Change Can Light To Fixture

Install recessed fixture converter follow kit instructions to install converter.

Change can light to fixture.

Add scene stealing drama to any space with a pendant light. They have recessed lighting fixtures instead. Leave existing socket in place. These trendy fixtures can be glamorous rustic modern or any other style you desire.

Some homes however aren t equipped for a pendant light. Turn on the light at the wall switch and check the light socket with a circuit tester to make sure the power is off. This unique patent pending recessed light converter offers a quick and easy home upgrade with no major remodeling. 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.

Transform your existing recessed lighting into a pendant or light fixture. Or less where recessed lighting is currently used in your home. Leave the power off and label this circuit breaker for future reference. First loosen the hardware holding your fixture into place image 1.

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. Make sure the mounting bracket holds the metal cover plate in place. Turn off the wall switch for that light too.

Unscrew the light bulb. 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. A recessed light sometimes called a can light has both its housing and bulb recessed above the ceiling drywall. Black white and copper.

Place the wall switches for the fixtures in the off position. Unscrew the three wires. It should come away from the wall or ceiling. 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.

Remove the old fixture light fixtures are generally attached to the electrical box using bolts or screws. Luckily there s an easy fix. The mounting bracket has holes that go through to the channel brace and secures your fixture to the ceiling. That s about all there is to it.

Converting a standard ceiling light fixture to a recessed light involves removing the old fixture and its electrical box and installing the new recessed light usually in the same place.