Plastic Ceiling Box Weight Limit

Box to hang heavy light fixture.

Plastic ceiling box weight limit. 1 posted december 13 2002 at 12 01 pm. Set your store to see local availability compare. Manufacturer in trade since. If the fixture was light enough to use a plastic remodeling box the old box will definitely have to go.

Great for residential and light commercial applications the box is made of polycarbonate is listed for use with dry wall or sheet rock. Plastic round ceiling box with captive mounting nails and auto clamps model s120rac 1 59 1 59. A ceiling box can support a fixture of 50. The style that attaches to the joists with 2 nails in tabs on the side.

Why are ceiling boxes made from a different plastic compound than the wall boxes. Round old work ceiling box is designed for use with non metallic sheathed cable in accordance with article 314 of the nec. Hard shell old new work ceiling electrical outlet box model bh614r. Out of stock online.

How heavy of a light fixture or ceiling fixture can a listed ceiling box support. The carlon 1 gang 18 cu. A pvc box will not pass this test. The ceiling boxes must pass a ul test where a 200 pound weight is supported for 5 minutes at 105 c.

Dec 2002 total posts. Nor is the plastic rough in box holding a moderately heavy fixture suitable for a ceiling fan. The fixture i want to install weighs 10 lbs maybe a little more since a bathroom scale isn t really accurate at that range.