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Ceiling light fixture bracket
I am trying to replace the existing light with a new led flush mount. The junction box looks really big (6.5in) and it doesn’t have any holes in straight opposite direction to screw in the mounting ...
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How can a round ceiling junction box be installed as new work with 5 layers of drywall and no demolition?
I have an 80-year-old house, and the ceiling is 5-layers of drywall thick from work performed before I owned it.
I need to install two junction boxes, and one of them is in an area I cannot access ...
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Junction box cover required for a non-light ceiling device, and if yes, which one?
I am installing one of these infrared heating panels hardwired on my ceiling.
My plan is to put a junction box into the ceiling (same size as a ceiling light), located underneath the panel. The wire ...
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How to remove this pancake box?
I know this is a well-trodden question here, but, as per usual, there doesn't seem to be an exact example of the particular fixture that's been previously asked.
I'm trying to install a ceiling fan ...
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Interesting electrical ceiling box with downward pass through bolts
I'm trying to mount a heavy ceiling fan but ran into a unique ceiling box I've never seen before. Two bolts come down from the metal horizontal piece and pass through the plastic box.
This was the ...
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Broken ceiling junction box in a condo
I've recently removed the light fixture in my kitchen / breakfast area in a condo (ceiling is NOT drywall, as far as I can tell). I got a new fixture that I want to install but it weighs around 6 ...
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How Should I Extend This Wiring For a Ceiling Light?
I’m working on replacing a wall light fixture with one in the center ceiling. There is no wiring in the ceiling. It’s an old building and there is another floor above this with no space above the ...
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How to remove an old celiing box that doesn't have screws?
I need to replace this old ceiling box. I'm wondering if I have to remove it from the attic (not easily accessible). I don't know what was used to attach it to a joist (or whatever). It's not a screw. ...
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How should I connect a light fixture to this box with four cables?
Can anyone tell what is going on in this box? Why are there four plain copper wires? Why is there only one red wire? What is the purpose of the brown bundle of wires that contains a black, white and ...
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Plastic Ceiling box
I have a 10.5 lb. 42 in. ceiling fan. the existing box installed by builder is a deep rectangle plastic box which is attached through the top to sistered stud attached to a joist.
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Replacing old 60's junction box with recessed lighting
I want to replace a light fixture that was put in the 60s with recessed light.
The junction box looks to be held in place by a metal 'u' shaped bar, with the 'u' bend going over the junction box.
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The holes in our ceiling junction box are not parallel to the walls. Do I have options other than removing the junction box?
The base of the new ceiling light is a 30” x 9” rectangle. Mounting it as the bracket currently sits would look really bad—not at all square to the room.
I don’t need the hole moved much; maybe an ...
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Light junction box cover does not conceal the box opening
I recently replaced a hallway ceiling light with a pendant, only to find that the supplied canopy was smaller (5") than the hole previously cut in the ceiling (6"). I'm hoping someone has encountered ...
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How to remove old pancake junction box (metal brace, lathe and plaster cieling)
I'm trying to upgrade my ceiling electrical boxes for ceiling fans. The house is from 1935 and lord knows when the electrical work is from, but it's old.
Got up in the attic to get the old box out ...
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How can I mount a light to a square junction box?
In my entryway, there is a lighting fixture box that is sticking out of the ceiling drywall. (See attached image below) The box is 4 inch by 4 inch. I assume that it came with some kind of ceiling ...
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