My mother-in-law asked me to hang a ceiling fan, and I found something that looked dangerous. Now where should my white and black wire from the fan connect once its dropped so i can use the switch for the can only? Run white wire from white bundle to silver side with bridge Run black wire from bundle to gold side of outlet with a bridge So if its good to just drop another cable into here and go i just want to make sure i have everything in order. Is there going to be a problem if i run a 4th cable into here for the fan? my only guess is the power goes from here to the other outlets that are always powered, and this is just the only one on a switch. Now i already have 3 cables coming into the outlet box, but nothing else is switched. I have not yet dropped any airing for the fan, everything you see is as it stand right now, just pulled the cover off. I have attached pics so everyone can see what i am working with. so i know i have to splice into the wiring that is at the outlet. the powered wiring goes to the outlet first, than from there a switch is connected. I have an out let that is controlled by a switch. So since my drill battery is charging, i figured i might as well double check with everyone. I have been reading up on this all over and i have found several different answers, and other posts or other questions that are just confusing me now. Should I just pull the old box and tear out some of the surrounding plaster and put in a new box? Or just drill some pilot holes to find some solid wood to put the ceiling plate screws into? I'm sure I'll put my foot right through the ceiling somewhere! I've looked in the attic to see what kind of structure I have up there, but there's about a foot of blown-in insulation and I don't trust myself to walk around up there.
If I have it set for 1/2" depth, it doesn't read anything and if I have it set for 3/4" it senses a continuous stud.
I have a Stanley Stud finder, but it doesn't seem to work on the plaster. Can I use the existing box with a Hunter fan/light? I know the ceiling bracket for the Hunter should get screwed into a wood support in the ceiling, but honestly, I don't know how to find that without just drilling a bunch of pilot holes. I don't have a lot of experience with plaster. Below is a pic of the existing junction box. I live in an old house (circa 1926) with plaster ceilings and want to install a ceiling fan in our bedroom.
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