Designers and architects use Portfolio lighting to add emphasis and custom details. The installation for each Portfolio light fixture is unique, but it starts with basic procedures.
Things You Will Need
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Confirm a hot wire or switch leg (colored), a neutral wire (white) and a ground wire (green) at the electrical source where the Portfolio light fixture will be installed. Contact a qualified electrician to complete the work if electrical connections are missing.
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Turn off the switch to the Portfolio light fixture. Turn off the switch to the connecting circuit at the breaker box. Test the power with a volt meter to ensure it is turned off at the circuit junction.
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Strip 3/4-inch of plastic insulation from the hot, neutral and ground wires using wire strippers at both the junction box and on the Portfolio light fixture.
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Using electrician pliers, twist together the corresponding wires: hot (colored), neutral (white) and ground (green).
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Screw wire nuts onto each connection. Wrap each wire connection with electrical tape. Tuck the connections into either the junction box or the Portfolio light fixture.
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Follow the instructions included with each Portfolio lighting product to install brackets, glass trim, accent trim, globes, crystal pendants or other decorative accessories. Install the light bulbs specific to the product.
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Turn on the electricity to the Portfolio light fixture at the circuit breaker and at the light switch to ensure the fixture works.
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- Screw wire nuts onto each connection.
- Follow the instructions included with each Portfolio lighting product to install brackets, glass trim, accent trim, globes, crystal pendants or other decorative accessories.
- Turn on the electricity to the Portfolio light fixture at the circuit breaker and at the light switch to ensure the fixture works.