Sounds like something my dad would do. Clearly it's not going anywhere, but
NEC requires a box that holds a fan to have 10/32 screws, and a standard box
has 8/32. Not that I would be concerned, but an 1100 takes about two minutes
to install




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Electrical tape on the ends will work. There are retrofit heavy fixture/
fan
boxes, like Westinghouse 1100 that will install through the existing hole
and expand inside the ceiling, joist to joist, to hang your chandelier or
fan from



What I did was to use a standard metal box and I used a 2X4 to span the
ceiling joists above the hole and I cut two lengths of 1/2" copper pipe to
fit between the top of the box and the bottom of my 2X4. I used washers
on
both sides of the pipe sections and drilled the bottom of the box to 1/4".

I mounted 2 Tee nuts on the 2X4 and used 1/4 bolts to hold everything
together with a little locktite on the bolts. That sucker is going
nowhere.
I looked at the ceiling fan boxes and I liked my way better.

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