Carefully pull the fixture from the wall pry if it has been painted in place.
How to add a light fixture to a wall.
Strip the ends of the wires and connect them to the fixture.
Your new fixture will have a bare copper or green insulated wire lead that serves to ground the fixture.
Photo 6 and figure a show how to connect the light fixture.
At the switch cut the cable about 12 in.
Connect the fixture and switch.
Remove any nuts or screws holding the fixture in place.
After removing the black wire to the fixture s lead splice it into the new white wire.
To wire the ceiling fixture to the new wall switch first connect the copper grounding wire to the fixture.
Avoid yanking on the wires.
If the room you are installing them in has an 8 foot ceiling by convention the wall lighting fixture will be mounted 5 to 6 feet above the finished floor.
Start by mounting the fixture strap to the box.
When replacing a wall light or sconce it s important to plan ahead and ensure that your new light is looking and working its best.
Mark this wire black.
If the fixture is heavy use a piece of rope or twine to hold the fixture up while you disconnect the wires.
Attach the ground wire.
Attach this ground lead to the green ground screw on the mounting bracket by wrapping the wire clockwise around the shaft of the screw then tightening it down.
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