Covering the gap on lights connected to old gas lines

Unscrew the nipple (the verticle piece of gas pipe) and get a new one 2″ shorter.  No need for a collar.

northofditmas

in Lighting 13 years and 1 month ago

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overherhead | 13 years and 1 month ago

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As I slowly replace the existing fixtures in my house, I’m finding that most of my fixtures hang from the old gas lines, and so what would be flush mounted to the ceiling on a modern box actually hangs about 2″ below the ceiling.  The last owners dealt with this by just screwing a piece of flashing around the gap, which (as you can imagine) looks…terrible.  I know there must be something out there that’s actually made for this purpose – anyone know what it’s called? thanks!

greenwoodgeneral | 13 years and 1 month ago

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If the gas lines are not active, this is the time to attach the junction boxes and fixtures correctly. If they are still active, you have a potentially bigger issue! If you want to leave them alone, they either a medallion or a cap or both. You can buy deeper caps at most of the bigger lighting stores. Another way to get the cap is to find cheap fixtures at IKEA that have deep caps, and buy those to salvage the cap and hanging mechanism. For a more modern look, this can be a very cheap/quick solution.

callalily | 13 years and 1 month ago

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If I understand your question correctly, you need to choose light fixtures with a canopy intended to hide the gas nipples. This is easy — any gas or early electric fixture (or reproduction) will have it. Check such resources as eBay, Rejuvenation, Seattle Salvage, Moon River Chattel, and Schoolhouse Electric.

callalily | 13 years and 1 month ago

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Don’t just go cutting your gas lines willy nilly. They’re connected to stove lines.

overherhead | 13 years and 1 month ago

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Thanks guys.  I wasn’t intending on cutting any lines – it’s specifically ceiling fans that have the issue.  The canopies on those are not very long, and so I was hoping there was an extender or something that existed to cover the gap…

brokelin | 13 years and 1 month ago

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If I remember correctly, they are called collars. You can get them in brass, and probably other metal colors, Google up repreduction house lighting and hardware sources if you can’t find what you want locally. I did, forget where, maybe the electricians I hired had them.  and yes, you can stack them…the remnant of my gas pipe took two to cover, and looked fine once installed.

overherhead | 13 years and 1 month ago

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Thanks all, really helpful!