How To Remove Hollywood Light Fixture

Have you had it with those ugly Hollywood low-cal fixtures? The ones where the bulbs are lined up in a straight line staring you in the face? Did you know that yous don't have to live with them? Fifty-fifty if you live in an apartment, you can switch light fixtures out adequately easily. (Exist certain to go on the former fixture and all the parts then you can re-install it before yous move out.)

Lite fixtures range in price from $20 to well over $200. Sometimes you can luck out and find some nice light fixtures on Craig's List or eBay for less.

I promise you can do good from this tutorial. I think y'all'll agree, it is neither difficult nor challenging changing out a low-cal fixture.

Instructions:

Before beginning the installation you MUST turn off the power to your fixture.

Required Condom Instruction:
Turn off the power to the low-cal fixture you lot are working on. I highly recommend turning on the lite you will be working on, then shut off the circuit at your circuit billow and check to run into that the lite has gone out. Also note that just because the low-cal fixture power is turned off, it doesn't necessarily mean that other outlets or lights in the same room are on the same circuit. Ever check for the presence of ability before you piece of work on it.

Tools:

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• Calorie-free Fixture
• Needle-nosed pliers
• Wire cutters and stripper
• Flat caput screwdriver
• Phillips head screwdriver
• Optional: electric tape

Unpack your new (or slightly used) light fixture. Read through the directions as some steps may vary from this installation tutorial.

Begin by unscrewing the light bulbs so remove the collars around the light bulb sockets.

Locate whatever other screws that might be holding the fixture in place. This fixture simply popped off.

Untwist the wire basics holding the wires together.

One time all the wires are asunder, unscrew the two screws holding the mounting subclass.

Remove the mounting subclass…

…and at present you should be able to remove the light fixture. Laugh at any hidden colors and wallpaper beneath the fixture. (Toile! Ah, not so bad.)

You should be left with only the junction box and three wires protruding from the box. The bare or greenish wire is your basis wire. The white is your neutral wire and the blackness is your hot wire.

If you lot were hawkeye eyed, you might accept noticed a small nick in the insulation of the neutral wire. This could cause a brusk, and then I wrapped some electrical tape effectually the nick.

Install the new mounting subclass that came with your fixture (if you bought a used one, you may take to utilize the old mounting bracket from the Hollywood Strip). Attach the screws through the bracket and into the junction box.

The mounting bracket that came with my fixture has a rotating bar that can swing 180 degrees. Position this bar and then the fixture volition hang level.)

Examination fit your fixture and adjust the depth of the mounting screws (the "no caput" screws on the mounting bracket) and the angle of the swinging bracket arm. Once the bracket is level and fits snugly with but a small portion of the headless screws poking through; remove the light fixture and tighten the screw in the heart of the mounting subclass to secure the rotating bar.

Wrap the ground wire from the junction box effectually the green or bare screw on the mounting subclass.

Connect the ground wire from the light fixture to the ground wire from the junction box. Twist them together and secure them with a wire nut.

Twist the blackness wires from the junction box and the light fixture together.

Twist a wire nut on to secure them.

Echo the same process to connect the white wires.

Gently fold and constrict the wires back into the junction box. Try to position the white wires on the opposite side as the blackness wires.

Place your light fixture onto the headless screws and secure the fixture past screwing on the small ball caps.

Remove the shade band from the light bulb sockets.

Slip the glass shades onto the socket and and so screw the collar back on to hold the glass low-cal shades.

Repeat for the remaining calorie-free sockets.

Many vanity light fixtures are reversible.

I decided to rehang my fixture facing up for less direct light and to avoid bumping into the mirror frame.

What do yous think? Do you like the new look? Practise y'all think y'all will try it yourself?  I hope and then, information technology was easy!

Source: https://www.prettyhandygirl.com/changing-out-a-light-fixture-bye-bye-hollywood-strip-light/

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