JJWalecka
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- New England
How much weight can an existing "hockey puck" size JB old? The old JB that is common for old K & T or old BX.
As in fixture weight.....?
~RJ~
Yes fixture weight. a 7 pound fixture that needs to be installed.
I don't have my code book on me but for some reason I keep thinking I'm supposed to change the box out to a ceiling fan rated box....but maybe that's only for new installations
As in fixture weight.....?
~RJ~
About the only common feature of old K & T or old BX ceiling junction boxes is that they were mostly non-galvanized steel painted black.How much weight can an existing "hockey puck" size JB old? The old JB that is common for old K & T or old BX.
I thought he was asking because he wanted to hang a plant from it.