Ratings & Reviews for Hubbell RACO Galvanized steel Old work Ceiling fan Electrical Box

Quick easy install

Easy install and keeps you out of the crawl space. Gives you a solid mounting for your ceiling fan installation

Easy to install

Works good for old work where you dont feel like going into attic.

Excellent for remodel

This worked great for putting up a fax where there were no rafters to attach it to

heavy duty

Ease of use, no need to access the attic to use.

tool to help install ceiling fan (extra weight)

I used this for my DIY project, first time installing a ceiling fan and this tool was easy to use after watching a video and really help to handle the weight of the fan.

excellent ... easy to install & strong connection

excellent ... easy to install & strong connection

This item supports my requirement for HEAVY DUTY

Missing parts and screws don't fit

I bought two of these ceiling boxes. I found a screw missing in the first one. When I opened the second one the screws were all they, but one hole would not allow anscrew to go in. Argh

Follow video..

Worked very well..

Was easy to use

Get out of the attic !

It worked out just like the videos I watched before my purchase, I was very impressed. The previous hook-up was a wire pulled through a hole, no box nothing but a fire ..hazard . I had to put 1/4" shims under each wayside due to the thin plywood ceiling on my porch to make it flush with ceiling. Well worth the money, otherwise I would've had to crawl out onto the porch ceiling from the attic and it wouldn't have been easy but it would have been ITCHY.

Easy to use and easy to modify for 12in joists.

I’ve used several of these style expanding fan braces in the past. They all work about the same if your ceiling joists are 16in on center, but ours supporting the second floor above us are 12in. Out of the box this won’t fit, but it is easy to remove the set screw, remove the non-threaded end, and cut both the tube and threaded rod inside it down with a sawzall with a metal tooth blade. I cut the assembly down to 9”, popped the end back on, and it installed easily in my 12in on center joist spac...

solved a pesky problem

Great solution to a common problem with ceiling light installation in existing construction. Work as advertised. Only negative is the price, too high.