BeardandDrums
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The ceiling fan in question, needs to be replaced. I tried looking for the box in the attic but…
Sorry about the dead rat. But this is looking at the top of that vaulted ceiling where there is a faux beam which the ceiling fan hangs through.
Pictures to verify where I am in the attic. Yellow arrow points to the vaulted ceiling.
Yellow x is the vaulted ceiling. I was crouching on those beams in the attic video.
Thought I’d take a look behind that loose piece of insulation. Was hoping there was maybe a crawl space to access to fan box.
Again, verifying where I am. Green air vent, red fan box, yellow points to the general area in the living room where the vaulted ceiling is.
We’re painting, so the walls are now NOT orange (thank God), but also that’s why everything is displaced. Yellow arrow again, where is the fan box in blue?
Another angle pointing out where I saw the vaulted beams meeting. Again, need help finding the fan box.
Venusflytripp
That is peak 1987 glamour are you sure it has to go?
spiceegiirl
That rat
BeardandDrums
Sorry. Lol wasn’t expecting it either!
JustaSimplePlumber
You don’t need to access the box from above, that won’t help you, you need to lower that top plate of the fixture. Try twisting it.
JustaSimplePlumber
The thing circled in blue will twist off. Under it is the wire nuts, buy a new one and read the instructions to help take this one apart.
i4raiders
Everything you need should be under the blue
SteveD31415
Vermiculite insulation. Lucky you.
froggyzoomzoomEABOD
The blades may just need to be balanced. If you need to actually replace the fan the other posters are right, you don’t need the box.
froggyzoomzoomEABOD
If you take the blades off (3 bolts each) and turn on the fan does it still wobble? If so it’s the blades. Those fans have a ball/socket
BeardandDrums
Don’t wanna balance it, I want to get rid of it because it’s outdated/ugly. My latest post shows what someone said is an illegitimate mount.
froggyzoomzoomEABOD
Inside that housing so the wobble probably looks worse than it is.
Leftrighthere
Isn’t the box inside the faux beam? That’s what it looks like.
w00tberrypie
This. You'll find the spot in the attic where the cable enters the faux beam, but the box itself will be in the beam, not the attic.
BeardandDrums
How can I get to it though? So I can check if it’s secure. With the amount of fan movement, that’s a major concern.
Stoneleigh219
It’s likely a broken bracket that holds the fan. https://www.familyhandyman.com/project/how-to-install-ceiling-fans/
MrKnowItAll1903
Tighten the fan from below, not from the attic.
DonutOlympian
Take the fan down and check it from below.
where2bee2
I noticed some of the plywood had some water damage in the attic video. Might want to double check to make sure your roof is in good repair.
DonutOlympian
Also you'll either need to resecure the box in there now or get a fan box for old work to put in there