How To Install Ceiling Light

Fold the wires into the box and replace the cover.

How to install ceiling light. Remove the old fixture. If it doesn t fit tight to the ceiling readjust the screws or threaded rod. Scott installed the boxie ceiling mounted led fixture manufactured by tech lighting.

Subscribe to our channel and like our video. Complete the installation by installing the canopy photo 9. Use a circuit tester or turn off the power to the whole house to ensure that all the wires in the box are dead.

You may find several pairs of wires in the ceiling box. Call in a licensed pro who s certified to work with it. Some of these wires may be wired to different circuits than the fixture you re working on.

If you have an existing light fixture that you are replacing disconnect it before you begin the process of how to wire recessed lights. Cut a hole into the ceiling with a drywall saw. Put the light housing into the hole you made then push the light into the hole until it s flush with the ceiling.

Since new ceiling light fixtures come with mounting hardware replacing an existing unit is easy even for the novice do it yourselfer. Hold a ceiling electrical box against the ceiling where you will install the fixture and trace the outline of the box. Mount the light recessed lighting housings typically have four clips that clamp the light to the ceiling.

Turn the power back on. If you have aluminum wiring don t mess with it. Turn off the power.