Change Can Light To Fixture

If the circuits in your panel aren t labeled turn on the existing light and turn off the power to each circuit until the light goes out.

Change can light to fixture.

Leave existing socket in place. They have recessed lighting fixtures instead. Black white and copper. Transform your existing recessed lighting into a pendant or light fixture.

Unscrew the light bulb. Hang any pendant or other light fixture of 50 lbs. Install recessed fixture converter follow kit instructions to install converter. First loosen the hardware holding your fixture into place image 1.

Some homes however aren t equipped for a pendant light. Or less where recessed lighting is currently used in your home. A recessed light sometimes called a can light has both its housing and bulb recessed above the ceiling drywall. This unique patent pending recessed light converter offers a quick and easy home upgrade with no major remodeling.

Make sure the mounting bracket holds the metal cover plate in place. That s about all there is to it. Unscrew the three wires. Three sets of wires each held together by a red wire connector.

Turn off the wall switch for that light too. It should come away from the wall or ceiling. Place the cover plate over the can light opening and rotate it until it locks in place. Leave the power off and label this circuit breaker for future reference.

Turn on the light at the wall switch and check the light socket with a circuit tester to make sure the power is off. Some fluorescent light fixtures are very large and if the ceiling was painted since the light was installed you have some ceiling repair work to do before you can install your new light fixture. Remove the old fixture light fixtures are generally attached to the electrical box using bolts or screws. Remove the trim ring from the fixture.

Remove existing recessed fixture by twisting out light bulb turning and removing casing and releasing clips that hold recessed light shell to socket. These trendy fixtures can be glamorous rustic modern or any other style you desire. Luckily there s an easy fix. Place the wall switches for the fixtures in the off position.

In a nutshell when you re installing a light fixture you re connecting three wires from the fixture to three wires installed in the ceiling then mounting the fixture hardware.