Fan mounting bracket

[Curtiszeph]

Hey guys, quick question! I am doing the finish on this house that has a 25'6" ceiling where the customer requested the ceiling fan be mounted 11' AFF. Unable to find a downrod that length I have done what others have suggested and made my own out of 3/4" IMC. Now the question I have is, will the fan mounting bracket that came with the fan be sufficient to carry the extra weight? The bracket will be lagged directly into a 20"x20" beam, of course with a box cut into the beam. The fan is 24.8 pounds, the IMC is 11.9 pounds for a total of 36.7 pounds. The bracket that came with the fan (pictured) looks like one of those lowes brand brackets that have a listed capacity of 25 pounds.

Am I overthinking this and should just go for it or should I search for a aftermarket heavier duty mount?

Thanks

 

[infinity]

The way I read that label it's for the rating of the box not the bracket. Where does it say 25 pounds?

 

[roger]

The mount is fine. As infinity says the box is the question but the bracket can be fastened to the structure so the box will not be supporting any weight to speak of.

The problem will be getting wobble to a minimum.

 

[Curtiszeph]

The way I read that label it's for the rating of the box not the bracket. Where does it say 25 pounds?

No, what I meant was that the bracket looks just like the brackets you can pick off the shelf at lowes that list their capacity as 25 pounds.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Harbor-Breeze-Ceiling-Fan-Mounting-Kits/4745187?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-dcr-_-ggl-_-CRP_SHP_LIA_DCR_Online_E-F-_-4745187-_-local-_-0-_-0&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItaej28rAhwMVTzMIBR1KeQUfEAQYAiABEgIyhfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Curtiszeph]

The mount is fine. As infinity says the box is the question but the bracket can be fastened to the structure so the box will not be supporting any weight to speak of.

The problem will be getting wobble to a minimum.

I'm hoping the heavy downrod will help with that but I see a lot of balancing kits in my future.

 

[AC\DC]

I’d go heavy duty. Tell them to get a better fan, that looks like a cheap Hampton bay. Modern form brackets are built well and nice fans

 

[PaulMmn]

If you want heavy duty, check out https://bigassfans.com/ This is a legitimate company that makes those 12-diameter fans up on warehouse ceilings. They also have (I believe) somewhat smaller sizes as well... Check out the Wikipedia page for some background. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ass_Fans

 

[Little Bill]

I'm hoping the heavy downrod will help with that but I see a lot of balancing kits in my future.

I hope you're hanging that fan from a scaffold, or lift. I wouldn't tackle that off a ladder up that high.

 

[PaulMmn]

Hey guys, quick question! I am doing the finish on this house that has a 25'6" ceiling where the customer requested the ceiling fan be mounted 11' AFF. Unable to find a downrod that length I have done what others have suggested and made my own out of 3/4" IMC. Now the question I have is, will the fan mounting bracket that came with the fan be sufficient to carry the extra weight? The bracket will be lagged directly into a 20"x20" beam, of course with a box cut into the beam. The fan is 24.8 pounds, the IMC is 11.9 pounds for a total of 36.7 pounds. The bracket that came with the fan (pictured) looks like one of those lowes brand brackets that have a listed capacity of 25 pounds.

Am I overthinking this and should just go for it or should I search for a aftermarket heavier duty mount?

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15.9kg is 35#... Close...

 

[Curtiszeph]

Thanks for the help y'all