00:08Hi, Christian Kinder here again with another h how to today.

00:12I'm going to show you how to use regular series of retro brace fan boxes.

00:16The retro brace helps to provide a safe and secure method for properly installing a ceiling

00:21fan box while featuring a patented an easy install.

00:25The retro brace is ideal for old work applications when installing a ceiling fan

00:29chandelier or light fixture into an existing ceiling with no access to the attic.

00:34The retro brace has many features to make installation simple,

00:38fast and safe to install the retrograde ceiling fan box.

00:44A four and 1/4 inch diameter hole is required to replace an existing fixture,

00:48turn off the power to that fixture and remove it and the box,

00:53there are two colored spots on the threaded rod to provide quick reference for common 16 inch

00:58and 24 inch centers.

01:00After determining the joist spacing, use a Phillips screwdriver to expand the support bar

01:04to within a quarter inch of joist spacing measurement.

01:08Next, insert the brace through the opening and position feet on the top of the ceiling,

01:12turn the tube to expand the brace toward the joists after contacting the joists,

01:17make sure the brace is centered in the opening and turn the round tube around five or six full

01:21turns to embed the spikes into the joist.

01:24Next thread 2, 1032 by 5/8 of an inch screws into the strapped openings that are marked

01:29keyhole, snap the strap onto the brace and center it in the middle of the opening.

01:37Next, remove the desired knockout from the box place the cable through the knockout

01:44opening and position the box on the brace by aligning the two keyhole screws into the

01:48openings on the back of the box. Once in position,

01:51give the box a small turn and run screws in, but don't completely tighten them,

01:56insert the additional two screws and completely tighten down all four screws.

02:03Next slide the insider connector onto the cable and then firmly snap into the knockout.

02:10Now you are ready to secure your fan or fixture to the box

02:21breaks. Retro brace ceiling fan box is available with

02:24either a 1.5 inch deep or two and an eight inch deep box.

02:28Both depths are rated for 100 and 10 pound fixture or 70 pound ceiling fan with a 16 inch

02:34Joan and rated for 50 pound fixture or 35 pound ceiling fan with a 24 inch Joan.

02:41For more information on these and other fine rao products,

02:44please visit our website. I'm Kristen Kinder and that was a Hubble.

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