The black plastic part which hold the lightbul in place has all broke off so the light bul will not stay in place.. i have brought a new fitting from wilkinsons but idont know how to install it... is it best to turn all the power off b4 fitting it and does anyone know how to fit one i would call the council out but they are bloody hopeless
2007-12-19 10:05:59 · 5 answers · asked by ste4lintu 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
turn the power of , ( in day light of course ) if you mean the bit were the wire go'es through , the round top screws away from the rest and you lift the top up , you will see the wires going into two screws take the wires out , take cover of
put knew cover on the wires push to top , put wires into new part , screw both together , put bulb in , electric on , switch on light
happy days , have a cup of tea after all that work
2007-12-19 10:08:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the power is off to the light switch. Turn it off at the main breaker box to the house, not just the light switch!
Get a circuit tester, which helps to double check the power is off (a hardware store can help you find one, they're not that expensive and helps when doing these jobs in the future).
Revove the screws and the whole light fixture.
There should be a black and white wire, untwist these and discard old fixture. Replace new fixture in the opposite way, twist together black to black, white to white. There may be a third wire for a ground, that most likely connects to a little screw in the new fixture, or to a ground wire. Use electrical caps to cap off all the exposed wire connections, and then tape each connection separately with electrical tape. Then screw in the fixture. Make sure you get the same exact fixture to make it all easier.
2007-12-19 11:33:45 · answer #2 · answered by 80's kid 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if u are not sure,dont attempt it,cos when you takethe fitting off you can find as many as seven cables,and all the same colour,ask a freind or relative that is compitent,if you go ahead you could start a fire in the middle of the night,there are lots of things that can go wrong,and the light may be looking as though its working perfectly.
2007-12-19 19:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by fozz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure there is no power to the lights at the fuse box then its takin the old 1 off and wiring the new 1 up gd luck
2007-12-19 10:09:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not difficult, but if you don't know what to do, find someone who does.
2007-12-19 10:09:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋