chandelier support

[electricalperson]

anyone know what kind of box/support method someone could use to support a rather large chandelier? a fan box wont support the weight of one

 

[quogueelectric]

most large chandeliers

most large chandeliers

are supported on large threaded rods. I usually use a deep octagon box and knock the center ko out. Run threaded rod from a structural member and leave enough to connect to in the box.

 

[stickboy1375]

What kind of wight are we talking about? large means nothing to me...

 

[LarryFine]

large means nothing to me...

Spoken like a true man. :grin:


(Hey, gotta keep up my rep!)

 

[e57]

What kind of wight are we talking about? large means nothing to me...

Good point - "Large" to me is 100lbs - "Largest" I ever hung (with the help of several other guys) was ~575 lbs. It had a 7/8 bolt through stuctural framing into a 4s Deep to a special eye bolt coupling with a set-screw. Instructions said to use provided loc-tite compound to boot-pity the fool who gets to take that down.... The canopy was neat, it was two halfs you put together around the eye for the chain.

 

[Rewire]

we hung one that had aircraft cable attached to a drum and motor so it could be lowered for cleaning

 

[e57]

we hung one that had aircraft cable attached to a drum and motor so it could be lowered for cleaning

Alladin makes those, and if you have to put a lot of stuff together, doing it at floor level would be much easier - especially if it is hard to get to.

 

[electricalperson]

i was just curious. the size im talking about is about the size of those really large ones found in theaters. the guess on the weight is probably about 600 - 1000 pounds

 

[electricalperson]

ive hung chandeliers by sticking threaded rod through an octogon box up to a framing member too. iwas just wondering if they make a special device for this instead of making one