How To Install a Hanging Lamp

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Upgrade your light fixture and install a new hanging lamp following these basic steps.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A screwdriver
A pen and paper
A new light fixture
Mounting hardware
Wire nuts
A mounting strap (optional) (optional)

Warning: Working with electricity is dangerous. If you have any doubts, contact a professional.

Step 1: Turn off power to the circuit

Turn off the power to the circuit you will be working on. This is usually done at the breaker box.

Step 2: Remove the old light fixture

Carefully remove the old light fixture using a screwdriver. Pay close attention to the existing wiring connections.

Tip: Make a quick sketch or take a digital photo of the wiring connections for reference while you're installing the new fixture.

Step 3: Assemble the new light fixture

Assemble the new light fixture following the manufacturer's instructions.

Step 4: Install a mounting strap, if needed

Install a new mounting strap, if needed. Screw the new strap into place on the junction box in the ceiling.

Step 5: Connect the wiring

Connect the wiring between the fixture and the junction box, matching black wires with black wires and white wires with white wires. Twist the ends together with a wire nut.

Step 6: Hang the light fixture

Carefully tuck the wires back into the junction box and mount the fixture to the ceiling, according to the instructions.

Tip: Be sure the light hangs at an appropriate height.

Step 7: Turn power back on

Turn the power to the circuit back on and bask in the glow of your beautiful new light fixture.

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[poohondog20]

i want to install a hanging disco ball that would be sick!

[BurnDuck]

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[kenmakck]

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[tomllama2]

Ahh I see. Well i've learnt something. I probably should have taken physics.

[Dayberry]

I hope your house burns down with your kids inside

[domco2525]

It is widely accepted that special relativity puts a max speed limit on how fast particles can travel, but scientists in Quantum Physics have suggested otherwise. They claim that we have misinterpreted the theory, and the only stipulation about light speed is this: all freely observing viewers must perceive the speed of light at the same rate. This is how they justify the seemingly instantaneous transmission of info. between remote, entangled elementary particles. It's very controversial.

[domco2525]

tomllama,

I understand your analogy. I thought your original question had to do with the speed of electricity. In everyday encounters with electricity (i.e. light bulbs, televisions, etc.) some people call it instantaneous because for all practical applications, it is. But if you're talking about pure Physics, then it is not accurate to say it is instantaneous. Sensitive measuring devices can prove this quite easily.

[hectorjunior87]

and make sure that the comectors r on tight and that they make contact

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Imagine if you could set up a string between the Earth and Mars, if you pull the string at one end, the other end won't move at the same time, the particles within the string pulls each other one by one by bonding forces like covalent forces.

So it's much slower than the speed of light! ;)