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Ceiling Fan Electrical Box Too Small. Took old fan down and new fan mounting bracket is about a quarter to a half inch too wide for the box. Unfortunately, the old screws didn't match up with the holes on the new light fixture (that would be too easy) and the cross bar that came with the new fixture wouldn't fit on the old box because of the central. We'll show you the essential installation steps for a ceiling fan electrical box. If your mounting bracket does not fit the box, you have two options. See different types of boxes and hangers for various situations and follow the electrical code requirements. Second, you can replace the electrical box with one that fits your bracket. Do you know how deep the rods are threaded into the fan box? The bracket attaches to the electrical box in the ceiling. I removed our old broken fan, but found that the new mounting bracket is too wide for the electrical box mounting holes. First, you can get a universal bracket. I will use appropriate machine screws to do this. It looks like the nuts are preventing the bracket from touching the ceiling. In other words the 4 inch box is covered by something like a tp331 narrowing it to 2.5. In most cases it isn't that the box is too narrow, it's that a cover was installed to narrow it on original installation. New bracket has to have screws.

See different types of boxes and hangers for various situations and follow the electrical code requirements. The bracket attaches to the electrical box in the ceiling. Second, you can replace the electrical box with one that fits your bracket. To install a ceiling fan you must use a mounting bracket. Do you know how deep the rods are threaded into the fan box? It looks like the nuts are preventing the bracket from touching the ceiling. First, you can get a universal bracket. If your mounting bracket does not fit the box, you have two options. Electric box screw hole to screw hole is 2.75 inches. I will use appropriate machine screws to do this.

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Ceiling Fan Electrical Box Too Small In most cases it isn't that the box is too narrow, it's that a cover was installed to narrow it on original installation. Electric box screw hole to screw hole is 2.75 inches. Do you know how deep the rods are threaded into the fan box? See different types of boxes and hangers for various situations and follow the electrical code requirements. We'll show you the essential installation steps for a ceiling fan electrical box. It looks like the nuts are preventing the bracket from touching the ceiling. The bracket attaches to the electrical box in the ceiling. In most cases it isn't that the box is too narrow, it's that a cover was installed to narrow it on original installation. To install a ceiling fan you must use a mounting bracket. Took old fan down and new fan mounting bracket is about a quarter to a half inch too wide for the box. I will use appropriate machine screws to do this. I removed our old broken fan, but found that the new mounting bracket is too wide for the electrical box mounting holes. New bracket has to have screws. First, you can get a universal bracket. If your mounting bracket does not fit the box, you have two options. Second, you can replace the electrical box with one that fits your bracket.