Timeline for Junction box with screws 2 3/4" apart, but fixture needs 3 1/2"
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| Feb 24, 2020 at 13:57 | comment | added | Adrian McCarthy | I'm not sure about old and obsolete. All the lights on the exterior of our 2007 addition have mud rings with 2 3/4" ears. I have the impression this is common for stucco. | |
| Jan 13, 2020 at 21:27 | history | edited | isherwood | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 3, 2017 at 8:14 | comment | added | ArchonOSX | Hmmm yeah in 30+ years, I haven't actually seen any of those used at all so I errantly assumed they were older than that. As you learned though, it is not a normal size that light fixture manufacturers plan for. It looks like they used a plaster ring on a 3" box hence the very small opening. Normally, contractors use a plaster ring on a 4" box giving you the 3 1\2" opening. Someone was trying to save some money with smaller boxes. | |
| Aug 2, 2017 at 23:32 | comment | added | user31708 | Wow. The house was built in 1996. So they are only making light fixtures for houses less than 20 years old? | |
| Aug 2, 2017 at 22:31 | history | answered | ArchonOSX | CC BY-SA 3.0 |