How To Make A Pendant Light Fitting

To create the new light it was as simple as unscrewing the joining socket from the base of the pendant kit fitting our shade onto the socket and then re screwing the joining piece back on over the shade to hold it in place.

How to make a pendant light fitting. If the light is too close to a table or chair you can raise it by shortening the chain. Fit the canopy back on the electric box. To replace a ceiling light fixture follow these steps. Before you install a pendant light make sure you turn off the power to the room or area of the house you ll be working in so you don t shock yourself.

You must shorten the wire as part of the procedure and that s a simple task. Then remove the old light fixture take off the small plastic caps covering the connections between the wires and disconnect the wires. You may find several pairs of wires in the ceiling box. The wire that supplies power weaves through the pendant light s chain to the electric box in the ceiling where it connects to power.

Use a circuit tester or turn off the power to the whole house to ensure that all the wires in the box are dead. Some of these wires may be wired to different circuits than the fixture you re working on. Woodie s diy will show you how to change a light fitting.