How Do You Install Pendant Light Fixtures?
Pendant light fixture designs range from the simplest single light mini-pendants to elaborate crystal chandeliers. Within each category of pendant lights, the designs are expanded further by color and style. Installing a pendant light fixture in your home can add elegance where once hung a generic ceiling light. It can also increase the light to an area by lowering the light closer to the area you wish to illuminate. Pendant light fixture installation consists of several steps and several parts, but the end result is a beautiful fixture that will enhance the décor of your room. Turn off the electricity to the circuit that you are installing the pendant on by turning off the breaker at the main electrical panel. Assemble your light fixture according to the manufacturer’s directions and locate the mounting hardware for your fixture. The most common mounting hardware consists of a fixture cross bar, a nipple, the canopy, a lock nut, the screw collar loop and the chain. Attach the fixture