Change Can Light To Fixture

Place the cover plate over the can light opening and rotate it until it locks in place.

Change can light to fixture.

It should come away from the wall or ceiling. Place the wall switches for the fixtures in the off position. They have recessed lighting fixtures instead. Remove the trim ring from the fixture.

Hang any pendant or other light fixture of 50 lbs. Unscrew the three wires. First loosen the hardware holding your fixture into place image 1. The mounting bracket has holes that go through to the channel brace and secures your fixture to the ceiling.

This unique patent pending recessed light converter offers a quick and easy home upgrade with no major remodeling. 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. Luckily there s an easy fix. These trendy fixtures can be glamorous rustic modern or any other style you desire.

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. 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. Make sure the mounting bracket holds the metal cover plate in place.

Or less where recessed lighting is currently used in your home. That s about all there is to it. Turn off the wall switch for that light too. Transform your existing recessed lighting into a pendant or light fixture.

Some homes however aren t equipped for a pendant light. Black white and copper. Install recessed fixture converter follow kit instructions to install converter. A recessed light sometimes called a can light has both its housing and bulb recessed above the ceiling drywall.

Leave the power off and label this circuit breaker for future reference. Remove existing recessed fixture by twisting out light bulb turning and removing casing and releasing clips that hold recessed light shell to socket. Unscrew the light bulb. Add scene stealing drama to any space with a pendant light.

Leave existing socket in place.