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Step 1
Determine the weight of your new chandelier. If it is close to the weight of your current light fixture, you do not have to replace the ceiling junction box. However, if the chandelier is heavier than your current light fixture, purchase and install a junction box that will support the weight of your new chandelier.
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Step 2
Turn off the power to the circuit where the chandelier will be located. When you believe you have turned off the power, use a circuit tester to verify.
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Step 3
Remove the old light fixture. As you are performing this step, note how the fixture was installed and mark the wires with tape.
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Step 4
If you determined that a new junction box was necessary in step one, install it now.
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Step 5
Attach the new hardware from the chandelier to the mounting strap. If there is not a mounting strap, install one at this point. Either use one that came with the chandelier or purchase one.
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Step 6
Screw the mounting strap to the junction box.
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Step 7
Wire the new chandelier just as the old light fixture was. Remember to connect like colors (ie black to black, white to white, etc). You will need to remove about a half inch of the insulation from each new wire before attaching it to the wire that was previously attached to the old light fixutre.
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Step 8
Once you have twisted the wires from the new chandelier to the wires from the ceiling, twist on wire nuts in a clockwise direction.
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Step 9
The remainder of this procedure will be determined by the manufacturer's directions that accompanied the chandelier. Because all chandeliers are a little different, the process is individualized.
