How To Install A New Ceiling Light Fixture

And even though the bag of parts included with some fixtures may look daunting the electrical connections are simple enough for even a beginner.

How to install a new ceiling light fixture. Using a wire cutter cut the length of the light fixture s electric wires to the length of the house wires. If you just have a small green screw on your mounting plate wrap the new copper wire around that. Run nm b cable from the power source to a switch box and then to the first hole allowing at least 18 inches of extra cable to make wiring easy. If you have an existing light fixture that you are replacing disconnect it before you begin the process of how to wire recessed lights.

Installing a new light fixture is a great way to instantly change a drab room into a dazzling one. Since new ceiling light fixtures come with mounting hardware replacing an existing unit is easy even for the novice do it yourselfer. Refer to your light fixture instructions and your individual situation. Lighting showrooms and catalogs have a wide variety of fixtures to tempt you.

Attach the wires from the new fixture with wire nuts to the corresponding wires in the electrical box. Secure the new fixture and adjust length if there s a chain. Thread the light fixture s electric wires through the screw collar loop. If there s a copper wire pre installed in your ceiling connect the new wire there.

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.