How To Take A Light Fixture Off The Wall

An outdoor light fixture can also be a necessary safety feature.

How to take a light fixture off the wall.

Live wires are dangerous so always use a voltage detector to test any wires first and contact an electrician at any stage if you don t feel confident. Then work on installing the new fixture. Remove any nuts or screws holding the fixture in place. Twist off the wire nuts that connect the wires.

Avoid yanking on the wires. Replacing a wall mounted light fixture requires little more than a rudimentary understanding of electricity and shouldn t take more than half an hour as long as the fixture you re replacing was. Leave this breaker off. Replacing it is not hard.

Pull the fixture off the wall then unscrew the wire caps connecting the light and circuit wires untwist them and remove the light. Remove the light shade or bowl unscrew the light bulbs and take off the fixture plate to expose the wires. Outdoor light fixtures are convenient for lighting up the entryway to a home as well as brightening porches patios and decks. Before you start the job be sure to take these safety precautions.

Turn on the light switch then flip off breakers in the main panel until the light goes off. Many new homes may come with inexpensive builder grade lighting that many home owners can upgrade themselves to better quality fixtures. Step 2 unscrew the light fixture from the mounting plate attached to the electrical box. If the fixture is heavy use a piece of rope or twine to hold the fixture up while you disconnect the wires.