How to replace a bathroom light fixture

[@rjharper8865]

You're video was extremely helpful and gave someone like me, that's never worked with anything electrical in a house, the confidence to do this!

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

RJ Harper, Wanted to take a second and say thank you. You sent me a message via IG and it was very kind and I'm glad I could try to help someone in a project they may not feel the most confident in doing. That's the entire reason I started doing KZbin videos, wanting to help and just put stuff out there. So thank you!!

[@brittanydaniels1524]

Thank you! Your video ran through every part, all the information was included and you did it quickly and didn't go on and on and on like every other seems. You're awesome!

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Thanks Brittany for watching and commenting!!

[@chasenip2]

GREAT video. Simple, to the point instructions and you have a fantastic calming vibe in your voice that gave me the confidence to try this. I’m sure I will be back for more videos as I do more around the house. 👍

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Thank you so much! Very kind to say and I appreciate it! I have more videos coming out as I am finishing up some home renovations. So keep your notifications on! Appreciate the watch and comment!

[@grangran69]

Thanks so much for your quick and easy to understand video on how to replace a light switch and for not having excess instruction that just makes for confusion...very well done! :)

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

You're welcome! Happy that this video was helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@snapperhead6256]

Thank you for the great demo! 🙏 I was nervous about trying to change it myself, and also thought I needed expensive electrical tools to do it. But after watching your video I'm confident I can handle it. Thanks again! 👍

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

You got this!! These jobs sometimes seem more intimidating than they really are. Best of luck and let me know how it goes!! Thank you 🤙

[@GNWONTOP]

Thank you for being so detailed when describing each step!

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Thanks for watching and commenting! :)

[@meghanbuckner2163]

Simple, to the point, and easy to follow. Thank you!

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Thanks Meghan for watching and commenting!! :)

[@faithterry6256]

As a new home owner without a dad to call for help, thank you.

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Faith. You are SO welcome! I'm glad my video helped and hopefully my other videos can help you in some point in time while home owning. There's always something so I'll be making more videos soon. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@melissaf1591]

Such a great video. You hit every detail and do it really efficiently. I subscribed!

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Thanks Melissa! Glad it helped and appreciate the kind words. Also THANK YOU for subscribing! Projects have been slow recently but for sure will be making more content and getting those posted hopefully in the coming months.

[@xaxylia]

THANKYOU for getting striaght to the point. i do have one question though, the wires i see are all the same (pre installation) but i have a green wire just hanging out that is like glued to the old fixture. so its just like a piece of cheap plastic hanging from the wire. can i cut it? do i need to use electrical glue to glue it back to the new fixture? thats the only thing stopping me from continuing.

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Green wire is almost always ground wire. So if you have the black and white hooked up properly, make sure you have your ground wire connected. House ground wiring is often bare copper. So I would assume that what you would need to take that green wire from your fixture and connect to the bare copper wire from your house then wire cap it. Does that answer your question?

[@xaxylia]

@@ColtonCrumpDIY oh yeah sorry for the late reply! yeah it basically just had to be retwisted and capped and the rest of the install went smoothly. thanks!

[@annaschwark3621]

I’ve seen other videos where they put the ground wires under that green screw. Is it okay either way if you tie ground wires together and cap or put both under the green screw?

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Technically you could, I guess, but I wouldn't. When your fixture has a ground, i always wire the two grounds together and cap it. Shoving both of your grounds under that one green screw can create a loose connection/ not very secure connection when putting the fixture back in the wall which could be a fire hazard if that fixture ever needed to ground out.

[@davidyoung3224]

Great video!, thanks for getting right to the point.

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Thanks i try! Appreciate you watching and commenting :)

[@user-xx6ji1jk8w]

Thank you! Concise and right to it!

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

What I'm all about. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@lucretiaCollins]

Awesome video!

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@RBPeder]

I’ve tried searching everyday, the bathroom vanity light I bought has 3 black & 3 white wires, would this change how I instal it?

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Nope, i would just take all your blacks twist them together and cap them and do the same with your whites. When you have that many just make sure you have a tight twist and good connection. If you strip about 3/4 of an inch or even 1 inch of the wire to twist together, you should be good. And twist clockwise, it will help keep the connection tight when you put on a cap. :)

[@RBPeder]

@@ColtonCrumpDIY thank you for responding!! & I apologize for the tragedy of a sentence I made og. 🤦‍♀️🤣

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

You're welcome! And it's all good.

[@RBPeder]

@@ColtonCrumpDIY since I have you, 😭. I finally got the old fixture off, & there isn’t a outlet box or brackets like you use..it’s just wires hanging out the wall. is this a issue?

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

I would highly recommend getting a box added. The round ones that nail to a stud are adjustable between two studs. I'm pretty sure to keep your house up to code with electrical wiring, fixtures that are connected can't be just free behind your wall.

[@MULTIBRICOLMMOHAMED]

Amazing video keep it up friend

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Thank you! Appreciate you watching!

[@mikesmith4337]

What kind of tool to remove that washer?????

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

So you can either use your hands, if your hands aren't small enough or strong enough, you could get some adjustable wrenches, or needle nose pliers. Crack them open and twist. Sometimes it can be a pain

[@msjoy2005]

Is it a big deal that the new fixture doesn’t have the green screw?

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Not a huge deal but there is usually a ground wire to a different screw if not green.

[@TheDanny]

So I changed my bathroom light fixture. But now the light switch won't turn off the lights. They turned off the older fixture.

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Uh oh. So they are always on? Do you know if any of your wires came loose or if your switch went bad?

[@TheDanny]

@@ColtonCrumpDIY I took the fixture back apart and rewired it. I saw your reply to another comment about not needing to connect the ground to the green screw. I had them both connected to the green screw and I think it was too tight. Just connected them together and rewired the other two again. Turns on and off no problem now.

[@ColtonCrumpDIY]

Nice! Glad you got it sorted 👏