Install Ceiling Fan Mounting Box

If the fan has a slide on bracket you can leave the mounting bolts on the junction box and simply slide the fan bracket.

Install ceiling fan mounting box.

Remove the existing light fixture. If it s nailed to a joist pry it free. Pry out the box s mounting nails and pull the box down from the ceiling. Disconnect the cable from the box.

Make sure electricity to circuit is turned off and carefully remove the glass. Install the fan canopy that covers the ceiling box and mounting bracket. The box shown has a slot that the cable slides through. Installing a ceiling fan requires the use of a junction box.

Thread the main wires through the center of the mounting bracket. How to install a ceiling fan mounting bracket family handyman updated. If the box has a cable clamp remove the locknut. Loose blades will cause the fan to wobble when operating.

Remove the old electrical box from the ceiling. Always be sure to follow the manufacturer s instructions. A junction box is available in either hard plastic or metal and in several different shapes and thicknesses. Attach new electrical box.

Remove box and cut new hole. 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. How to install a ceiling fan 1. 20 2019 the family handyman senior editor gary wentz will show you how to remove an old light and install a ceiling fan mounting bracket so you can properly install a new ceiling fan.

Next secure the mounting bracket to the box. Be sure all of the mounting screws are tight.