How to Install LED Light Fixtures to Replace Old Utility Lights
5 Materials
$30
15 Minutes
Easy
LED lights are about a million times better than anything else for so many areas of your home. Here’s how to install LED light fixtures quickly and easily to replace your old inefficient light fixtures.
We’ve of course replaced quite a few old light fixtures in our home since we’ve been here. We’ve done a lot of more decorative light fixtures in our various rooms to bring the style of our home more up to date, but we’ve also been replacing some of the less glamorous light fixtures in various nooks and crannies here and there. Of course, we always try to use LED bulbs whenever we can, but there are some areas where we’ve discovered it’s ideal to take things one step further and use fixed LED light fixtures instead. Today we wanted to show you how to install LED light fixtures so you can start to upgrade your lights well!
Turn off the power at the breaker panel and remove the existing fixture by removing the 2 screws. Avoid touching the wires as you pull the fixture down from the metal box.
[We actually used a fixed LED in our back hall mudroom that we renovated last summer and I love the clean, simple look of it in there.]
At this point, check the wires with your voltage tester to make sure the power is off.
Now, with the old fixture pulled down away from the metal box and the power confirmed 100% OFF, we can remove this light by loosening the two screws and pulling the wires off. At this point, either cut the bent, exposed part of the wires and re-strip them or, if you don’t have proper wire strippers, you can just use pliers to straighten the wire, and then attach your new fixture.
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