Another important advantage of the products is the ability to adjust the angle of incidence of light. The design includes a rotating lamp mount, which allows you to direct the light flux to a certain area. In addition, the fixtures complement the interior of the rooms, because of the fact that they can be made of beautiful plastic, forged metal and even crystal.
To date, there are sconces with a rope switch, and also working on a key model. Now we will consider the features of installing and connecting to the network of each of the options.
Connection methods
Rope model
If the luminaire has a rope switch, it will not be difficult to mount the product.
First you need to connect the wires to the connection point. Normally the installation height of the sconce is not normalized and is from 1 to 2 meters. It is advisable to carry out cable management in a hidden way, so as not to spoil the interior of the room. At the output you should have 3 wires: ground, phase and zero. Marking N means that the wire is neutral, L - phase, PE - grounding. The switch-cord is easier to connect, all you need is to connect the terminals to the terminal blocks and fix it according to the diagram. In order not to make mistakes, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the color coding of the wires. The phase must be connected to the phase, zero to zero, and ground to ground.
Keyboard model
Alternative light switch type - key. Very often, the construction of the sconce is arranged so that instead of a string or chain, only the contacts that need to be connected are left. There is nothing complicated here, the main thing is to do this at the stage of installing electrical wiring in an apartment or a house. This is due to the fact that in the electrical installation work in a hidden way it will be necessary to chisel the fences under the switch and the cable laying.
So, the installation scheme is as follows: the input phase from the mains must go to the switch, and from there back to the luminaire( so that the circuit can be disconnected).Zero and ground are connected directly.
We draw your attention to the fact that in some( especially Chinese) products the colors of the wires can be the same. In this case, it is recommended that you mark each contact with colored cambric beads for yourself. This will make the repair and maintenance safe.
Cord with plug
There is another way to connect the wall to the mains - an electric wire with a plug. In this case, the wires from the luminaire must be connected to a regular cord, which will be connected to the outlet by a plug. The advantage of this option is that you can do without strobing the walls and without additional installation of the switch. In addition, you can add a string to the chain, which will tear the chain, so as not to pull the plug from the socket constantly.
The basic process of the
So, with the ways of connecting the wires are understood, now consider the instructions for installing the wall-sconce.
In order to independently connect the wall to a 220 volt network, the following tools and materials must be prepared:
- drill with a set of drills( if the installation of electrical wiring in a wooden house, then the drills must be "wood", for concrete walls buy drills of the appropriate type);
- dowel-nails;
- set of screwdrivers, including indicator;
- stepladder;
- pliers;
- sharp knife or special tool for stripping;
- simple pencil.
To your attention a step-by-step photo of the installation instructions for the lamp with three lamps:
- Disconnect the circuit breaker to de-energize the room.
- We check the voltage at the contacts to which we will connect the sconce. To do this, use the indicator screwdriver.
- The back cover is attached to the installation site and using a simple pencil, note the holes for the fastening. Make sure that the lid is locked flat.
- Drill the holes in the marked points and fasten the cover with dowel-nails.
- Using a knife, we clean the lead-in contacts by 5-7 mm for the connection of the terminal block.
- Fix the cores according to the diagram.
- We fix the case with the bolts that come with the kit, as shown in the picture.
- We install the lampshade with a few more bolts. Do it better on the top, on the ladder, so that it is more convenient to twist the bolts.
- We twist the light source( usually halogen and fluorescent lamps are used).
- Checking the quality of the installation manually: a little shaking the sconce to find out the quality of the mount. If the luminaire "firmly" sits in place, it remains only to apply tension to it.
- Turn on the circuit breaker and check the work of the product. If nothing sparks, and the bulb does not blink, then everything is done correctly.
This is all you need to know about how to install a bracket with your own hands. As you can see, everything is quite simple! We recommend this option to place the lamp in the bathroom( for lighting the mirror), in the kitchen, in the bedroom( above the bed), in the living room( above the sofa) and in the corridor( also near the mirror).
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