How To Install Wall Light Fitting

Fitting a patress box to the wall connect the box securely to the wall using the holes provided.

How to install wall light fitting.

To install a wall mounted light you ll use a ceiling box and wire just as you would for a ceiling light. An incoming hot wire which is black. This can apply to different types of wall light fixtures with basic wiring. Common mistakes when fitting light fittings.

Black white and copper. Allow sufficient cable for your connections at each end. And sometimes a grounding wire which is green or bare copper there may be other wires in the box but you are only dealing with the ones connected directly to the switch. Two or three wires will be attached to the switch.

Most sconces mount with a center stud so you can level the fixture even if the box is not level. Three sets of wires each held together by a red wire connector. At the switch cut the cable about 12 in. Start by mounting the fixture strap to the box.

That s about all there is to it. The most common mistake made by people wishing to change their light fittings eg bulbs for spotlights etc is that they take down the existing light and ceiling rose without marking or taking note. On average it should take about three hours to run cable install a switch and mount two wall sconces. How to install outdoor light fixtures be your own handyman home easier than you d think.

Take a length of 1 5mm cable and run it from the cable you have identified earlier through the hole in the ceiling and down to the switch and both wall lights. See also our lights and switches our wiring in wall lights and also our electrical safety projects. Remove the old light fixture remove any shade or globe on the sconce then remove the light bulb. Loosen the mounting screws or knob that holds the base of the light fixture to the electrical box then gently pull the fixture away from the box.

Use a non contact circuit tester to check the wires for power. Strip the ends of the wires and connect them to the fixture. A return wire which carries the load to the fixture and may be black red or any other color except green. Unscrew the three wires.

Of sheathing from the wires and push the cable through the knockout leaving 1 4 in.