Install A Ceiling Fan Electrical Box

If the box has a cable clamp remove the locknut.

Install a ceiling fan electrical box.

Disconnect the cable from the box. Feed the electrical cable coming from the ceiling through the knockout hole in the pancake box. Do not rely on a wall switch to protect you from electrical shock. 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. Attach new 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. It can be made of metal or plastic it s usually round and it attaches to a ceiling.

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. Pry the tab and pull the cable out. Install a new ceiling fan mounting box. Hold a vacuum cleaner wand next to the saw to catch the dust.

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. Cut along the line with a drywall saw.