How To Change Kitchen Light Fixture
Place the wall switches for the fixtures in the off position.
How to change kitchen light fixture. Lower the fixture base and remove the electrical tape or wire nuts from the black hot wire white neutral wire and if present green ground wire. If you just have a small green screw on your mounting plate wrap the new copper wire around that. Finally screw in the light bulbs and secure any final hardware or screen on your fixture images 2 and 3. Secure the new fixture and adjust length if there s a chain.
Attach the wires from the new fixture with wire nuts to the corresponding wires in the electrical box. Adjust the length of the chain to the link that best matches your desired length. If there s a copper wire pre installed in your ceiling connect the new wire there. With no need to change wiring it s simple to replace an old fluorescent kitchen fixture with a new track light.
Turn off the wall switch for that light too. Updating it to recessed lighting is fairly simple. If your light fixture includes a chain adjust the chain to your desired length. Track lighting can be connected to the same wiring used for a fluorescent fixture.
Refer to your light fixture instructions and your individual situation. If the circuits in your panel aren t labeled turn on the existing light and turn off the power to each circuit until the light goes out. Use chain pliers or pliers with a screwdriver to open the link on the end of the chain. Flat ceiling type if your kitchen ceiling is flat it probably has one or more light fixtures mounted to it s surface.
Unscrew the screws or nuts holding the fixture base to the ceiling box. Use your hand to tighten the bolt. Place the fixture over the bolt in the mounting bracket and secure it with the decorative nut provided image 1. Leave the power off and label this circuit breaker for future reference.