I'm installing one for my neighbor and just wanted to see it done first to avoid any surprises. So much new technology. That's why these TH-cam videos are all so helpful. This one was clear and professional. New caps and check for frayed wires. Thanks for posting.
@@FrederickDunn Where is the stuff between 3:52 and 3.59? Magic!! To be precise, you are probably focusing more on the electrical part, which is kind of obvious for some people (like me and Christopher). I wanted the actual "installation" part, i.e. screwing/nut-bolting/nudging/pushing/pulling. Please be sure to include both types of works (electrical and manual) in your future videos as there are two types of viewers, (1) has the manual installation part figured out and needs electrical connection information, (2) has electrical connection part figured out and needs manual installation part.
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do you know if any LED DIMMER is applicable on this fixture. i have an existing dimmer used for a different type of led light bulbs, could i use it for this type of fixture, with these this type of leds?
@@FrederickDunn Hopefully they last as long as they say they do then. We just installed one of these. Some of these lights you can replace the PCB board when the light goes out so maybe eventually they will make relacements for this one.
I demonstrated the wiring, the connections... are you saying that you couldn't push the light on over the screws and give it a twist and then tighten the screws? If you let me know what you couldn't figure, I'll try to get you on track. I realize your comment is old and most understand, but I will try to do better in the future. thanks.
You skipped over the exact part I was looking for. I needed to know how you installed the flush mount with the screws where you turn install and then turn to the left or right. I am having the worst time because mine has so much insulation. I can't even see the screws to get them onto the mounting piece....
How long does these led lights last? I'm a 2 year home owner, and mine just went out. The led light mount came with the house. I thought I was going up there to change a light bulb or two, but it was a whole different set up lol.
I'm in a rental apartment, and just installed a similar LED to replace an ugly hanging light. i bought a Hampton Bay dimmable LED, and my room switch is already a dimmer. When I installed it and put the breaker back on , the LED turned on to full brightness and would not turn off, and would not dim down. I then realized I had forgotten to connect the ground. When i did that and restored power at the breaker, the light switch started crackling so I turned off the power immediately. Is this a sign the switch is faulty? Is the switch wired backward? This breaker provides power to two other bedrooms, so i had three black wires (well two black and one white) and two white wires coming from the light box. is this enough information to guess at a possible cause? If i didn't have all the hot wires tightly wound in the cap, could that cause the LED to not turn off at the switch? Thanks for any insight.
The solar array system paid for itself in 12 years, but that was due to the advantage of State and Federal Rebates, we also receive SREC checks each year. Not sure what the current costs would be.
Just had this light installed. When light switch is turned off... the light doesn't go completely off. It stays dimly lit. I have a regular light switch... not a dimmer. Any suggestions anyone?
If you own the home, you can do electrical work, if permits are required, you can also do a home owner repair that just gets inspected by your local NEC enforcement entity. Most homeowners aren't going to pull a permit or get a licensed electrician to swap a ceiling light, but some folks have no idea what the safety issues are. I've inspected homes before where ceiling lights were put in without a junction box at all. I'm putting out information designed to keep people safe. I'm also aware of the realities.
Mine is less than 4 years old, and already the LED's are failing. My replacement will be a light that has bulbs. Had such high hopes to have bright light for 10 years+.
@@FrederickDunn It flicks off, sometimes a second, other times up to 15 minutes it won’t come on. Today it didn’t flick once. Been like this for over a month, so far very few bad days. Frustrating. I did order from the same company a light that takes bulbs.
What if you don't have a dimmer switch? I just installed this light and it stays only on the lowest light setting. I need it to be at the brightest setting.
Nice video and thanks for the effort. I do need to offer a technical correction in the science terminology used. Though it is used to measure the light bulb's "temperature", Kelvin is not measured in degrees. It's just in Kelvin. So you would say that the light was 3000 Kelvin and not 3000 DEGREES Kelvin. It's irrelevant to the purposes of your video but was something I still thought needed clarification. Thanks for your video
Most important: thank you for the effort to show how to do this right. Great note on inspecting all the LEDs. Insteon and ZWave dimmers are a great update when you're replacing switches, but you'll often want a neutral in the wall box. They make ZWave fan speed controllers too. I get the caution because, well, idiots do dumb things w/o understanding them. Still, who needs to "authorize me"? I'm not an LME, but a degreed EE w/decades of experience, a healthy fear and understanding of electricity, and the right tools. How about just "don't blame me if this goes wrong for you"? Of course, it's your channel and you have to mitigate your risk. Oh, and when I tripled the electric capacity of our last house for a datacenter, I had an LME certify everything for the permit. Reading the NEC and UEC (Uniform Electric Code) was like reading an obituary. There are a lot of ways to die, cause a fire, or injure folks. Know the code, indeed!
I think, it's a lot to do with insurance, if unlicensed person installing electrical appliances. If the insurance co. finds out the fire in the house caused by bad electrical installation from unlicensed installer, the may not pay.
If the installation practices meet the NEC requirements, the homeowner is fine doing the work himself or herself. My home is completely insured and I built it myself and wired and plumbed it and passed all inspections. If it's done correctly, that's what counts.
@@szaki The National Electric Code stands across all States as the minimum standard and you're right, localities can tighten those up more, they just can't relax the standards. Insurance Companies have no idea who did the work unless a permit was granted. I'm not advocating for homeowners who don't know what they are doing.
I demonstrated which wires go together, were you concerned about specifically how to twist them? Or how much of the wire to expose before capping? Sorry it wasn't clear enough.
Going to show you basic light installation but make sure your licensed for electrical work. Ya dude that's whose watching this video a bunch of licensed electricians. Give me a break. Also disjointed photos not a really a continuous video.
I said that in the video, thanks for reiterating it for others. I wired this entire house and when inspected by Penelec's Inspector, I received zero hits. I asked about some of the "pro-jobs" he showed me a huge punch list of corrections required. I'm confident thanks, and people can get permits to work on their own homes.
In Australia u have to be a licensed electrician to replace light fittings and do electrical work although it doesnt stop ppl electrocuting themselves or setting fire to their houses - At least u know what ur doing
Australia has lots of restrictions I've noticed. Here where I live, I was even allowed to do ALL of the electrical work on my own home when I was building it, including the service panels. I had to hire an electrician to do the actual connection/service drop to the panels. When the electric utility inspector did the walk through and inspected everything before getting power turned on, he was VERY impressed and I had zero hits. I asked him how I compare with job sites with electricians and journeymen doing the work? He said "do you really want to know?" and then he held up the hit list... I was amazed. "Some" contractors cut corners and try to get away with some sub-par work and often used unlicensed workers to actually do the work, by doing it all myself, I knew I didn't cut any corners and used only the best materials I could buy. This is my retirement home, so I wanted to do everything myself. In the past, I was a licensed inspector and have seen it all. I became an inspector so I would see all of the failures long before I began construction on my own home. :) Parts of Australia won't even allow you to open feed your honey bees... soooo.... not a place I'd like to live :)
I'm installing one for my neighbor and just wanted to see it done first to avoid any surprises. So much new technology. That's why these TH-cam videos are all so helpful. This one was clear and professional. New caps and check for frayed wires. Thanks for posting.
I’m going to walk you through this but I’m going to cut out the parts where I show you how to do it
What were you hoping to see that wasn't included Christopher? Sorry if I skipped something important.
@@FrederickDunn Where is the stuff between 3:52 and 3.59? Magic!! To be precise, you are probably focusing more on the electrical part, which is kind of obvious for some people (like me and Christopher). I wanted the actual "installation" part, i.e. screwing/nut-bolting/nudging/pushing/pulling. Please be sure to include both types of works (electrical and manual) in your future videos as there are two types of viewers, (1) has the manual installation part figured out and needs electrical connection information, (2) has electrical connection part figured out and needs manual installation part.
do you know if any LED DIMMER is applicable on this fixture. i have an existing dimmer used for a different type of led light bulbs, could i use it for this type of fixture, with these this type of leds?
If it's a LED designated dimmer, then it will work. They have to handle low power loads.
If the led dimmable stops working how to replace only the led? Do I have to generally through the whole assembly and buy a new assembly?
They don't offer replacement led's
Ae the LEDs replaceable or you have to buy a whole new fixture
not replaceable, you'd need an entire new fixture.
@@FrederickDunn Hopefully they last as long as they say they do then. We just installed one of these. Some of these lights you can replace the PCB board when the light goes out so maybe eventually they will make relacements for this one.
If the led dimmable stops working how to replace?
I don't think the lights are replaceable. But if they are on and just not "dimming" then I'd replace the switch.
Hi, and thanks for logging on. I'm gonna show you how to install a flushmount ceiling fixture and thereitis!
I demonstrated the wiring, the connections... are you saying that you couldn't push the light on over the screws and give it a twist and then tighten the screws? If you let me know what you couldn't figure, I'll try to get you on track. I realize your comment is old and most understand, but I will try to do better in the future. thanks.
You skipped over the exact part I was looking for. I needed to know how you installed the flush mount with the screws where you turn install and then turn to the left or right. I am having the worst time because mine has so much insulation. I can't even see the screws to get them onto the mounting piece....
sorry about that....
Frederick Dunn that’s ok.
That's exactly what I was looking for.
Do you have to use a dimmer or is it ok just on/ off?
You can just click it on and off, no problem.
Thanks
3:20 wiring
Yes.
How long does these led lights last? I'm a 2 year home owner, and mine just went out. The led light mount came with the house. I thought I was going up there to change a light bulb or two, but it was a whole different set up lol.
Did all of the diodes go out at once? That sounds like an electrical problem, not a light issue.
Hi, I installed the lamp and the LED stays on slightly. Maybe the ground is connected wrong?
Something is wrong as this means the switch doesn't completely interrupt the power.
@@FrederickDunn Thanks, I think the ground on the circuit is faulty. the light stays on with very low voltage.
How do you change them or replace them if they don't work anymore
you have to replace the entire fixture.
The same procedure.
What if you just put the light and don't put the switch with dimmer still work?
You are going to want a switch, it doesn't have to be a dimmer switch, but you need to be able to turn it off and on.
@@FrederickDunn yea i understand that it's what I got but all the lights dosen't light up all the way so probably it's not hooked right
I'm in a rental apartment, and just installed a similar LED to replace an ugly hanging light. i bought a Hampton Bay dimmable LED, and my room switch is already a dimmer. When I installed it and put the breaker back on , the LED turned on to full brightness and would not turn off, and would not dim down. I then realized I had forgotten to connect the ground. When i did that and restored power at the breaker, the light switch started crackling so I turned off the power immediately. Is this a sign the switch is faulty? Is the switch wired backward? This breaker provides power to two other bedrooms, so i had three black wires (well two black and one white) and two white wires coming from the light box. is this enough information to guess at a possible cause? If i didn't have all the hot wires tightly wound in the cap, could that cause the LED to not turn off at the switch? Thanks for any insight.
You need to check in with the landlord and see if he will get that wiring checked.
Free to you? How much did you pay for solar?
The solar array system paid for itself in 12 years, but that was due to the advantage of State and Federal Rebates, we also receive SREC checks each year. Not sure what the current costs would be.
I installed a very similar fixture and it isn't flush against the ceiling. Wth am I doing wrong?
You probably need to stuff the wires and caps up into the receiving box before pushing the lighting fixture on.
@@FrederickDunn thanks for the timely response 🤪😄😄😄😄😄😄
The light never goes completely off?
Yes, it does.
@@FrederickDunn I have same problem. Light doesn't goes completely off. Please advise how to fix this. Thanks
Yea im looking how to clean one. I just move in to a house that have two of these like they both have bugs or something in them.
Just pull it down, unclip, wash the diffusion dome and put it back up :)
Just had this light installed. When light switch is turned off... the light doesn't go completely off. It stays dimly lit. I have a regular light switch... not a dimmer. Any suggestions anyone?
I'd replace that switch, it should completely interrupt the current and yours is getting leaked current to the light. It's a problem in my opinion.
Why would u need any special license to instal light fixtures in ur own home? That’s just crazy
If you own the home, you can do electrical work, if permits are required, you can also do a home owner repair that just gets inspected by your local NEC enforcement entity. Most homeowners aren't going to pull a permit or get a licensed electrician to swap a ceiling light, but some folks have no idea what the safety issues are. I've inspected homes before where ceiling lights were put in without a junction box at all. I'm putting out information designed to keep people safe. I'm also aware of the realities.
@@FrederickDunn oh I see. Okay that’s fair.
Mine is less than 4 years old, and already the LED's are failing. My replacement will be a light that has bulbs. Had such high hopes to have bright light for 10 years+.
Wow, that's too bad! I'm glad this unit is still doing fine. Thanks for sharing your experience with it.
@@FrederickDunn It flicks off, sometimes a second, other times up to 15 minutes it won’t come on. Today it didn’t flick once. Been like this for over a month, so far very few bad days. Frustrating. I did order from the same company a light that takes bulbs.
It is not very decorative, but it does the job.
Do you need a a dimmer switch?
No. Not required.
nope, but if you do get one make sure it's designed for low-wattage led lights.
What if you don't have a dimmer switch? I just installed this light and it stays only on the lowest light setting. I need it to be at the brightest setting.
sorry, can't help with that.
The video skips all the important part that shows the connections...
All wire connections were shown, what did you feel was missing, the actual wire twisting? Sorry I left you in the dark on that one.
Nice video and thanks for the effort. I do need to offer a technical correction in the science terminology used. Though it is used to measure the light bulb's "temperature", Kelvin is not measured in degrees. It's just in Kelvin. So you would say that the light was 3000 Kelvin and not 3000 DEGREES Kelvin. It's irrelevant to the purposes of your video but was something I still thought needed clarification. Thanks for your video
Thanks for the info!
Most important: thank you for the effort to show how to do this right. Great note on inspecting all the LEDs. Insteon and ZWave dimmers are a great update when you're replacing switches, but you'll often want a neutral in the wall box. They make ZWave fan speed controllers too.
I get the caution because, well, idiots do dumb things w/o understanding them. Still, who needs to "authorize me"? I'm not an LME, but a degreed EE w/decades of experience, a healthy fear and understanding of electricity, and the right tools. How about just "don't blame me if this goes wrong for you"? Of course, it's your channel and you have to mitigate your risk.
Oh, and when I tripled the electric capacity of our last house for a datacenter, I had an LME certify everything for the permit. Reading the NEC and UEC (Uniform Electric Code) was like reading an obituary. There are a lot of ways to die, cause a fire, or injure folks. Know the code, indeed!
Thanks James, I always have to give the "right answer" to cover myself, knowing full well people will just go at it :)
Thank you for the video
You're welcome
I think, it's a lot to do with insurance, if unlicensed person installing electrical appliances.
If the insurance co. finds out the fire in the house caused by bad electrical installation from unlicensed installer, the may not pay.
If the installation practices meet the NEC requirements, the homeowner is fine doing the work himself or herself. My home is completely insured and I built it myself and wired and plumbed it and passed all inspections. If it's done correctly, that's what counts.
@@FrederickDunn I think, regulation varies by states.
@@szaki The National Electric Code stands across all States as the minimum standard and you're right, localities can tighten those up more, they just can't relax the standards. Insurance Companies have no idea who did the work unless a permit was granted. I'm not advocating for homeowners who don't know what they are doing.
Am here first Again..🇱🇨👍..
You cut all the important part of the process.....
What part were you needing more information on?
Hi there,you did a great job!i would you like to make a video for our company's light.If your are interested,feel free to tell me please.
ok
Why didn't you show how the wires go together?!
I demonstrated which wires go together, were you concerned about specifically how to twist them? Or how much of the wire to expose before capping? Sorry it wasn't clear enough.
Going to show you basic light installation but make sure your licensed for electrical work. Ya dude that's whose watching this video a bunch of licensed electricians. Give me a break. Also disjointed photos not a really a continuous video.
I said that in the video, thanks for reiterating it for others. I wired this entire house and when inspected by Penelec's Inspector, I received zero hits. I asked about some of the "pro-jobs" he showed me a huge punch list of corrections required. I'm confident thanks, and people can get permits to work on their own homes.
you skipped the actual installation.
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In Australia u have to be a licensed electrician to replace light fittings and do electrical work although it doesnt stop ppl electrocuting themselves or setting fire to their houses - At least u know what ur doing
Australia has lots of restrictions I've noticed. Here where I live, I was even allowed to do ALL of the electrical work on my own home when I was building it, including the service panels. I had to hire an electrician to do the actual connection/service drop to the panels. When the electric utility inspector did the walk through and inspected everything before getting power turned on, he was VERY impressed and I had zero hits. I asked him how I compare with job sites with electricians and journeymen doing the work? He said "do you really want to know?" and then he held up the hit list... I was amazed. "Some" contractors cut corners and try to get away with some sub-par work and often used unlicensed workers to actually do the work, by doing it all myself, I knew I didn't cut any corners and used only the best materials I could buy. This is my retirement home, so I wanted to do everything myself. In the past, I was a licensed inspector and have seen it all. I became an inspector so I would see all of the failures long before I began construction on my own home. :) Parts of Australia won't even allow you to open feed your honey bees... soooo.... not a place I'd like to live :)
@@loreall.2461 sorry ur not an Aussie wish you were lol lol : )