We recommend that a licensed electrician install our light fixtures to ensure the safety of your home and the life of your fixture. Improperly installed light fixtures may create a fire hazard. All of our fixtures are designed for use in a 120-volt fused circuit and are intended for interior use, unless ordered, built and labeled for damp locations.

YOUR ELECTRICIAN WILL NEED:
Screwdriver
Wire strippers
Wire cutters
Wire nuts
Crossbar mounting screws
Fixture bracket (included)

1. Turn off the power at the wall and at the fuse or electrical box before installing the fixture.

2. Remove the old fixture.

3. Securely attach the fixture bracket to the electrical junction box.

4. Light fixture wires must be properly connected to the house wires. Connect black fixture wire to black house wire (power) and white fixture wire to white house wire (neutral). If the fixture has clear or brown wires, connect the smooth wire to the black house wire (power) and the wire with ridges along the outer edge to the white house wire (neutral).

5. If the fixture has a bare ground wire, where you connect it depends on the wiring in the house. Never connect it to a current-carrying wire. If the house has metal electrical boxes, connect the fixture ground wire to the green ground screw on the crossbar. If the house is new or has been rewired and has plastic boxes, connect the fixture ground wire to the house ground wire.

6. All stripped ends of joined wires must be completely covered and securely connected by wire nuts. Make sure not to leave any bare wires exposed after installation (except the ground wire, if there is one). Make sure no wires are in contact with sharp metal edges and that all of the fixture and house wire insulation has not been damaged.

7. Attach the fixture to the bracket.

8. Once the fixture has been installed, turn power back on at the electrical box. With the wall switch still turned off, install the type of bulb at or below the maximum wattage indicated for your fixture. (Note: Using higher wattage bulbs or decorator bulbs will shorten the life of the fixture and may damage your glass shade.) Once the correct lightbulb and glass shade have been installed, switch on the power at the wall to make sure the fixture is working properly.

9. Schoolhouse Electric Co. cannot be held accountable for any improperly installed fixtures or fixtures operated with lightbulbs of the wrong size or wattage.