How To Install Fluorescent Flush Mount Ceiling Light
Here s how to mount that new fixture correctly and safely using professional installation techniques.
How to install fluorescent flush mount ceiling light. How to install a flush mount led ceiling light. With a helper lift the old fixture out and set the new fixture in place in the ceiling frame. Step 2 measure the height of the globe from the ceiling. Even if you ve never tackled an electrical project before you can install a ceiling fixture by following the diy advice and photos in this story.
C are the screws that hold the bracket b to the ceiling box. Flush mount and semi flush mount lighting fixtures are great for areas of your home with lower ceilings. This guide will teach you how to properly assemble and affix these fixtures for a well lit living space. Place the fixture against the ceiling with the threaded ends of d sticking through the holes.
If you re replacing the old globe with a new one but using the old threaded tube make sure the new globe fits the existing tube. Installing new lighting can give a room a whole new look and feel. If you re installing a fluorescent fixture in a suspended ceiling clamp the cable and splice the wires as in steps 3 and 5 above. Flush fluorescent light fixtures come in two basic configurations hard mounting and drop in.
Install base element of the flush mount fixture the led one we chose had a lightweight plastic one but as you can see in the photos above the box under the fluorescent fixture was pretty standard and you could use any standard light fixture with the metal plate. Change a drab room into a dazzling one with a new overhead light fixture. Once the bracket is installed you can connect the wires on the fixture to the wires in the ceiling box including the ground wire to the green screw on the bracket. Paint the ceiling where the fixture was to match the rest of the ceiling if needed we let ours dry overnight.
Replaced a flush mount ceiling light fixture at a rental property so made a video about it step by step.