| 1. |
Remove the bulb, decorative trim and the metal casing, careful
not to lose the clips or springs that hold the casing in place. |
| 2. |
Loosen (but don’t completely remove) the screws inside
the metal canister. Once loose, carefully push the canister into the ceiling
and set it aside on the ceiling floor. |
| 3. |
Inside the ceiling you’ll see a wire connection box.
Remove the cover plate, careful not to touch any bare wires. Test to make
sure the power is off using a circuit tester.
Touch one probe of the circuit tester to the
grounded utility box. Now insert the other probe into each plastic screw-on
connector (the plastic caps joining the wires). You want the probe to
make contact with the bare wire ends hidden inside each of the plastic
caps. If the circuit tester’s light comes on at any point, return
to your breaker box and try |
| 4. |
Once you know the power is off, remove the plastic screw-on connectors
and disconnect the wires. Now free the armored cable wire (the cable that
looks like a metal snake) from the wire connection box. Once it is disconnected,
carefully lift the old canister down through the ceiling hole. |
| 5. |
Inside the canister you’ll see a socket. Test it with the continuity
tester:
Place the tester’s alligator clip on the bare
end of the black wire. Touch the probe to the metal tab inside the socket.
The tester should glow.
Now clip the alligator clip to the
bare end of the white wire. Touch the probe to the metal threading inside
the socket. The tester should glow.
If either test fails to
light up the continuity tester, replace the fixture. |
