Timeline for Can I use the top box screws for a ceiling fan?
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| Jun 18, 2023 at 2:44 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jun 17, 2023 at 20:41 | comment | added | Jim Stewart | The holes in the tabs on the corners are designed to hold a cover or a very light fixture. They do not have enought threads to be rated to hold a heavy weight and the tabs themselves are not rated for heavy weight. | |
| Jun 17, 2023 at 19:34 | vote | accept | Zack | ||
| Jun 17, 2023 at 19:06 | comment | added | Zack | Yep I still have the nuts. I wasn't sure just due to never coming across it like that before. I've always screwed the mounting bracket into the holes on the side. Thank you! | |
| Jun 17, 2023 at 18:56 | answer | added | JACK | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 17, 2023 at 18:54 | comment | added | Jim Stewart | I believe that those bolts (or "studs") are expressly for the purpose of hanging a fan or a heavy light fixture. Obviously you myst have the correct nuts on these bolts. Did nuts come with it? If not, you will have to get the correct nuts and perhaps also washers to properly secure the fan lunting bracket. In this context a "stud" is a type of bolt for which one end is attached to massice member and the other end projects from the member and is threaded to receive a nut and often a washer. | |
| S Jun 17, 2023 at 18:39 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Jun 17, 2023 at 18:39 | history | asked | Zack | CC BY-SA 4.0 |