Lighting FAQs. Lighting by Room. Kitchen and Dining. Living Areas. Featured Spaces. Making Lives Brighter. New Articles. Materials Swag kit this kit includes a wire, chain and hardware, toggle bolt and hook, and wire nuts Ceiling box mounting bracket and screws Cover plate and screws Screw drivers Drill with bits Your ceiling pendant or chandelier Ladder Procedure Turn off the electricity at the breaker box for the overhead fixture.
Remove the finial or bolts that lock the overhead fixture. Access the mounting bolts by disassembling the dome lights. Chandeliers usually have mounting bolts on a base plate. You need another person to help you take the pieces as you disassemble the fixture and to support it. Take off the mounting bracket spanning the ceiling box. By following a few interior design guidelines for choosing the correct size, you will maximize the impact of the fixture.
Simply insert the metal rod over the cord from the pendant light. If using a cover plate like we have bought at Home Depot , insert that as well. To get the rod tight up against the plate, wrap some electricians tape around the cord , or consider tying a knot in the cord. Re-wire and re-hang the pendant light. Turn off the light switch and unscrew the light bulb from the fixture. Locate the three mounting screws above the shade that secure the shade or globe to the fixture. Hold the shade with one hand and loosen each of the three screws with a screwdriver or pair of pliers until the shade comes free from the fixture.
Place two small marks on the ceiling where you envision the attachment of the swag lamp chain. Make one mark on the ceiling 6 to 8 inches from the wall where the electrical outlet is located. The second mark should be on the ceiling in the spot where you want the lamp to hang. To shorten the wire to a pendant light , you must take the light down. The wire that supplies power weaves through the pendant light's chain to the electric box in the ceiling, where it connects to power.
If the light is too close to a table or chair, you can raise it by shortening the chain. Place the back of the box on the wall or ceiling and adjust it straight and level. Trace the outline of the back of the box on the drywall using a pencil.
Cut along the trace line with a drywall saw and remove the cutout. Feed the electrical cables through the hole and the self-clamping holes on the back of the box. Typically pendants should be placed 28 to 34 inches above the countertop, or 72 inches above the floor. Another tip in hanging pendants above an island or peninsula is to hang the fixtures high enough so that while standing you are not staring directly into the lights.
Downrods , if not threaded at both ends can be custom cut but cannot be purchased at a custom length. Can I purchase any type of downrod for my ceiling fan? Hanging a Kitchen Pendant Light Pendants should hang inches below an 8-foot ceiling. For each additional foot of ceiling height, add 3 inches. For example, for a 9-foot ceiling, the pendant should hang inches below. Find a helper to hold the weight of the chandelier or light fixture while you are working. Turn the power off at the breaker box.
Set up two ladders near the chandelier. Determine how many links to remove by holding the chandelier up to the preferred height. Locate the split in one of the links you're removing. Feed end of the pendant cord through the cap, and cord grip into the canopy. Adjust the fixture height from bottom of the fixture shade to top of the canopy by moving the cord up or down.
When desired height is achieved, slightly tighten the cap. How do you hang a pendant light? Most ceiling lights and chandeliers are mounted in the same way and are easy to replace with a pendant. Step 2: Mount the Pendant Light.
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