Most often the need to remove the chandelier from the ceiling occurs in two cases: you need to wash the plafond with a complex shape or if you decide to replace the old Soviet chandelier with a new, LED.Next, we'll talk about how to properly dismantle, because you will still deal with a dangerous electric shock.
- Disassembly options
- Step-by-step instruction
- What else should I know?
Disassembly options
To clean the lamp from dust do not need to completely disassemble the construction and disconnect the wires. In this case, it is enough to carefully remove the plafond on the chandelier, which is attached to the locks or screws. There is nothing complicated - look for fasteners and dismantle yourself. Sometimes the plafond is removed even easier - it is twisted counter-clockwise, and there are also constructions in which the plafond is held, like a spotlight - on the spacers. In this case, you need to act in the same way as when removing a spotlight - gently pull the plafond on yourself until it completely exits from the spreading paws.
Another case where you need to remove the chandelier for repairs and hang a regular cartridge for a while. In this case, it is necessary to completely switch off the luminaire to allow access to the wires from the ceiling. The new cartridge is connected quite simply - the cores must be wound in the appropriate terminals on the cartridge. The main thing is to connect the ground wire to the socle, and not the phase conductor. 
If you decide to hang a new ceiling light, first you need to remove the old chandelier, completely dismantling the design and leaving only the lead wires on the ceiling. We need to act by analogy with the previous version and now we will look at the step-by-step instruction on dismantling with our own hands. 
Step-by-step instruction
So, in order to remove the chandelier from the ceiling, you must perform the following actions:
- Disconnect the electric power on the input shield. If you just turn off the light in the room, there is still the possibility of electric shock, so it's better to protect yourself and completely disconnect the network in the apartment.
- Prepare indicator screwdriver, terminal blocks( better WAGO), electrical tape and step ladder. This is all that is needed to remove the lamp from the ceiling.
- Check the light in the room by activating the switch. If the light does not light up, you can start dismantling.
- First of all, try to remove from the lamp all fragile elements - glass pendants, light bulbs, plafond, etc.
- After that, unscrew the decorative hood, which hides the place of connecting the wires under the ceiling. Typically, the protection is secured with a central nut or a locking screw, which is not so difficult to detect.
- As soon as the bell goes down the bar, you will see on which to fix the lamp - a hook or bar. In the first case, the wires can be immediately disconnected and spread out to the side, after which the device can be dismantled from the hook. To remove a chandelier on a lath is a bit more difficult, tk. First, you'll need to slightly bolt the bolts that hold the plate fastener.
- When the wires are disconnected, carefully insulate all 3 exposed strands on the ceiling so that they do not short-circuit or cause an electric shock.
That's all you need to do in order to independently remove the chandelier from the ceiling in the house and apartment. As you can see, there is nothing complicated, the main thing is not to rush and be attentive. In addition, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the tips given below, which may be needed in non-standard situations.
What else do I need to know?
Sometimes the design of the lamp or the ceiling material can lead to a dead end when you decide to remove the chandelier that weighs in the room. So that you do not have difficulty in dismantling work, consider the following nuances:
- To remove the chandelier plate( shown in the photo below), you must first find the bolts that fix it to the ceiling. As a rule, the bolts are slightly recessed into the plafond, reminiscent of a plate. Unscrew them with a Phillips screwdriver, but be sure to hold the product with the other hand.
- To install the chandelier in a stretch or suspended ceiling, one-time fasteners can be used, which should not be removed( butterflies, for example).Otherwise, for the subsequent installation, you will have to buy new fasteners, although you could just not touch the old ones.
- Before disconnecting the wires( or the terminal block), once again with a test screwdriver, check for a lack of voltage. It will take no more than a minute, but you will be sure that there is no electricity on the line.
- Never get down to work when the power is on. Although, in fact, the light switch should relieve the voltage from the light bulb, some electricians lead to a break to the breaker, not the phase, but zero. As a result, even if the switch is turned off, electricity will go to the light bulb, and you will be able to get an electric shock.
Well, at last, we recommend you to watch a video that shows several ways of washing the chandelier without removing it from the ceiling:
That's all I wanted to tell you about how to properly remove the chandelier from the ceiling with your own hands. We hope that the material was useful and interesting for you!
Also read:
- At what height to hang the sconce
- How to find the wire in the wall under voltage
- Correct placement of luminaires on the ceiling
