Change Recessed Light To Pendant Light

The design is horrendous and dangerous.

Change recessed light to pendant light.

1 turn off the breaker for the light you will be working on. Step 1 gather all the supplies and remove the light bulb from the recessed light fixture. Better safe than sorry. Remove recessed fixture remove existing recessed fixture by twisting out light bulb turning and removing casing and releasing clips that hold recessed light shell to socket.

Steps to convert a recessed light to a pendant light. If only these worked anywhere nearly as easily. Screw the prewired socket adapter into the recessed fixture. Step 2 open the recessed light conversion kit.

Unscrew the lightbulbs from the recessed fixture. Unless the can for the recessed light is fixed to the framing of your house or at the very least to your ceiling the pendant light will pull the can out of the ceiling eventually. Preassemble the mounting bracket which will support the new pendant light. Leave existing socket in place.

Turn off the electricity to the light fixture circuit at the main electrical panel. It is basically a screw on light bulb without the bulb but with wires. Screw that into the socket. If not when you install the pendant then eventually as gravity works on it and temperature and humidity fluctuate.