Step By Step Guide & Items Required To Install Chandelier On High Ceiling
Usually, the chandeliers are considered as the pleasing lighting option that can be installed in the room. If the user is having the heavily weighted chandelier then users require to install the study support that can withstand the weight of the chandelier. The users are advised to ask help from the assistant that they can help them in this process. The users can easily install a chandelier at home by gathering the below-mentioned materials and then following the below-defined steps:
Materials Required
- Colored Tape, Wire Connectors, Stepladder
- Screwdriver, Wrench, Pliers
- Wire Stripper, Fan Brace, And Mounting Strap
Step I: Remove The Pre-existing Fixtures
- Switching The Power Off: The users need to start by switching off the connection of the power with the complete circuit where actually they have the plan of installing their chandelier. If desired the users can also unfasten the fuse from the particular lighting fixture that the users are replacing it. If the users find out that the fixtures are not labeled then they need to check those circuits with the trials as well as with the errors until the users will not determine that specific fixture that needs to get switched off completely.
- Using The Tester: In order to verify whether the electricity is switched off or not, the users require to turn the switches for 2-3 minutes so that they will get assured that no power is within the current fixtures. If there are not fixtures installed in the room then they are advised to use the tester in order to check each wire. The users can also use the multimeter to examine the wires but they need to be assured that they have the skills to use this multimeter.
- Detach The Removable Portions: Then the users require to detach all the removable items from the pre-existing fixtures. If the fixture is installed that consists of the glass covers and the bulbs then the users require detaching them and then placing them far away. In this way, the users can easily remove the fixtures that too without damaging the items.
- Detach The Pre-existing Fixtures: The users need to detach the old fixtures with the help of the screwdriver or wrench in order to remove the nuts and the screws that are present on the pre-existing fixtures affixed with the ceiling. They need to ask the help from friends who can hold up the fixture before the users detach that fixture and they not to be assured that they won't remove the wires.
- Note Down The Wire Connections: The users need to note down the wire connections as there are two wires that might be affixed with the circuit. They will also find the wires that might be color-coded and they will be available in the black and white in color. They need to make the diagram of the connections of wire and they can also use the colored tape so as to distinguish the wires from one another.
- Detach The Wires: The users need to remove the wires and then remove the connector of the wire by rotating this in the counterclockwise direction. Then they need to remove the wires and then place all the detached items in any storage area.
Step II: Installing The Support
- Switching The Power Off: The users need to start by switching off the connection of the power with the complete circuit where actually they have the plan of installing their chandelier. If desired the users can also unfasten the fuse from the particular lighting fixture that the users are replacing it. If the users find out that the fixtures are not labeled then they need to check those circuits with the trials as well as with the errors until the users will not determine that specific fixture that needs to get switched off completely.
- Determine The Weight: The users then require to determine the chandelier weight and the regular ceiling boxes can withstand the support fifty-pound weight. If the new chandelier is heavier than that, the users then need to install the fan brace that can withstand the chandelier weight.
- Detach The Pre-existing Box: Then the users need to remove the old box and this box would be affixed with the ceiling by the nails or by the screws. They need to remove these screws or the nails by using the hammer or the screwdriver and then completely remove the box.
- Detach The Metal Bar: If in case there is the metal bar affixed at the top of the ceiling then they need to trim this bar in 2 halves by using the hacksaw and then pull it upwards in order to detach it.
- Using The Fan Brace: If in case the fixture is in between the joists of the ceiling, the users need to use the fan brace and they can purchase it from any nearby home store. Then they need to place the position within the hole of the ceiling and then rotate it so that it will easily lay over the top of the ceiling. Then they need to rotate the bar in between the fingers so as to spread it down its arms until the users won't feel that both the ends make up the contact with the joists of the ceiling. They need to use the wrench so as to secure the brace smoothly.
Step III: Affixing The Chandelier
- Assembling The Chandelier Base: The user needs to assemble the chandelier base and the users need to be assured that they won't affix the bulbs and if they desire they can even lessen up the chandelier chain.
- Attach The String: Then they need to install the string to the attached box and then install it by using the screws in order to make the strong connection. Then they need to thread down the wires of the chandelier within each portion of the chandelier. After that, attach the chandelier but they are advised to ask the help from the friend who will hold it respectively. Then wrap the wires and then at last they need to examine the chandelier by affixing it securely with the nuts and the bolts with the surface of the ceiling. Then test the power connection of the chandelier.