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I'm trying to install a ceiling fan in our breakfast nook. I removed
the light fixture it previously had (it's a somewhat heavy ugly pendant
light). The junction box looks different from what I've seen in the
bedrooms. I have installed ceiling fans in all the bedrooms. I
remembered the builder said that we could install fans in all our
bedrooms by removing the ceiling light.

In the breakfast nook after I removed the light, the junction box
looked a bit different from the junction boxes I've seen in bedroom
ceilings. how to figure out whether this one is strong enough to hold a
fan (52" fan, it's a large kitchen and nook). do junction boxes have
any ratings on them that I can look up on the web to see if they can
hold a fan?

Thanks.


Not that I am aware of except for the advice you have already received.

BUT

You can add a fan to any outlet box if you buy the one that has the correct
mounting base. If you can't mount the special base to a joist, you just use
toggle bolts. I have done this many times and never had a problem.

Colbyt