How to install/hang new Chandelier - SAFE FAST & EASY!

Installing a new Chandelier or light fixture is exciting. Lets get this friendly DIY project done safely!

[@pamelamosher2165]

Thanks so much for this instructional video! I've been wanting to install light fixtures by myself for several years, and finally did it today with your help!

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Pamela Mosher Thanks for watching Pamela. We really appreciate you reaching out to us. We are happy to hear you made it a DIY project. Let us know if you have any questions. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@drummergirll]

Hey! Interesting to finally see how the American chandelier ceiling canopies and fittings work! I am in England and I am used to our European canopies that slide up and down rather than being separate from the rest You also do your wiring differently as well! Here we put the ground on to the house ground , not the cross bar which not all our chandeliers have. Any of ours go in a hook. No junction box . I much preferred your old chandelier! That one was really beautiful. Nice quality glass prisms and age to it. Guess I’m a sucker fir the antique chandeliers!

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

drummergirll Thanks for watching! We appreciate you taking the time to share your comment. We definitely liked the old one however we were doing some repainting & changing mirror & more. The new Chandelier fits pretty good. Let us know if you have any questions we are here to help! Thanks again for watching! Please subscribe to the channel and turn on your KZbin notification Bell 🛎 that would be awesome thanks again! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@jarah9751]

THANK YOU THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!!! I was very close to calling a electrician but with your help i figured it out!!!! THANKS AGAIN!

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

JARAH WARREN You are very welcome & we love reading comments like yours. Sounds like you’re good to go. Let us know if you have any questions. 😎👍🔧🔩

[@darlingdinnersready3939]

Thanks for a easy to follow and to the point video!

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. We appreciate that & we are always here to help. Enjoy your night. 😎👍🔧🔩

[@biltong5]

One small video/instructional slip up: the canopy loop ring goes onto the chain BEFORE the canopy. In the video, it's there...then it's not. It must go on the chain before the canopy, as it has to tighten the canopy onto the canopy loop.

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

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[@Pinsongirl79]

Thanks I was able to hang my chandelier with this video!!!!!

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Adrienne J Awesome Awesome & thanks for watching. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@dhirajp4u1]

Thank you, this is what I needed. My Chandelier came with confusing instructions and parts were pre-assembled in the wrong way.

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. We are happy this is what you needed. Sounds like you’re up & running. Let us know if you have any questions. 😎👍🔧🔩

[@Journal2Awakening]

Can I buy your old one! 😀 that was just beautiful !!

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Thanks for watching, we loved it however promised to give it to the previous owners. 😎👍

[@briantran1468]

Just out of curiosity, when it comes to the ground wire, do I have to hook it onto the green screw or can I just hook it back to the ground wire with the electrical cap just like it was before with my old chandelier? Thank you

[@sylvainokoro4334]

thank you big help

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

David Cook Thanks for watching & we are happy the video helped. We really enjoy making these helpful videos for our fellow DIY’ers. Many more helpful videos to come! 😀 Let us know if you have any questions. Please subscribe to the channel and turn on your KZbin notification Bell 🛎 that would be awesome thanks again! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@brandywineblue]

Thank you these installation and removal videos are great. Everything would have gone just as you said and this wouldve been done in the same time as watching the two vids....maybe a half hour with assembly and cleanup. But NOOOOO. OF COURSE the twits who owned the house before us jammed the wrong size screws into the diagonal bracket that attaches to the electrical box in the ceiling, ruining the holes in the little tabs on the box. Thanks to yet another of their "handy solutions," this is yet another of their messes we're stuck trying to fix. (They painted walls without masking tape and dropcloths,so the original oak wood trim is smeared and spattered with paint, they installed a sink base too large for the kitchen so the basement door couldn't open more than 45°.....just the beginning of their insane jerry rig jobs)

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. That doesn’t sound cool...🤔 You’re not alone, we find ourselves coming across something that needs to be fixed & leads us to say... “What in the world was the previous owner thinking”...🤣 Keep us posted on your project, after it’s complete, hopefully many stress free days ahead for you! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@brandywineblue]

@@DIYwithMichaelBorders Thanks for the encouragement! My dear husband helped me. He got a smaller diameter screw, put a nut way up by head to make it bigger, then gave it to me to slide down through the damaged tab on the electrical box. Then I put the cross bracket on with the proper screw on the undamaged tab. Finally I put the other end of the cross bracket over the smaller diameter screw and put another nut on. Hope this is good! Now, if only the chain had those chain connecting links that twist open and closed like yours! We have to pull the links apart with two screwdriver shanks and push them together again. In order to do that, I have to wrap the teeth of the adjustable wrench with rubber bands otherwise they scratch the finish on the chain. Yuck! Nothing simple. Every chain hamging chandelier should come with those connecting links or people should be warned they need them.

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

@@brandywineblue That’s great news & we appreciate you taking the time to share this. Enjoy that new chandelier & upgraded look to the room.

[@ailsanurma7903]

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[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Ailsa Nurma We appreciate you watching Alisa. You may need to return it for a new one & ensure all parts are present with new one. Please subscribe to the channel and Ring your KZbin Bell 🛎 that would be awesome thanks again! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@TANGOSUGAR]

Question????The Crystal Plate that I have wont come off the stem. Is there some type of locking mechanism? This Chandelier is from the 60"s

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

TANGOSUGAR Thanks for watching. It’s possible that it’s a twist on. Untwisting it may allow you to gain access to additional parts. Hope this helps. Please subscribe to the channel and turn on your KZbin notification Bell 🛎 that would be awesome thanks again! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@cougarsteis]

Where did u get this chandelier I really like it

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Cougar Steis Thanks for watching & we purchased this brand new on eBay. We appreciate you reaching out to us. 😎👍🔧🔩

[@Paister03]

I have a used one trying to install and I have no manual with it

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Paister03 Very cool, free is a the best price! 😁👍

[@seanahern7749]

So, what is your green ground screw grounded to? Why didn't you attach the fixture ground to the house ground as it was when you took the old one down?

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Sean Ahern Thanks for watching Sean! Great question, the old Chandelier Ground Wire wasn’t properly connected to the Green Ground Screw. During this video as we worked through the install process, we wanted to make sure the Ground Wire was properly connected & secured to the Green Ground Screw. We hope the video helped! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@seanahern7749]

Ok, but it was connected to a ground. As far as can be told from the video your ground screw is not connected to anything, making it ungrounded. If you copper ground was connected there too it would be ok but it isn't. So, what is your ground screw grounded to?

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Sean Ahern Thanks for the reply Sean, the design behind the the Green screw connected to the frame/base mount of the Chandelier allows a secure ground connection when looping the Ground wire around screw & tightening it. It also allows a clear indication of the location of the Ground Wire to alleviate any guessing games. 😃 A great & recommended way to safely & properly connect & secure your Ground! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@seanahern7749]

Ok, thanks I see what you are saying. But I hope your junction box is grounded then if you are grounding to that through the mount! Assuming your box is metal and not plastic, or you have metal beams instead of wood.otherwise you may not be as grounded as you think; just tracing backwards. Thanks for the tip and help!!

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Sean Ahern Great info Sean & we really appreciate your comment & information. Keep us posted with any questions! 😎👍

[@lezahbell9644]

I have a Chandiler with 8 legs and I want to know how to tie them into the main line.

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Lezah Bell Thanks for watching. Your new Chandelier should have instructions for transitioning your old to the new one. It may have you wire-tie certain wires together for proper code. Keep us posted. Please subscribe to the channel and ring your KZbin bell 🔔 this will be very helpful to us thanks again. 😎👍🔧🔩

[@YouMightGetMe]

For the sake of convenience, please provide link to video being referred to here :-)

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

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[@melinamckinnon]

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[@Paister03]

Does it matter which wire goes to the live wire and which one to the neutral wire? Meaning the two wires attached to the chandelier itself are the same color. Which one goes where? Or it doesnt matter

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Paister03 Thanks for watching, we appreciate you reaching out to us. One white wire will attach to the power lead & remaining white wire will attach to other wire...aka...neutral wire in a way. We are happy you reached out to us, we always stress the importance of properly connecting all parts & wires when working on electrical. Keep us posted on your project! Please subscribe to the channel and turn on your KZbin notification Bell 🛎 that would be awesome thanks again! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@Paister03]

I figured that much thank you for your reply but my real problem is that there is a 3 light bulb fixture on it now and there are way more wiring then I see on KZbin DIY projects on this. Not sure which wire to keep and which one to cut. Any suggestions?

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Paister03 Thanks for the reply. Since your switching from a 3-way style light fixture to a less stage fixture, you may need to cap off remaining wires as they won’t be needed. Most importantly, you must make sure the Black hot wire, white leads, & ground wires are properly connected & secured to their respective connection points/wires. 😎👍

[@Paister03]

@@DIYwithMichaelBorders thanks for the advice, now I have a better perspective on what needs to be done. Thanks alot

[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Paister03 Thanks for the reply. Very cool & keep us posted on your project! 😎👍🔧🔩

[@mrcartmanisfat]

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[@DIYwithMichaelBorders]

Thanks for watching, hope all is well with you and your family. 😎👍