Install A Ceiling Fan Electrical 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.

Install a ceiling fan electrical box.

Feed the electrical cable coming from the ceiling through the knockout hole in the pancake box. Pry the tab and pull the cable out. Turn off electrical power to the fan at the electrical panel and use an appropriate testing device to ensure no power is present at the light fixture before you begin work. The box shown has a slot that the cable slides through.

Inspect your current electrical box to ensure your project won t involve installing a ceiling fan box. Install a new ceiling fan mounting box. Pry out the box s mounting nails and pull the box down from the ceiling. Disconnect the cable from the box.

Attach new electrical box. Hold a vacuum cleaner wand next to the saw to catch the dust. In most cases an electrician installs a rough in electrical box before hanging any type of ceiling fixture. Hold a 1 2 inch thick pancake box against the ceiling centered on a joist and trace around it with a pencil.

The family handyman editor in chief gary wentz will show you how to remove an old light and install a ceiling fan brace so you can properly install a new c. If the box has a cable clamp remove the locknut.