The best way of how to hang stained glass ceiling lamps is take care when hanging the stained glass lighting due to the delicate and heavy nature of the stained glass. It is useful when hanging a larger stained glass lamp to have an assistant help hold it in place while you are working with the wire and fixing it to the ceiling. Stained glass lamps are hung either with a chain from a hook or from an electrical box installed to support the weight of the glass.
Instructions
• Turn off the power off to the electrical box on the ceiling at the circuit breaker.
• Unscrew and remove the existing lighting fixture. Untwist the lamp wires from the ceiling electrical box wires and unscrew the crossbar ground wire. Do not touch the wires.
• Check the installation of electrical box on the ceiling to ensure that it will be able to support the weight of the stained glass lamp. The box should either be firmly plugged into the ceiling joists or have a mounting bar that develops between the ceiling joists or the studs to hang on to them firmly. If the stained glass lamp is hanging from a chain, find an upright in the area in which you would like the lamp to hang and screw a sturdy lamp hook into it. A drill can be used to prime the screw hole if necessary.
• Twist neutral wire from the lamp (usually white) to neutral wire in the electrical box on the ceiling, then twist the hot wire (usually black or red) to the lamp wire and screw on the wire caps. Attach the copper wire to the grounding screw on the crossbar for the ceiling electrical box.
• Once the decorative surround is in place attach the stained glass lamp to the electrical box on the ceiling, either with screws or with a stake and a decorative finial. If the lamp is suspended on a chain, attach the chain to the hook, twist the electric cable through the chain to the electric box.
• Install the power of the bulbs and restore to the electrical box on the ceiling at the circuit breaker. Turn on the light switch to test the power.
Tips and Warnings How To Hang Stained Glass Ceiling Lamps
- Wiring in homes built before 1985 cannot be assessed for the installation of lamps rated above 90 degrees Celsius. Call an electrician if you are in doubt about the clues.
- A lamp that weighs more than 50 pounds requires its own support structure independent of the electrical box on the ceiling.
- Use the cable tester if necessary to ensure there is no power from the wires in the ceiling electrical box after the circuit breaker has been turned off.