Changing Bathroom Light Fixture
The great part about changing light fixtures is that its a pretty universal process.
Changing bathroom light fixture. Your new light fixture will have a ground wire green coated or bare copper. 10 32 ground screw available at home centers into a threaded hole in the box. I have made another video on this that might be a little better to see.
In general you can go out and buy any. In this video i replace the old vanity light fixture with a new hampton bay brushed nickel four light fixture. Thanks sanjeev sabhlok for the shoe idea.
The light fixtures in our homes are remarkably effective and may work for years with little attention other than replacing an occasional burned out light bulbsometimes though a light fixture thats been working fine may suddenly develop a problem that requires diagnosis and repair. Tips for installing vanity lights in your bathroom. Some of these wires may be wired to different circuits than the fixture youre working on.
Adding a ground wire to the box isnt difficult. Changing a light fixture replacing an existing fixture uses simple electrical skills that can be applied to other relatively easy projects such as replacing outlets or light switches. Just connect a 6 in.
Use a circuit tester or turn off the power to the whole house to ensure that all the wires in the box are dead. Switch off and tape off or lock out the breaker to any circuit being worked turning off the wall switch is not enough as someone could inadvertently switch it back. Turn off the power.
Before you start the job be sure to take these safety precautions. Section of bare copper wire to the box by driving a no. Remove the light bulb cover and bulbs from the.