5 years later this video is still helping others! My husband could not figure out what was securing the base. It’s black, so the ring seemed to be part of the main base. You unlocked the mystery for us! Thank you!!

Thank you! Gotta love youtube and the helpful people that bother to create howto's like this one. You saved me a lot of hassle and potentially destructive decisions fueled by nothing other than frustration!

Looks great, and with a brighter bulb installed that’s all the light you need. kzfaq.infoUgkxWF88GpljEn-0o34vtLFazEQ5h5Q33SjU As far as ease of installation- this was my first ceiling fan and it took about 3 hours because I had no idea what I was doing and also it’s helpful to have a second set of hands and a magnetic drill bit. Works great.

With my husband up on the ladder trying to find where the screws are and my sister-in-law on a step stool holding the whole thing, and everyone ready to give up, I googled this, and your video saved us! Thank you!

Thank you so much for your video! We bought an old farm house that has a few ceiling fans (with that type ring) that needed replacement, but couldn’t figure out how to get them down. You and KZfaq to the rescue!!! You saved us a ton of frustration!

People like you really add value to the community. Thanks for taking initiative of posting this video. Helps a lot.

August 2023 and your video helped me remove my 20 year old Hampton bay ceiling fan from the ceiling. I have to admit that the old fan is built like a tank. I purchased a newer Hampton Bay model to replace it with and we’ll see how it works out. I noticed the newone is made in China. Normally I try to avoid buying Chinese products but my wife fell in love with the fan. Thanks for your video.

That trim ring clue to expose the screws saved me a lot of frustration and time . . . . thank you for posting this.

Thanks for this video. We bought an old house and couldn't figure out how to remove the old fan. Your instructions were clear and to the point. ❤

OMG thank you so much! I looked at a half dozen other generic "How to remove a ceiling fan" and they all show you the cover that EVERYONE knows needs to be removed and all of a sudden it's gone with no instruction on how they did that. Thanks again. Greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much for this video. We had been fighting with the ring for quite some time until we looked for a video. Less than five minutes after watching the ring came off 👏👏

Worked like a charm on my hampton bay model 52-CCT ceiling fan. Thanks for the tip!

Thank you! I installed the fan myself about 20 years ago and could not for the life of me remember how it went up.

Short and sweet. One thing I'd like to add is it looks like you rotate the ring CW looking from the floor up, CCW to re-lock.

Thank you for putting this video up!! I don’t think we would have figured out how to take down our old Hampton Bay fan without it!

That ring! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

You have no idea how grateful I am to you for this video 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Thanks! I had this exact question for that fan. I was very pleased to see this specific video. Thanks for your time!

Never would have guessed that you turn the ring clockwise to release it. Thanks.

Thank you so much! I wish we had seen your video before we climbed into the hot summer attic to try and trouble shoot. This was so useful. Thank you.

That was worth watching all the way to the end!

This You Tube video saved my sanity. The ring on this fan was plastic and I couldn’t turn it so I used a flat blade screwdriver and a hammer. After several licks, the ring cracked and fell off. Problem solved!!!!! Thanks

Omg!! Thank u it's taken us half and hr until we finally opened this up!

six years later and you are still helping. Thank you.

Thank you! You just saved us a lot of time and frustration. :)

thanks dude. Not clear this cover was in place. I appreciate your post!

Excellent video! Saved me a lot of confusion and hassle!! You rock!

Thank you so much, exactly the information I was looking for delivered in 1 minute. You are awesome

Genius. Short and sweet. Just what I needed. Thanks.

My Man! I've been wondering about this for ages. Thanks so much!

Thanks for making this video! It is still relevant and allowed me to remove a fan that was installed over 10yr ago.

rhis helpwd right away, the ring was hard to see that it was even there, very sneeky. thanks

Thanks friend, your video was a big help to me. This was exactly the information I needed to know.

Excellent! Here we are in the start of 2024 and this video was a godsend! Your calm, clear instructions saved us from escalating to hammer mode! Lol THANK YOU

We had to use a blade around it before it loosened up Great video. Thanks

Part of the problem we had was it was a dark room (breaker off), and from a short ladder, it didn't even look like there was a ring at the top of the cover at all. It really looked like a one piece cover. Once we knew there might BE a ring, it made everything else a breeze. FYI...searched "ceiling fan cover no screws" and very little showed up. This video was VERY helpful. Wish we would have seen it before the swearing started....but thanks!

Thanks a lot for posting this, I was going out of my mind

Thank you! You just saved me a ton of time!

Thanks brother! Worked perfectly in 2023!

How lucky am I? The first video I find is of the exact fan that I have and could not figure this out. Unit I came across this video. Thank you.

Thanks! That was just what I was looking for!

Thanks! I used a hammer to lightly tap both sections. Before that it wasn't budging. Also used some rubber gloves for a better grip.

I didn't even notice that damn ring lol. Since it had been there awhile I had to knock some of the years off which loosened it so I could move it. Awesome vid, thanks so much!

Awesome! Super helpful. Saved me hours of fiddling.

Thanks you're a life saver saved me a bunch of time and money.

Thanks good video helped me get it done. I had no manual ,so just what I needed

Thanks alot man! I'm replacing mine for the same problem and was definitely lost

This saved me tons of time! I was so confused!

Thank you. Different manufacturer but same hidden ring mechanism. Undazed and unconfused thanks to video.

Thanks I almost resorted to a sledgehammer to get that ring off!!

Ty you just saved me time and sanity!

This totally helped!! Got it in seconds!

Nice video, very helpful. Thanks.

Thank you!!!!! Thank you!!!! This saved me about two hours of headache

Thanks for the tip. Worked great

Thanks. I could not figure out how to remove my HB fan until I saw this. The upper ring is difficult to detect

The evil thing about this ring is that is rotates the OPPOSITE direction from the standard "righty-tight, lefty-loosey" direction. I'd tried in vain to turn it the conventional direction, but when you mentioned "clockwise" that was the clue I needed to remove it. THANKS!

Thanks dude, great info

Thank you! Very Helpful!

Thank you! The ring had me going cray!

Thank you so much you saved us a lot of trouble.

Saved me a headache, thanks dude!

Just saved me a major headache!!! Thank you!!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. It was driving me crazy.

Thank you! Worked for us!! (As he said, he was just helping where there were no visible screws)

not all heros wear capes! Thank you so much!😘😘

Thank you very much. Your video is very helpful.

Thank you! This should have way more likes than it does!!!

THAT'S what I was looking for! 👍 Thanks!!

Thanks. I needed to know about that ring! 🙏

Thanks! Very helpful.

A lifesaver! Thank you!!!

Thank you!!!! SO HELPFUL

Thanks, I have put up a dozen Hunter fans and was trying to find the screws.

6 years later you just saved me demo work lol😂

Very helpful. Especially since we didn't install the fan.

Thank you! (Also - hope that lepricon is ok!)

It would have been nice if you recorded the removal...but, I did get it by the instructions. Thanks.

You da real MVP for this one!!

You are the best! Had exactly this... !!!!

Short and sweet. My question is my daughter just moved into her apartment and we found the ceiling fan in the kitchen had all five blade hanging down like it was wilted. When I flip the light switch the blades would bang the back of the light fixture. It has central air conditioning and I don't know if it's actually warped from humidity or something else but I am going to try and find the screws and see if it just needs tightening. Any idea where I could find the model number on the unit. It is a white flush mount with four lights

Lifesaver, thanks man...I almost went full Hulk.

Very helpful. Exactly my issue.

You’re a god amongst men, I salute you

This video is Great! I just needed to know how to remove the canopy and ring to work on some wiring. Perfect instructions!

Well done! Thanks!

Very helpful thanks!

OMG THANK YOUUUUU!!!! I WAS STRUGGLING !!!!

You just saved me a ton of aggravation! Thanks!

Yes! The ring! Thank you!

Saved me a headache. Thanks!

Life saver thanks!

Thank you for saving us so much aggravation!

You are a hero.

Thanks for this!

Thx for posting. Just before finding this video, I was about to go to my shed and find an axe, and a swing at the fan like a Mexican Pinata. And then explain to the wife that we're spending $5 grand for contractors installing a skylight. LOL

Thank gawd for KZfaq and YOU!

Great video thanks

Saved my life 🙌🏾

Thanks homie! ❤