Install Light Fixture

Attach the bare copper ground wire on the fixture to the bare copper ground wire in the outlet box or to the green grounding screw on the suspension bar.

Install light fixture. They are typically space by 16 inches. Use those to install the fixture. Secure the new fixture and adjust length if there s a chain. If there s a copper wire pre installed in your ceiling connect the new wire there.

Then cut a hole to fit the fixture. There should be mounting bolts on the mounting plate. Installing the fixture 1 cut openings for the wiring. Connect the new end of the chain to the loop atop the light fixture using the special link provided with the new fixture.

One person should stabilize the ladder while the other installs the fixture. To replace or install a light fixture here s what you ll need. First locate the joists using a stud finder. After you installed it screw it in tight.

Then connect the white wires using a twist on wire connector. Voltage detector not strictly necessary but highly recommended wire strippers screwdriver. At the top end of the chain weave the wire through the collar nut and canopy. Cut openings into the ceiling or wall surfaces for the boxes for the switch es and for the fixture support by first tracing around the box on the wall or ceiling surface.

Thread the light fixture s electric wires through the screw collar loop. Refer to your light fixture instructions and your individual situation. Connect the house wires and the wires of the new light fixture in the reverse way you used to disconnect the old light fixture. Once done you can now caulk around the base and install the switch.

Then weave the fixture s insulated wire and bare ground wire through the length of chain going in and out of each link. Next twist the black wires together with a connector.