Bathroom vanity light fixture installation

[@catherinehoctor3459]

Best video I could have watched before doing this kind of project. Thank you for being detailed.

[@Iscaper]

Thanks Catherine, I appreciate the feedback.

[@brittanymacdonald420]

Catherine Hoctor ok m

[@lojenn]

Thank you so much! We had an old florescent light in our bathroom and when one of the bulbs went out, again, we decided to swap out the fixtures. We were without light in the bathroom for about two weeks before I watched your video and felt confident enough to do it myself instead of waiting for the electrician to come do it. Thank you!!!

[@Iscaper]

+lojenn That's great, congratulations!

[@mrcn119t6]

Exactly what I was looking for - good photography, well-paced, and clearly explained throughout. Thanks.

[@TheBaseballLiker]

I've watched your videos about grass seeding and such, so it's cool to see you pop up in the results for replacing a light fixture too! Thanks for the videos!

[@theresamatthewsone]

this is my first time trying to replace the light fixture and your video has made it pretty simple, I am going to attempt to do this myself, thank you for your easy to understand video

[@Iscaper]

+theresa matthews Thanks Theresa and good luck. Report back on how the project goes for you.

[@barbhayes5613]

Great walk-through! I'm so glad your electrical box was not centered, as I believe the one in my bathroom is offset as well. This will be MUCH easier than I thought it would be.

[@atomicyang6702]

You make a great teacher. Steps were explained clear and concise. I now have the knowledge to embark on this project.

[@kimkimteacher]

Thank you for the comprehensive tutorial. I was completely intimidated about this project but now feel confident.

[@Iscaper]

Good luck. Let me know how the installation goes for you.

[@smscorpio1]

simple and straightforward, why are more videos not like this?!

[@ThatReallyWeirdArtist]

Thank you! I HAD to habe a new bathroom light and i offered to take the job off my husband's list of home improvement things. Downside i offered only halfass knowing what i was doing lol so thank you for each step by step and not blabbering about screws for 10 minutes👍

[@ThatReallyWeirdArtist]

Have

[@debbievaughn3845]

Thanks for making this video and sharing it. I was glad to see how you centered and corrected the placement of the fixture.

[@sallywalters8120]

Thank you your video. I am hoping to tackle my light tomorrow. Your voice is so dang calming, that I actually believe I might be able to do it! Cheers!

[@deborahshepherd382]

Great video, you got to the point with no pomp to it. Plus you worked the steps as you explained how to do it. Great work!

[@youonlylivetwice78]

Your video is in fact helpful. My light fixture project is a headache and I need to put a stud to hold the darn thing cause of course it's not centered

[@hellofooliama]

I want to replace my light fixture too you make see so easy, the way you explain it got me confidence. thanks for the video

[@Iscaper]

+Chik fina Thanks Chik for watching.

[@Iscaper]

Thanks Celdieu for taking the time to leave a comment.

[@marjoriebrosseau581]

THANK YOU! NOW I feel very confident about installing my new new light fixture!!!

[@leslieneiss127]

Exactly what I needed to know. Thank you for creating this video. Also, it was helpful to have the information in the comments section where you explained how to adjust the screw by drilling space in the drywall directly behind the head of the screw to shorten it to the right length.

[@Iscaper]

Thanks Leslie, I appreciate the feedback.

[@daisy1712]

Trying this for the first time. Thanks for helping me build a little confidence.

[@angelinarossi5604]

Best video. Asking any help from my boyfriend, only proves why he is kept in the boyfriend zone and never considered for a husband role. It's your video that allows me to keep my side of the house nice. Thank you for being a great teacher.

[@Iscaper]

Thanks Angelina, I appreciate the feedback.

[@JiLaNor]

Angelina Rossi Hi , did you manage to change the light yourself? I am thinking also to do it myself because my husband is not a handyman but i dont have any idea how to connect the wire. Any help here?

[@LinzvsWorld23]

this gave me hope that i can finally change out my ugly light fixtures without spending too much money, thank you!!

[@Iscaper]

+LinzvsWorld23 Thanks and good luck.

[@Iscaper]

Good luck! Report back on how it goes for you. Thanks for commenting.

[@425christy]

Thank you so much! I am doing this project during COVID-19. Now I know how to do it. 😊

[@Steve-km3nt]

Thanks. I want to replace similar fixtures in two bathrooms and I now have the confidence to at least try doing it myself. And I won't be at the mercy of an electrician who doesn't show up.

[@jackjensen1251]

Thank you very much. I just bought one of these fixtures and the instructions are vague and don't explain anything. This really helped me.

[@Iscaper]

+Jack Jensen Thanks Jack.

[@happeria]

Thanks so much! I'm installing lights on my own for the first time and wasn't sure about hooking up the wires. I'm ready to go now!

[@Iscaper]

Janelle Seymour Good luck! Let me know how it goes.

[@happeria]

They look great :)

[@Iscaper]

Janelle Seymour Awesome, thanks for the info.

[@misivg]

Its a good video but i wanted to see what you do with the grounding wire

[@heathermcadams5865]

Great and thoughtful video. We successfully installed our bathroom light fixture ! Thank you so much for your help :-)

[@willajohnson8577]

tks that is as close to what i need to do as i can get. i need to move over a little to get centered and be able to secure fixture Thank you

[@passportfella6590]

The lights were hanging into the top of the .mirror and unentered. Nice job.

[@Iscaper]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@carpenter9158]

Great tutorial! Very precise and easy to follow. Great job. Thanks.

[@Iscaper]

Thanks for watching.

[@HeartlessNinny1]

Very thorough and detailed video. Thank you.

[@Iscaper]

You are welcome!

[@WOLFPACKED]

thanks for taking the time to make this - I learned a few things just watching you do this

[@Iscaper]

Thanks Joe for subscribing.

[@Iscaper]

Black wire from outlet box to black wire on light fixture. White wire from outlet box to white wire on fixture. Ground wire to ground wire.

[@RogueNation.]

You make it look easy. I bought a 'Hampton 3-Light Camille Bath Vanity Light, Satin Nickel' piece from Walmart. It comes with a base (like the one you took down from previous light) that has wall screws + anchors which hang it on both ends. The directions Hampton gave - shows 2 mounted screws going from the base ring area to the back of an octagon electrical box. I went to my nearest dept store, bought the Octagon box, and apparently I can mount the base right to the box itself. Only problem I have right now is installing the box itself. Sigh

[@Iscaper]

If you have the wider wall plate like the old fixture in the video I would just drill holes through the plate into wall studs and mount the light without changing the outlet box. It will save you time and headaches.

[@RogueNation.]

iScaper1 I'll check it out. See where the studs are and mark em.

[@RogueNation.]

iScaper1 Thanks for the video. I'm taking the octagon box and drywall knife back to the store. It turns out I have enough room to mount the base ring to the old electric box with the added support of the wall screws + anchors. Time and trouble saved!

[@Iscaper]

Joey G Great, I'm glad you didn't have to cut out the old outlet box.

[@sharonberry4397]

Great video. Still need to know how to know which wires to tie together.

[@nhanson1911]

Lucky you, at least you had a stud to screw into. I found I have a drain vent dead center where I need to attach my vanity light. Why can't things just be simple and easy?

[@Skullsanddragonflies]

I have one there too. :( Not sure what to do...

[@nhanson1911]

@@Skullsanddragonflies I used 4, 45 degree angles to go around a circular box. I was able to put a 2X4 onto the stud already in the bay, attaching the 2 inch side to the stud. This put the box dead center and the 4-45 angles went around the circular electrical box . Worked out nicely.

[@GRIzZLY8902]

Nice very straightforward video

[@Iscaper]

Thanks.

[@rubencaro2717]

Excellent video you explain everything so easy

[@youonlylivetwice78]

Good video. My question is why did you not put both screws centered with the stud for the support bracket. The top looked more to the left and the bottom looks centered. Just curious. Also if you back off the screws for the light fixture, wouldn't it ruin the wall. I know it won't show but would it hold steady

[@NagDeNu]

Yay!!! Exactly what I needed to see! Thank you so much!

[@ericapallaron3379]

What about the grounding wire? I also thought you're supposed to twist the wires first before threading onto nut.

[@dee101472]

Erica Pallaron the nuts twist the wires

[@MattBruns]

The ground wire is built in to the junction box for most wall light sockets.

[@nathanmingle7]

You got a nack for this. Thank you.

[@Iscaper]

Thanks Nathan, I appreciate the feedback.

[@Kinson09]

This was helpful to me (twice)! Thank you sir.

[@Iscaper]

Thanks and good luck.

[@marktheunitedstatescitezen185]

Thank you for explaining the bathroom light switch you explained it well !

[@donmac1811]

Thanks, I have two of these fixtures I need to replace.

[@Iscaper]

Report back on how the project goes for you.

[@FRESHYUNGLU]

Excellent and thorough vid

[@Iscaper]

+Luis Quirarte Thanks Luis, I appreciate the feedback.

[@stevebarrie8506]

Such a great video. Thank you.

[@ugrowfood3203]

Goodness, I know this is old but what if I don't have a ground wire from my supply? I just have a conduit with two wires (Blue and White) through a gaping hold in my wall. Don't even have an electrical box there. Can I ground the fixture to the anchor plate?

[@realcoolbreeze]

Wiring part nothing was said. So just make sure you see how they were matched up previously.Just reconnect or if unsure read new lightning assembly directions for wiring.

[@joehanke1243]

Thanks for the video iScraper. I have just subscribed. Hope to learn more.

[@ModernCarpentryProjects]

Great tutorial, I just built a vanity a little different a few days ago and recorded it, I would surely appreciate some feedback. Thanks keep it up!

[@gracesimmons3463]

Thank you! This is very helpful

[@Iscaper]

Thanks Grace.

[@carapungo]

Perfect!. Thanks for sharing.

[@HeelznBarbellz]

Great video!!!! Im going to Lowes to pick out new light fixtures!!!!!! xoxo

[@andrewpope3229]

Your a life saver.

[@Iscaper]

andrew pope Thanks Andrew.

[@Quincy622010]

Wish you had shown how to connect the wires in more detail. Am about to do a similar project and need to be sure I connect the wires right.

[@dih706]

white to white, black to black, gold to gold.

[@aworshipper41]

thank you for this...tackling a surprise project for my wife :)

[@Iscaper]

You can do it, good luck. Report back on how the installation went for you.

[@br2325]

Thanks for the video, good job.

[@Iscaper]

Thanks Nathan, I appreciate the feedback.

[@dorcaspowellpowell5971]

Thanks for video helped it was simple to the point thank you.

[@silverpalm2892]

Thanks for the video. It was very helpful

[@Iscaper]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@egossick]

Do you have a video on how to take a single vanity light fixture and changing it for two smaller vanity fixtures?

[@Iscaper]

Just model numbers, some finders will do more than others. I have the Zircon e30 model.

[@bonnenaturel6688]

so the connections are outside the electrical box, like before. Aren't the wires supposed to be connected inside the electrical box according to code?

[@bateleon]

The actual fixture is a box

[@THEPinballJunkie]

Great Video!

[@Iscaper]

jim pincollector Thanks for watching.

[@krobarrides9028]

thank you for your help

[@JugglingTheJohnsons]

Great video! I look forward to changing out my lights.

[@katheypool6123]

Just what I needed to know, now where is the breaker and how do you turn it off.

[@Iscaper]

Should be a breaker panel somewhere in the house (maybe even outside), you need to turn into a detective and find it. It's usually a gray rectangular looking box with door and a number of breakers inside. The breakers may or not already be labeled. You can turn the breakers on or off much like a light switch. On our last house the panel was downstairs near the mechanical room. On this house the main panel is outside and a couple of smaller panels downstairs.

[@miamonroe4195]

Where is a handy man when you need em

[@rabbitz7]

I don't understand why you glossed over the instructions for wiring. That was the main thing I watched this video for.

[@sercus1]

Thank you

[@leos9865]

Thanks

[@BlitheLorefield]

Great video. I have a light that was given to me, but there isn't a support bracket. Do you know where I can find a replacement?

[@Iscaper]

Good question. If you can find what make the lights are then I would contact the manufacturer and see if they could ship you one that is made for your specific light kit.

[@FabbiRosario]

THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO :). I have a question: White cable goes w white and black with black right? The cooper one goes attached to ...?

[@Iscaper]

Copper wire is the ground, either connect it to the ground wire coming into the box with the hot and common wires or attach to the ground terminal on the bracket (green screw).

[@makettagreen1313]

Great video! I hope to do this project soon

[@NutmegThumper]

My problem is that the finials had too much room on them so I need to back out the screws. However, as is the case in your video the wall is behind those screws so how do you adjust for that? In your video screws were exactly the right length when you tested it. Do I need to drill out space into the wall for the screws to back out into?

[@Iscaper]

+NutmegThumper Yes, you need to drill a small hole behind the screw in the drywall to adjust it back.

[@youonlylivetwice78]

I was thinking the same thing

[@thomasnov]

Thanks so much!

[@TheTrapeze]

Best video I ever see. Veronice Araujo

[@eddiel755]

Did you even hook up the ground wire or did you just not show that?

[@ericcharlton311]

If you’re not lucky enough to have the stud situated to mount bracket to how do you attach the bracket to the wall-butterfly anchors?

[@Iscaper]

Yes, wall anchors would be a good solution.

[@careneweide8534]

Thank you!!

[@MiaH79]

I did it! Thank you!

[@Iscaper]

+Mia S Way to go Mia!!

[@MiaH79]

iScaper1 I actually did 2 lights yesterday! I have 2 more to do today. Sooo proud of myself. :D

[@Iscaper]

+Mia S You should be, congrats!

[@joanc194]

Very detailed..tnx

[@Robin-ly6sk]

I have two light fixtures to replace...both did not have outlet boxes, just the wires coming out of a hole. I can find a stud for the one, so I think I can use your technique above. The hole for the other one was almost centered, but I cannot find a stud. The mirror I am centering over is the whole width of the wall (about 46" wide). The drywall is about 3 sheets thick as we wanted good soundproofing. When I removed the old fixture, the drywall anchors came out with the screws. Any ideas how to mount the new fixture?

[@Iscaper]

Robin 3 sheets of dry wall, wow. The wall anchors are pulling out because of the 3 sheets. They're designed to go through one sheet of drywall then spread when the screw is installed. I would try toggle bolts instead of the wall anchors, they should make it through the multiple sheets of drywall.

[@celdieuharrys5267]

Greta video!

[@clbuckshot]

Seemed to defeat the whole purpose of the jbox. Wires to the side, I don't think so.

[@Iscaper]

Thanks for watching.

[@thomasnov]

Dumb question - but how do I know what wires to connect?

[@Anonymous-it5jw]

If you don't know, and watching KZbin wiring videos hasn't helped you (be sure to only watch videos that relate to wiring procedures in the country where the wiring job is supposed to be done), and if you still have a question, step back and call a licensed electrician to do the job. You can easily die from electrocution if you don't fully understand what needs to be done and create a deadly the danger to everyone who uses it if you make a mistake.

[@ceeIoc]

It's usally matching by color. And no risk of electrocution as long as you turn off circuit

[@kjaccard]

I have removed my light fixture from the wall. What do I do with all the electric wires while I paint? It looks like to did something to the wires before putting them into the hole. My breaker for my bathroom also covers other rooms. Can I put the breaker back on before I install the light? What do I do to the wires? I don't want to cause a fire - and am a little wary of anything electrical. Thanks in advance.

[@Iscaper]

The safest way would be to leave the breaker off while painting and wiring the lights. I have seen electricians thread wires nuts over the exposed ends of the wires, tuck them into the box, then put a piece of tape over the light switch in the off position to protect themselves while they did their work. I've even done this a few times myself but when possible I always turn off the breaker.

[@babyaung4649]

Some good asmr

[@novabynature]

WHY DOES NOONE SHOW HOW TO PLACE GROUND WIRES, BOTH FROM WALL AND FIXTURE?

[@CubScoutPack230]

Nice video. Question, I don't have a fixture box behind the placement (wires just hanging out). The wires are dead center where I want the fixture. There is a stud on the left side. So about where the fixture mounting screw sticks out, I can screw that side of the mounting bracket directly into the stud. But, aside from the drywall, there is nothing on the other side. Do you think securing the bracket on 1 side is sufficient (or possibly with a drywall screw or hallow wall anchor on the other)? Or do I need to go more drastic and install a fixture box?

[@Iscaper]

On the one side I would do a grabber screw into the wall stud and on the other side of the bracket a wall anchor into the drywall. Wall anchors are supposed to support 30-40 lbs. so I think you'd be okay.

[@kingsleychong913]

You did not show the ground being wound on the green nut and then the ground from the fixture should be tied to the ground with a wire nut....

[@Stormy_Dawn]

Kingsley Chong that's what I was thinking. What if I have a fixture with a ground but my house wiring has no ground?

[@saoirse90.]

Hi I recently got the vanity lights that you are replacing and I want to put them in my bedroom, but, I didn't know the wiring is only made for bathrooms so I'm wondering if you could please let me know if a standard wire and plug can be attached to this? Any help greatly appreciated!... Thanks, Saoirse

[@Iscaper]

Good question. I don't see why the lights couldn't be put in the bedroom. You would probably need a switched outlet box on the wall instead of the ceiling (lights are designed for wall mount). If you mean run an extension cord behind the plate and wire it up to plug into an outlet I wouldn't do that.

[@charlie3069]

I'm just wondering what if there was no existing wiring before, can you still install a vanity light and how

[@Iscaper]

Vanity light needs power, if you don't have it you'll probably need the help of an electrician.

[@arielhernandez2925]

How do i avoid the light fixture from sagging downward?

[@Iscaper]

Have you tried slight up pressure on the fixture as you tighten the two nuts onto the mounting screws?