand or make. Otherwise, you should be able to mix and match universal ceiling fan light kits.
To be on the safe side, make sure you can take off the bottom cap of your ceiling fan and that wiring can be fed through the screw hole at the bottom. If there’s a ceiling fan light fixture in place, see to it that you can actually remove the lighting and that the lighting kit is neither built into nor permanently attached to the ceiling fan. Once you’ve cleared that up, you can pick the style and functionality you would want your ceiling fan light kit to have.