LED Ceiling Light Installation | Simple Light Swap

[@swagatabhattacharyya987]

The behind the scenes shoebox trick deserves a place in the main video...that was pretty neat...lol

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Hahaha thanks! It really was about getting creative lol

[@MrMan-yh2uk]

Thanks for the instructions. I bought one yesterday and needed to see someone install it. This video gave me what I needed.

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Glad this could be helpful! Thanks for watching…

[@conservativeamber1216]

Pretty straight forward Only 2 wires to two wires plus the Ground

[@Gunnr1236]

Thanks for the video. As a retired fire dept captain, one thing I noticed in the background was the smoke detector location. We always teach that it should never be closely adjacent to a corner, whether mounted on wall or ceiling, as that can be in a "dead air" space. I would recommend moving it out 18 - 24" from the wall. Also, since October is Fire Prevention Month, just a friendly reminder to: - test your smoke detectors once a month - change batteries when you change your clocks - teach your children, and the rest of the family, emergency escape plan, and do the drill!! - check expiration dates on your detectors!! They should be updated at least every ten (10) years (new technology, sensitivity, etc.) Sorry... old firefighter prevention habits never die!! 😊

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Thanks for the helpful information. Luckily I test my detectors regularly when I install new air filters monthly, Kiddos know the escape plan and meeting points and my home is only 5 years only so hopefully they are not expiring anytime soon. I was unaware of the dead air space concept (here’s a quick definition from the internet for others who might also be curious👇🏽 “A dead air space is an area in which trapped hot air will prevent smoke from reaching the alarm. This space generally occurs at the apex of cathedral ceilings, the corner junction of walls and ceilings and between exposed joists etc.”) Thanks for watching and sharing tips!

[@yeslmm2296]

Thanks for the upload! I was a bit overwhelmed with the wiring but your video helped! Thanks!

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

[@timzilli3650]

Love the Lions hat!! 🦁

[@DetroneDoesIt]

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[@hugocontreras7251]

😂😂😂 the final part is the best. That's the real installation process.

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Thanks for watching until the end...

[@kentorrez3535]

Detrone, thank you for the vid. I follow everything you did and had success with one that I had to had to do another room. I did the same with the boxes. Arms get heavy in the air. lol. Appreciate your help

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Yeah my arms were getting pretty tired too… glad to hear my box trick helped 😄 Thanks for watching and letting me know how it turned out!

[@PJHill-n3j]

Thank you Detrone Does It! I was able to install my LED light because of your tutorial.

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Sweet!!!! I’m glad you found it helpful. Thanks for leaving me a comment and letting me know 🤜🏽💥🤛🏽

[@burkeboi]

I have a brown and blue wire on the new light . And the ones running out of my curling are white and black

[@burkeboi]

Ceiling

[@DetroneDoesIt]

That’s different… I am not exactly sure what those colors correlate to.

[@numberoneappgames]

thank you so much for the review and installation guide! :)

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Glad I could be helpful… Thanks for watching!

[@nickc2789]

the shoe box trick im about use lol

[@DetroneDoesIt]

It’s a life saver 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@DJVijilante]

Thanks for the video. So you have two black and two white from the fixture. Do you attach both the black from the fixture to the one black from the light and do the same for the white?

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Sorry for the late response but Yes, just connect those to the corresponding color on your light. That should also be the way it looks when you disconnect your original light. My ceiling is prewired for a ceiling fan (red wire) which is a secondary hot wire attached to the black as well, since there isn't currently a fan in there.

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Those duel black wires actually look like they were coming from the old light fixture. If you go to the 2:11 mark in the video you can see the old fixture has 2 black and 2 white... but the direction is the same, if you have duel wires of the same color for the same fixture you would connect them to the corresponding wire in the ceiling.

[@RealThisisA]

Thank you for sharing!

[@DetroneDoesIt]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching

[@riverbender9898]

Thank you.

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Thank you for watching!

[@kiettran3900]

Before removing and installing, do we need to turn off electricity for entire house or just the switch??

[@DetroneDoesIt]

You just want to turn off the electricity to the breaker that controls that switch. Your breaker box should be labeled to make it easy to find. Then make sure you test it (try turning the light on) to ensure it’s completely off before installing the new one.

[@la_uruguacha]

thank you Sir for the video

[@DetroneDoesIt]

No Problem... Thank You for taking the time to watch!

[@ceebaby697]

Ok so what did you attached the ground wire to? That’s why I was watching the video to see what I do with the yellow wire, do I attach it to the screw as a ground or what?

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Sorry I didn’t give the close up on that part but my ceilings have Cooper ground wires in them that were pre-installed and just capped off…. So I attached my ground to that. If your mounting bracket has metal grounding screw then you can ground it to that.

[@ceebaby697]

@@DetroneDoesIt Ty so much👍

[@Mike-om4tv]

Thank you!

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Thanks for watching!

[@FredaRivers]

The problem I have is putting the light back on the frame once it fall from the ceiling.

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Yeah that part is a bit difficult be cause there is not a lot of room to be able to see how they line up... It took me a few attempts as well.

[@davidb2238]

@ DETRONE How do you change the Led in them when they burn out ?

[@DetroneDoesIt]

So I don’t believe that you actually replace the LED, you would just replace the fixture. It’s said to give 50,000 hours of light… which would be a minimum of 5 years worth of use. Here’s how I looked at the math… - 50,000 hours/24 hrs a day= 2,083 days worth of light - 2,083/365= 5.7 years of continuous lighting according to the manufacturer’s claim. - $43/5.7= $7.54 per year of cost for the fixture if you ran it consistently for 5.7 years. But I’ll do a little more research to make sure the LED’s aren’t replaceable… BRB 😂 (also thanks for watching)

[@davidb2238]

@@DetroneDoesIt thankyou for your quick honest reply re..changing Led.

[@electrifyny]

Do you just screw it into the dry wall no anchors or anything?

[@DetroneDoesIt]

No the box in the ceiling had pre-drilled holes in it where you install the screws for the new mounting plate.

[@electrifyny]

@@DetroneDoesIt ah ok thx

[@HeidiStLouis-xu2ox]

I had an LED fixture like that installed in my kitchen and after about 6 months it started flickering. Then it got very dim and still flickers. Defective light or installation problem???

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Could be a defective light but it’s more likely that there is a “less than secure” connection where the wires meet. I am experiencing that with one of the fixtures I put up recently, where it is flickering, so my first step to resolving it is going to ensure a quality connection.

[@chellezcustomz]

I hope this doesn’t sound silly but what did you connect the ground wire with? Does it just connect to something metal or does it go inside one of the caps?

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Mine is attached to the copper ground wire inside my electrical box, but some setups will have a support bar with a screw (sometimes green) that you can connect it to.

[@arturshchukin2341]

your wife is adorable. How do you change the color of the lamp?

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Thank you! There is a switch on the back of the back of the light that allows you to adjust it.. or you can attach it to a dimmer switch. Thanks for watching

[@mikepalma3341]

Does yours have a faint glow when turned off at the switch? It’s only noticeable when the room is completely dark

[@DetroneDoesIt]

There is a faint glow when completely dark in the room. Mine usually dissipates after a minute or so.

[@18winsagin]

I got on similar at Walmart, Mainstays brand. It's bright, really bright. Gonna put it in the garage and take the old fluorescent fixture down. Thanks, Good video 👍

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Thanks for watching! Does the mainstay brand have multiple color settings or is it just the one really bright setting?

[@18winsagin]

@@DetroneDoesIt it has 3 settings. 3, 4 and 5000K.

[@junkandthangs]

Pretty Good… I’ll subscribe

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Thanks I appreciate that!

[@dsantostv3711]

It not easy to hook up the light to the fixture

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Yes aligning the light to the bracket can get a little dicey because you can not exactly see how it lines up… but after a few tries it wasn’t so bad for me.

[@silvernelley8217]

What did you do with the ground wire?

[@DetroneDoesIt]

It’s capped off and tucked back behind the light

[@Greenfreedom2024]

What is the yellow wire

[@DetroneDoesIt]

All of my rooms were pre-wired for ceiling fans… that yellow wire is there incase I want to wire that ceiling fan in the future.

[@jenniferanne4533]

How many watts is it?

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Maximum is 18.5 watts I believe

[@Chilled-FiBro]

Mine doesn’t have a ground??? wtf. My house has the ground wire but the fixture does not. I can’t just cap it and call it a day.

[@DetroneDoesIt]

If you fixture didn’t come with a wire for a ground I would research if it was suppose it (which it probably should have) then possibly return it and get another. If it is some kind of light designed without a ground, you can just cap off your ground wire in your ceiling.

[@LozanoL1]

How do change the color?

[@DetroneDoesIt]

You change the color with a switch on the back of the light, so to adjust it you’ll need to take the light off each time… but it is compatible with a dimmer switch, so you could install that and change the color from your wall switch.

[@dutchray8880]

@@DetroneDoesItThere are some set-ups that are even easier. I just put up a couple of LED flushmounts in my basement. They were Calloway Adjustable Color 11in. The fixture hangs from the mounting bracket while you make the splices (I used WAGO connectors), and the color adjustment is on the side. To adjust the color, you just have to remove the cover ring and change the switch position with the fixture still mounted. They replaced a couple of huge florescent fixtures, and they were fairly inexpensive.

[@HeadedNorthPodcast]

I do wish I had done just a bit of research on that light and buying one that had the light adjustment switch on the side. Although when I install dimmers, that won’t be a big concern… right now it does create a bit more work to change the color.

[@dutchray8880]

@@HeadedNorthPodcast One other thing about the Calloway lights is that there's a lot of room in the back of the light for wires.

[@DetroneDoesIt]

@@dutchray8880 Yes that is another thing… because the design of the light is so low profile it does not offer much room behind the light to tuck the wire comfortably. Great point!

[@ooyginyardel4835]

Great vid. Minimal BS, to the point.

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Awesome… I’ve been given feedback that sometime I put too much filler in my videos… Thanks for watching.

[@genepintor3876]

Attempts to put it up.... cut.... 30 minutes later, finally installed. You can see it on his face. This is not one of the easiest flush mounted lights. Engineers grade C-

[@DetroneDoesIt]

While I won’t argue your opinion regarding the ease of this install, I can definitively say it didn’t take 30 minutes to install. But the flush mounted aspect of this light certainly does present the most challenging part of the install. Thanks for watching and sharing.

[@jitendrakulkarni5413]

Mva loose election

[@DetroneDoesIt]

??? Thanks... I think

[@erzascralet48]

I got a similar one from Amazon but it's non dimmable. I thought no big deal, but the darn thing won't TURN OFF from the switch; I gotta turn off the breaker for it to turn off lmao. It onl;y had white and black wires from the junction box, not smart enabled and didn't use the red or ground cable.

[@DetroneDoesIt]

Ouch! That’s a pretty roughy situation to be in… Do you know the Brand name or Manufacturer of that one you got?