Install Ceiling Fan Electrical Box

How to install a ceiling fan 1.

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. If it s nailed to a joist pry it free. Remove the existing light fixture. Ceiling junction boxes in most cases an electrician installs a rough in electrical box before hanging any type of ceiling fixture.

Attach new electrical box. The first step in adding a ceiling fan is to inspect the existing electrical box. It can be made of metal or plastic it s usually round and it. Shut off power to the circuit.

The drilled hole for the ceiling fan box. A nice clean hole is made which reveals the attic insulation which is between the ceiling joists. Next secure the mounting bracket to the box. Drilling hole for the ceiling fan box.

Install a new ceiling fan mounting box. Remove the old electrical box from the ceiling. If the fan has a slide on bracket you can leave the mounting bolts on the junction box and simply slide the fan bracket. Thread the main wires through the center of the mounting bracket.

Test to confirm that the power is off and remove the existing ceiling fixture. A fan installed on a standard ceiling fixture box could come loose and perhaps crash to the floor. Make sure electricity to circuit is turned off and carefully remove the glass. Remove box and cut new hole.

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