How to Change Light Fittings

Woodie's DIY will show you how to change a light fitting.

[@chabani10]

Best video about light fitting on KZbin and I've gone through loads in the past few days. That's what you call a step-by-step guide. Anyone can follow it and be successful. I'm a bloke but glad to see that it's a video done by a woman that's the best. Keep up the good work, sister.

[@eternity7477]

Finally a video where the wiring looks the way it does in my country.

[@hakimvanadams]

This really saved me my girl fell more in love with me

[@MimiLovesLife1]

Thank you...I was overwhelmed at first...but this clear and concise video has made installing a light fixture a breeze.

[@thomassiviter]

Fantastic video, made replacing two ancient UK light fixtures a breeze. Much appreciated! 👏

[@mariemsarghini798]

By far the best video I've watched on this! Thank you!

[@midnightcat6116]

Just watched 3 videos & this gives the best tips. Kudos!

[@kingmoe8431]

Excellent steps and easy to follow. I usually watch multiple videos but after watching this I don't need to watch another as It has everything covered. Thanks A+

[@monicaw6408]

I watched many videos how to install new celling light before this one. 10 min after I watched this video I installed new celling light without any problems. Thank you for a great explanation! 😊

[@Ariccio123]

2:06 lol a blackberry!

[@magooccna]

I saw that I checked when the video was uploaded. But could be that the video was recorded in the late 2000s. Lol

[@billgreen576]

There is nothing wrong with Blackberry phones. They are amazing for getting stuff done. Many videos on YT explaining why. This is a very simple circuit though.

[@swarnaramaraju5922]

Great video. Have me the confidence to go and do it!

[@icandodgebullets7869]

Thank you very much, my lady. The guide was very clear and simple. I live in a victorian home.

[@loading2406]

Thank you madame, I appreciate the video. It really helped me a lot

[@paulinemccauley844]

Thanks a mil. I’ve watched so many videos and this is the only one that is clear and direct. 😁😁😁

[@carolinebarrett4736]

Excellent video, clear and concise, with helpful tips 🙂

[@Danny-Dublin]

Lots of comments here asking about switch live cables and how to wire the 'extra' neutral wire. Hope this comment helps. This is a great video for IRISH wired light fittings. There should be an earth/live/neutral and a separate 'shared' neutral which is run along all the other fittings in the house. I just installed my first light fitting after watching this video, and it works great. Just remember - turn off the power to the ENTIRE house, if you just switch the MCB for 'upstairs lights' or whatever it says on the CU, that doesn't mean there's not a live connection coming from somewhere else in the house, play safe, switch off the MAIN power. The 2 neutrals go into the ONE block, just like the video. Appreciate that's not always the way for foreign wired houses, but IRISH houses are 99.999% wired this way. You will be fine (y)

[@debbiemarchese3482]

Thank you, looked everywhere for an answer to this! I have 2 earth wires too. Is it the same for them?

[@VSTV1993]

​@@debbiemarchese3482 yes

[@shinekthomas1979]

we have two brown wires, what will do? Thank You

[@LauraCockram7]

Really helpful and easy to follow, thank you 😊

[@lesliechow9238]

Apprentice electrician here year 2, I was asked my my sisters friend to change a light fitting so I feel even more confident now

[@heathhuston3825]

Thanks for the tips , very professional.

[@ingasuskevic665]

Hi guys! Your amazing, this video is so helpful if you need to change your lights, it's give a very accurate information. Thank you so much!

[@VikPaints]

Clearly explained, excellent video, Thank you.

[@MG-hn4sb]

Great video, thanks

[@foliveirageoartur]

Best video I have ever seen. Consise. Straight to the point. I am going to buy a few light bulbs at woodies as a pay back :)

[@prawnyb]

Excellent vid!

[@thectadclinic]

Worked like a charm, thank you!

[@RomasNoreika]

This video is very clear. Good job and thanks.

[@Phill11318]

I'm just going to replace my plastic pendant with a new one exactly the same, I don't have the original screws and my ceilings have been re plastered, my question is can I just screw the new one up, or do I need rawl plugs? I'm not sure of the correct process so any tips would be great. Thanks

[@sarawhitticombe7362]

Most helpful video I've watched so far!

[@brucedave2240]

Sara J I hope you enjoyed

[@Mizikindemiziki]

Best video simple explanation easy to understand thanks 🙏🏿

[@anitakalyan7238]

Very well explained. The best video ever

[@TheCrimeReel]

Great video, thanks for that

[@MartinParnham]

This video really helped me as a complete novice. Fortunately, the wiring is very similar to what's in my house so that was a good start! Only thing I would add is get a decent terminal connector block as the one that came with our light fitting was rubbish and fiddly (small screws which didn't tighten) and we ended up buying a new one.

[@thebrummieyorky]

Salaams excellent video many thanks.

[@michaelmurtagh5215]

Good video, thank you

[@sajidmah62]

Best and easy tips thanks

[@toofypeg7931]

Best vid on KZbin! Thanks

[@dunnwerkin9502]

Perhaps your next video could show how to cut in around the ceiling line straight when painting a wall

[@benchristopherhird]

I'm here for the Blackberry!

[@darouani84]

Great video

[@amirhanif6561]

Thanks for nice clip

[@edcalibresword2311]

Awesome video

[@susanskerry2262]

Exceptional, thanks so much!

[@AmethystDreaming]

Excellent. Spot on advice and a cracking Irish accent.

[@davidpar2]

How are heavy chandeliers mounted in Ireland/UK? Do you use pan boxes over there?

[@belltopcone]

6 inch nails.

[@kinghabib2770]

Hi I have 2 browns in one then 3 browns in the middle then 3 blues on my ceiling old light fitting I’m wanting to put a pendent light up which one will be the switch wire ?????

[@Jone5y]

Woodies killing the scene

[@slawomirsobanski8830]

Nice and fast not like others 10 or 15min

[@sdudhane]

Very useful thank you

[@tibanaabedi]

Seems easy, what is there is a connection going to the fire alarm from the light 🤔

[@jes_850]

Fabulous cheers Ruth

[@shahnawaz6240]

Very helpful

[@ilos9883]

can you also work without the multi use detector?

[@bellapaul7133]

Thankyou :)

[@nic7584]

How long would this take to do,and how much would someone usually charge for this please?

[@cyrus2728]

Tip top, top tips there.

[@casinodelonge]

I have exactly the same set up. 1 earth, one live and 2 neutrals, so I put the 2 neutrals in the same hole on the light fitting block and now the lights in the living room and utility room won't come on!

[@kinghabib2770]

Which wire is for light switch

[@davywelsh5671]

Theres 3 wires in my livingroom ceiling so 3 live 3 neutral and 3 earth the guy wired up as so and its blowing the fuse and switch isnt working now.. any ideas?

[@ingasuskevic665]

Hi guys. Do I need to switch off main power in the refuse box or just the sockets and lighting? Thank you

[@bakerrrc1900]

Inga Suskevic are you serious?? Stay away and call an electrician if you can’t work that out

[@andyczech117]

Inga Suskevic In the consumer unit switch the lights off only it is enought (make sure that ceiling rose is really without power). It's not handy to switch off whole house as you migh need some lamp supplied from socket outlet to have some light to see what you doing. I am sorry it's to late for advice I know

[@andyczech117]

BAKERRR c You saying nonsense... Her question has a poit! It's enough to switch lighting circuit off only not the main one...

[@andyczech117]

Unknown Another useless helper!!! The lady did not talk about light switch!!! She asked if the main one in consumer unit needs to be switched or only light circuit!!!

[@grahamd4764]

The very fact you are asking the question. Suggests to me that you should get a compentant person to do the job for you.

[@Jdamnitok]

Hi can you help? I have the old red & Black I was about the change the light but I have noticed the red goes into Blue and Black goes into Brown. The light still works and l also have 2 switch’s. Any ideas

[@SheikaSiera]

Jason Cannon yes. Call an electrician

[@illegalfreedom1055]

Jason Cannon m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJvQdGOnrZahqLc that might help explain it to you

[@mohammadzahed6363]

Good work

[@iqbalbrar73]

Good job

[@BradleyWelshTV]

thanks

[@stevenmason1674]

most light fittings that i know of, have 2 sets of wires, where's the switch wire?

[@johnmcghee3528]

Very good

[@ameldancalippo6912]

No switch wire? Surely with the way she has wired it the light would always be in?

[@bro652]

If its double insulated don't have to connect the earth wire what do I do with the wirth wire?

[@CAPTAINSARGE]

Just put tape around it and jeep it away from the connector block

[@Ladybug719]

Brilliant

[@mirei5555]

thank u man

[@dulede]

strange set up. at 3.02 it shows one cable on left which appear to have a live and earth coming from it and the other two cables each look only large enough to contain the individual blue neutrals and no lives or unsleeved earth wires. Now, Ireland may be completely different to the UK, but surely this should be stated. As things stand the rose at beginning contained no lives in the loop (central group) and had the brown live into L and henceforth taking the place of what in UK would have been a blue neutral wire with brown sleeving to indicate it being not actually being a neutral but instead a switched live (line). So the rose has pretty much what you'd get with a single Twin and earth cable plus another neutral. It has both neutrals shown on this video going into the neutrals group of connectors, the earth connector is being used. What is supposed to be powering this rose (no apparent supply) and I'm assuming the home isn't a single room dwelling so should normally feed off to another light in next room. This is hardly as stated the best video on this and could be completely misleading. It is possible there is some form of junction box in ceiling void or even a loop setup at the light switch but with nothing to indicate this there could be devastating consequences for the unwary based on this video.

[@evieemaya88]

What do you do ifyou live in an oldhome that has just black and red wires? How do you make an earth so you can use metallic fittings

[@xBlacksStarx]

You'll probably need to contact an electrician to update your wires.

[@Voxac100b]

She never said in the video..you need to use a class 2 insulated light fitting.

[@AM-ee2ro]

Wow how do i hire you to fix MY lightbulb 😍

[@helenbunnehmummeh5154]

Except, I have double the amount of wires in my ceiling and this video gives no clue how to wire the switch... “ensure no loose wires are left out of the terminal block” I wonder what she did with them? I notice this video didn’t show the light turning off.. lol

[@theubayd9207]

You have two sets because you have two switches for the same location

[@helenbunnehmummeh5154]

Khalifa Ubaid thanks for your reply. There were wires for the light and extractor fan. In the end a friend with electrical experience came to my rescue. :)

[@diannefroggatt7708]

Thank you

[@cypherpunk12]

I will give it a go I live in Australia, do we have the same set up as the UK?

[@looneyirish007]

this is ireland,

[@cypherpunk12]

@@looneyirish007 Ireland is part of the UK.

[@looneyirish007]

@@cypherpunk12 Republic of Ireland is a sovereign country and not part of the UK. Woodies is an Irish company based in the Republic of Ireland and not in the UK, Northern Ireland is part of the UK, Ireland would suggest the whole country. If I were you, I'd leave that job to a qualified spark as your IQ may not be up to the task. you stupid Sheila.

[@cypherpunk12]

Dame dude you must have your period or something, sorry I did not know half the country is part of the UK and half is not. Is the electrical systems much different in each half, highly doubtful. As you may have noticed my original comment was 3 months ago and I have done the work myself since that time and this video was very helpful as Australia's was very similar to the half of Ireland that is not part of the UK. Hopefully you can stop being such a grumpy old bastard and look at the date the original post was made next time. My wife recommends Tampax for your period btw.

[@ldnzz]

All I can say is we have the same wires as this video. I live in the UK. YellowGreen Earth blue neutral Brown is live.

[@stevenesbitt3528]

Cracking video

[@alanahhannah]

So.. there are 2 neutral wires coming from the ceiling?

[@seandempsey9396]

Depends, if there is three blue the three brown and three green /yellow, one of the blues is the switch return and should be marked with a bit of brown sleeveing or brown insulating tape and that go to the opposite side to the neutrals. Basically you don't have a neutral at the switch

[@kmcat]

3:22 so much for double insulation

[@RajKumar-ln3kc]

She didn’t do a voltage test before removing wires regardless cutting off main supply.

[@seandempsey9396]

The. Neon screwdriver would have lit up, but never rely on them as they can light up with a voltage as low as 12v

[@davea9595]

Switch wire ????

[@pritsavani7755]

I'm confused here surely there should be a switch feed wire and a switch return so aren't you missing at least one wire?

[@jimi6354]

Prit Savani I think it's a stupid they didn't show the switch wiring

[@thejoshuawolfram3426]

I got black two white wires white is neutral black is the hot wire

[@vahakna]

In U.S.A. white is neural and black is hot. In Europe blue is neutral and brown is hot.

[@unvaccinatedAndPureBlood]

Why are there two neutral wires? Is that normal?

[@calummcauley8719]

In most homes they borrow the neutral for another light fitting as it’s cheaper and more efficient than wiring a completely new circuit.

[@muthukumaran9945]

Good explanations uor no large

[@pauldog]

What if there is an earth cable but the fixture you have doesn't have an earth connector? The connector is plastic with a plastic body but the light fitting is metal (from ikea).

[@CrabappleKing]

I have the same issue. What did you do?

[@mick0846]

I don't know why I watch these vidios?.. it's never that simple

[@uranus0996]

What did you do

[@pauldog]

@@uranus0996 wrapped it in electric tape and left it. A year later its still working so I'm guessing it's fine

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

You wire it properly you don't want to become a felon

[@godzuks]

I would have liked a better explanation of how the connection of wires especially the switch wire are made

[@_tmmy_]

Firstly, you should not put electrical tape over the switch, as anyone can come along, remove the tape and turn on the power. Get a lock off device (a clamp that goes on the mcb and then you can fit your lock) but make sure you have key with you at all times. Secondly, why turn off the main switch? You will probably need some source of light whilst you're working (fed via the sockets).

[@Gemzstone1]

If you don't turn the power off at the mains you will be working with live wires which will result in being electrocuted! The tape is just to remind anyone else in the house not to switch the power back on. I've had that happen when I was changing a plug socket, won't touch anything now unless everyone is out of the house completely.

[@calummcauley8719]

Kas Georgiou You only need to switch off the circuit you’re working on, not the entire house, that is likely the reason someone in your household decided to switch it back on.

[@vrglcom]

@@Gemzstone1 you can turn individual circuits off, ie hall lights, lounge lights, upstairs lights, plug sockets, cooker, boiler etc etc.. No need to turn off entire CU. Just the circuit you are working on…

[@CAPTAINSARGE]

@@vrglcom exactly

[@cactusbase3088]

Get a powerful battery operated workshop lamp to light the working area. They are pretty cheap and very useful if you have a power cut. Better safe than dead.

[@recepterconnector7022]

You can attatch metal fitting so long as they are double insulated which requires no earth

[@dcornwell7130]

This one looked like it was as well.

[@xBlacksStarx]

what does double insulated mean?

[@CAPTAINSARGE]

​@@xBlacksStarx you don't need an earth basically

[@cel3ryCrunch]

I just don't understand why people are disliking this????

[@RickNance]

because it accurately illustrates what a pain in the end it is and regardless of how clear it explains it, it's probably worth just getting an electrician to do it. That's my theory anyway.

[@stevenmason1674]

@@RickNance or it could be that the wires do not match any set up i've ever seen.

[@RickNance]

@@stevenmason1674 UK "ring" set-up. Looks standard-ish in my house. still quit trying

[@RickNance]

That said, I have a friend that does this all the time in his house. I think pizza and beer is in order. THAT's how you change light fittings. (beer after, of course)

[@SuperNigel666]

There should be a switch wire, video pointless really

[@skx9159]

Great but christ alive that paint job!!

[@sugarfitz5398]

I have no connection point there is a small hole out the wall. :o

[@looneyirish007]

burn your house down

[@BB-ry2gp]

What if there's no earth wire from the house?! What do i do then?!

[@stupidscruff5794]

Just so happens you've fitted the exact same light fixture I have 😂

[@catherinechester]

Where do you buy that light fitting?

[@shaikhkhalil8171]

👍

[@RahimRahim-cc7rl]

Like like 👍

[@Rapscallion2009]

02:07 A Blackberry - that ages it a bit! - Although this doesn't matter as the subject hasn't really changed in decades (although detectors are relatively modern). I'm guessing from the filename it was shot on the 28th of May, 2011 at 11:24 AM (I could be completely wrong). TBH I quite like the moving keyboard of the Blackberry, but it meant it was useless for watching films and things on.

[@andyczech117]

I really don't understand the wiring!!! Please explain Ruth. Is it the last lamp in the row? Why 2 neutrals, 1 cpc and 1 line? Please help....

[@calummcauley8719]

I know this is late comment but, 1 cpc to protect the user and insulate the light incase of an earth fault. 1 line to deliver power to the light. Finally 2 neutrals 1 to complete the circuit and another is likely being “borrowed” to go to a different light to save having to wire another circuit.

[@seandempsey9396]

Neon screwdriver? No no, twin and earth outer sheath should always be inside the fitting in closure the cores were to long

[@israrkhan3881]

Blackberry time ❤❤

[@tylersheehy3918]

In the us we call it light fixture