Install Ceiling Fan Electrical Box

Attach new electrical box.

Install ceiling fan electrical box.

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. 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. The hole is drilled carefully while supporting the drill motor to avoid binding between the hole saw and the sheet rock. Shut off power to the circuit.

The drilled hole for the ceiling fan box. How to install a ceiling fan 1. Make sure electricity to circuit is turned off and carefully remove the glass. It can be made of metal or plastic it s usually round and it.

Remove the existing light fixture. If the fan has a slide on bracket you can leave the mounting bolts on the junction box and simply slide the fan bracket. Test to confirm that the power is off and remove the existing ceiling fixture. If it s nailed to a joist pry it free.

The first step in adding a ceiling fan is to inspect the existing electrical box. Thread the main wires through the center of the mounting bracket. Remove the old electrical box from the ceiling. Installing your ceiling fan electrical box the process of installing a ceiling fan box involves pushing the bracing and box through the hole you ve made in the ceiling and attaching them to the ceiling joists as per the manufacturer s instructions although very similar not all ceiling boxes are exactly the same.

A nice clean hole is made which reveals the attic insulation which is between the ceiling joists. Ceiling junction boxes in most cases an electrician installs a rough in electrical box before hanging any type of ceiling fixture. Install a new ceiling fan mounting box. Remove box and cut new hole.

Drilling hole for the ceiling fan box.