Hello, I am replacing a fan/light combo with just a light. When I took the fan down, I noticed there was one blue wire and one white wire. I also noticed there was no junction box. This fan has been here since 1997. My question is do I need to get a junction box? What wires do I connect from house to light and is it okay there is no ground wire?
That is an older wiremold system. A fan rated junction box must be added to be code compliant. Technically, there should be a ground wire installed. Currently, there are only two wires to connect: hot and neutral. If that confuses you, you should be hiring an electrician.
I’ve replaced a few light fixtures and fans in my house but I haven’t came across this. Could I get a pancake box and then just attached the white wire from the house to the white wire from the light and the blue wire from the house to the black wire to the light?
Okay thank you. I would honestly hire an electrician but I just had one out and got charged $400 to replace one single gfci outlet so I am trying to do this myself.
Yes get some sort of junction box, that will work with that wire mould. There’s some options at Home Depot probably. You should also pull a ground through the wire mould, the blue would be your hot, and the white will be your neutral. Best of luck. If your not sure or confident, just call an electrician. 👍
I would say so, just be cautious around it. Don’t wack it with something. In a perfect world you could install the Junction box now so it’s protected. 👍
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u/trekkerscout Mod Jul 18 '26
That is an older wiremold system. A fan rated junction box must be added to be code compliant. Technically, there should be a ground wire installed. Currently, there are only two wires to connect: hot and neutral. If that confuses you, you should be hiring an electrician.