Ceiling Fan Electrical Box Installation

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Ceiling fan electrical box installation.

In most cases an electrician installs a rough in electrical box before hanging any type of ceiling fixture. Depending on the model you might need to remove the fan from the support hook. Installation services specials offers local ad. Commercial electric 12 cu.

If you plan to control the ceiling fan from a light switch make sure the switch is wired appropriately for the fan. The box must be mounted firmly either by attaching it directly to a framing member or by using a fan rated brace. Ceiling paddle fans not in excess of 35 lb. Hold a vacuum cleaner wand next to the saw to catch the dust.

2 remove any light bulb cover and bulbs from the fixture and then unscrew the screws or nuts holding the fixture base to the ceiling box. Feed the electrical cable coming from the ceiling through the knockout hole in the pancake box. Cut along the line with a drywall saw. Ceiling fans need to be properly anchored to an electric ceiling box that s designed to hold a heavy fixture.

Before you purchase the fan check the manufacturer s installation instructions and purchase an approved electrical ceiling box. For a downrod installation make sure the tab on the mounting bracket ceiling plate or canopy is seated securely in the slot on the hanger ball. Where a box is used as the sole support for a ceiling paddle fan the box must be listed for this purpose and include the weight of the fan. If your electrical box is a thin pancake style box separate and tuck the wires into the fan canopy.

Hold a 1 2 inch thick pancake box against the ceiling centered on a joist and trace around it with a pencil. Electrical boxes for ceiling paddle fan. Plastic nm fan box with plastic cover model cpb13nm sm 4 47 4 47. Most building codes require ceiling fans to be mounted on special fan rated boxes which are made of metal or strong plastic and have deep threaded holes for the mounting screws.

Install a new ceiling fan mounting box. Electrical box and a ceiling fan wiring hanger bracket family handyman feed the existing wire through the cable clamp in the top of the new metal ceiling fan junction box slip the box over the saddle screws and tighten the nuts to clamp the box to the shaft with a nut driver or a deep well socket. Direct mount fixture fan ceiling box model s116fan 6 93 6 93. Because ceiling fans are so heavy the national electrical code nec prohibits attaching a ceiling fan to a standard ceiling box.

It can be made of metal or plastic it s usually round and it attaches to a ceiling.