farmerjohn1324
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That is a flat ceiling mount fan. You need a fan which uses the extension down rods.
Not to mention you are missing the upper mounting hardware for that specific fan.
The short answer is yes. There are 229 options (10 pages!) at Home Depot alone. So find the manufacturer and decide if you want to flush mount it or put it on a down rod......
http://www.homedepot.com/b/Lighting...Ceiling-Fan-Mounting-Kit/N-5yc1vZbvn0Z1z0ti21
for now, take the weight off the electrical wire by supporting or removing the fixture.
You need to replace that pancake box with one that is rated for a fan. They are built sturdier to hold the weight of the fan.
I'm assuming they sell these at Home Depot?
And will this solve my problem if I don't have a bracket?
I'm hoping the bracket will be found if I can remove the cover on top of the fan, but if not, I'll have to special order.
Are you sure the fan blades won't hit the ceiling?
The fan rated box is only the electrical junction box. It has stronger attachment points to hold the weight of the fan.
If parts of the fan are missing they still need to be replaced.
You have a low sloped ceiling, so that fan wi work just fine.
Part of the problem is that, that pancake box may only be screwed to the 1x trim board, so replacing the pancake with a deeper box, screwed too that same 1x, gains you nothing more than more space for the wiring, which you already have in the fan canopy.
However, if that pancake box is already screwed to the ridge, simply attaching the fan mounting bracket to the pancake box and reassembling the fan will complete your project.
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