In general, you can go out and buy any light fixture, and put it up in your home where any light fixture already exists. (The exception being ceiling fans; those have an extra wire. Generally, you want to install a new ceiling fan where there already was one.) This article is specifi...
while you are working, shut off the power on your breaker. turning the breaker off cuts off the electricity to the wires, ensuring you can safely install your new light fixture. if your breaker is not labeled, you can always shut the power off to the entire house to be safe. step 2:...
Today I wanted to walk you through how to measure the fitter width, find a new shade, and replace a fixture’s glass shade yourself. Let’s get to it… The pictures shown here are of ourmudroom projectat the Farmhouse. The existing fixture, adorable as it was, didn’t fit the look ...
If a single light fixture is flickering, you can be fairly confident that the problem is isolated to that fixture or the switch that controls it. If lights are flickering in other parts of the house, there's a more systemic problem. However, if all the lights flickering are on one circui...
to a signal that energizes the inert gas inside the fluorescent tubes and makes it glow. It's usually located on one end of the fixture, and it's the point of connection between the fixture and the household circuitry. If it goes bad, you can't service it but you can replace it. ...
Later, you can slip it in the bottom or top of the rubber boot and put grease on the ball joint. You might have to take the nut off. You should do it after the ball joint is installed. Some say to drive the thing until the ball joint becomes loose and replace the whole assembly ...
First, take off the existing light fixture that you want to replace. It should be held in place with a screw or two, and it’ll be very easy to take off. When you’ve removed the existing light fixture, you’ll see three wires: ...
Would you like to save this? So. much. better. To pull it down when we need to access the attic, it comes with this pole with a hook on the end. We just keep the pole inside of a closet right beside the door when it’s not in use. ...
How to Replace a Single-Pole Light Switch If a switch doesn’t work, first make sure the problem is with the switch and not the light or device it’s supposed to power. Put a new bulb into the light fixture or plug a working lamp or other appliance into the switch-controlled receptacl...
To replace a fixture, first shut off the power to the circuit. Be aware that, although you’ve turned off the circuit and the switch doesn’t operate the light, there may be live (hot) wires in the ceiling box. Don’t touch any bare wires until you can test them with a circuit te...