How To Connect A Chandelier Or How To Hang A Chandelier With Your Own Hands

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Darling, I will give you this … no, not a star, CHANDELIER! Assembling, fixing to the ceiling and connecting

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After long trips to the shops, finally, we chose her - her, the beauty that will hang in the center of the room in the most conspicuous place. In the store, connected and sparkling, it was so gorgeous, but bad luck, they sold it to us in a big box and completely disassembled.

For example, it was exactly like this and today I want to share my experience with you - how to assemble a chandelier, how to hang a chandelier and how to connect a chandelier to the voltage network.

Although there is a huge variety of different types of chandeliers, their assembly and connection principles are almost the same. Of course, the types of parts from which it is assembled may differ, maybe a different number of horns, the materials from which the parts are made may be different, but once you understand the essence of assembly and connection, it will no longer make any difference which chandelier to assemble and fasten to the ceiling.

For example, I will show in stages how I performed all the operations with a five-arm chandelier with shades, and I will describe how to connect the chandelier to two key switches. Connecting a chandelier to a single key switch is easier, and in the course of the presentation I will touch on this issue as well. So let's get started:

We divide the whole process into two stages:

Content

• 0.1 1. Assembling the chandelier.
• 0.2 2. We fix the chandelier to the ceiling and connect it to the mains.
• 1 Assembling the chandelier
• 2 All about connection
• 3 We fix the chandelier to the ceiling and connect it to the voltage network

1. We collect the chandelier

2. We fix the chandelier to the ceiling and connect it to the mains

We collect the chandelier

Step 1. We unpack all the details. In the box from the factory, the entire lamp is disassembled in blocks. Separate body, separate horns with sockets for bulbs, shades, terminals. Wires have already been inserted and connected to all nodes, it remains only to connect the nodes to each other.

Step 2. We disassemble the case to which the horns with bulbs and shades are attached.

To do this, if you have one key switch and all the lights will light up at the same time, simply unscrew the round decorative nut from below and remove the cover (skip step 3, go straight to step 4).

If the switch is two-key and it is planned to turn on two lamps separately, three separately (with five horn lamp) or all available lamps at the same time, you need to start one more wire. From the manufacturer's factory, only two are brought in (phase and zero) and it is assumed that all lamps of the lamp are either on or off.

Step 3. We start the third wire. To do this, in addition to the lower decorative nut, we also unscrew the upper one, completely disassemble the case as in the photo below.

We need a central rod, into which a two-wire wire is wound from the factory.

We take out the sealing plastic rings from the ends and the wire.

We start a three-core wire, or just an additional wire of the same cross-section as the wires that were inserted into the rod and fix them with sealing plastic rings from the ends.

Step 4. We fix all the arms of the chandelier on the body. We insert the horn into the body and tighten the nut from the inside.

We perform a similar procedure with all the arms of the chandelier and get a picture as in the photo below.

Step 5. We assemble the case in the reverse order of disassembly, only before tightening the upper nut, we put an upper decorative "plate" under it, which will close the place where the chandelier is attached to the ceiling and the terminal block connecting our chandelier to the network, and a ground wire. Then we tighten the top nut. Do not put the bottom cover of the case with the decorative nut yet.

Step 6. We connect the wiring.

Everything about connection

When connected to a single rocker switch, the connection is very simple. We have two wires suitable for the chandelier - phase and zero, and there are two wires in each horn. All the blue wires of the horns (1,2,3,4,5) are connected to the blue lead wire (6), which goes through the body. All brown wires of the horns (1,2,3,4,5) are connected to the brown lead wire (7). We isolate these two connections separately. There is no blue (8) wire with one key switch (this is just the additional wire that we inserted).

When connected to a two key switch, we divide the horns into groups. You can break it up as you like. The best option is when the chandelier has an even number of arms. Then even horns are group 1, odd horns are group 2. For example, a chandelier has 6 bulbs, then 1,3,5 bulbs - 1 group, 2,4,6 bulbs - 2 group. Everything will glow very nicely and symmetrically.

Since I had an odd number of horns, I made 2 groups like this: 1,3 horn - group 1, 2,4,5 horn - group 2. Thus, I separately turn on the bulbs 1 and 3 of the horns with one key of the switch, the bulbs 2,4,5 horns are turned on with the second key of the switch. When two keys are turned on, the lamps of the entire chandelier light up simultaneously.

The general principle of connection is as follows: in order for the light to light up, the phase and zero (2 different wires) must be suitable for it. When connected to two rocker switches, 4 wires come out of the ceiling: ground (yellow-green wire), one wire (8) - "zero", the other two (6.7) - "phases". "Zero" (8 blue wire) always remains common and all "zero" wires of all horns are connected to it in one connection. We connect the phase wires of the lamps of the first group to one "phase" (for example, the 6th wire). We connect the phase wires of the second group lamps to the second phase (wire 7). The “phases” are interrupted by the switch, namely: one “phase” (wire 6) is turned off with one key, the second “phase” (wire 7) is turned off with the second key. The switch is off - there are no phases, the lamp is not lit. We turn on one key - a phase appears on one wire (6) - the lamps of the first group are on, turn on the second key - a phase appears on the second wire (7) - the lamps of the second group light up.

Now separately for the connection of each group.

Each horn comes out with 2 wires of different colors, in my case it is brown and blue, you can have any other colors. The main thing is to determine for yourself that first you work with wires of the same color, they will be "phase" (for example, brown, like mine), and then with wires of a different color, it will be "zero" (blue, like mine).

The connection is as follows:

- "phase" (brown) wires of the first group (horns 1 and 3) are connected to any of the supply "phase" wires, for example, to wire (6). The connection turns out three wires. We isolate the junction.

- "phase" (the remaining three brown wires) wires of the second group (horns 2,4 and 5) are connected to the second supply "phase" wire (7). The connection is four wires. We isolate the junction.

Then, all unconnected “zero” blue wires (there are 5 of them from each horn) are connected to the input “zero” blue wire # 8 (the additional one we inserted). This one and five wire connection serves as a "zero" in our chandelier. We isolate the junction. The connection turns out to be six wires.

Let's move on to the next step.

Step 7. Finally, we assemble the lamp body. We carefully lay the wires into the case, close the bottom cover and tighten the bottom decorative nut.

The chandelier is assembled. We do not put all decorative elements, shades and bulbs in place yet.

We fix the chandelier to the ceiling and connect it to the voltage network

So we come to the question of how to hang a chandelier. I have come across two types of chandeliers: with a fastening strip, which is mounted to the ceiling and the entire chandelier structure is already attached to it, and chandeliers that can simply be hung on a hook hammered into the ceiling.

With the latter case, everything is clear and I will not consider it. But my chandelier was attached to the mounting plate. We will consider this mounting option.

Step 1. Trying on the chandelier to the place where it will be mounted. The fit of the “plate” covering the attachment point and the connection of the wires must be tight to the ceiling. I was a little hindered by the hook on which the last lamp hung. I had to bend it to the ceiling. If you have the same situation, do not cut it off completely, the fashion changes, and the next chandelier may be with a different mount, and it will come in handy again.

Step 2. We mark the mounting plate attachment and attach it to the ceiling.

To do this, we attach the bar to the ceiling so that it does not interfere with the connection of the wiring and mark the attachment points with a pencil. We drill holes, drive dowels into them and fasten the bar to the ceiling with screws.

Step 3. We connect the electrical wiring.

Attention: perform all work with the voltage disconnected (turn off the input automatic devices and check the absence of voltage in the network).

When connected to one rocker switch (remember that in this case two wires ("phase" and "zero") or three wires stick out from the ceiling, the third is grounding, it may or may not be depending on the time of construction of your house, in Soviet times it was done very rarely). We simply connect 2 wires of the chandelier ("phase" and "zero") (the third is yellow-green, grounding, do not touch) with two wires ("phase" and "zero") of the network (those on the ceiling) through the terminal block. If the connection is made by twisting wires, carefully insulate the places of twists. Which wire of the chandelier to which wire of the network you connect does not matter, connect the main ground to ground.

When connected to a two rocker switch, you need two phase wires (wires 6.7), the 1st and 2nd groups of the chandelier, to be connected to the "phase" wires of the network, and the "zero" wire of the chandelier (8) to the " neutral "wire networks ". The main thing is not to confuse "zeros" and "phases".

To do everything right, you need to decide on the wires sticking out of the ceiling. Once again, I repeat, basically, with two key switching on, three wires are brought out to the connection point of the lamp - one zero and two phase. In modern buildings, four wires are output - one "zero", two "phase" and one ground wire (it is always yellow with a green stripe).

To determine the "phase" wires and "zero" we will use a probe (phase indicator) - a device for determining the phase in the network in the common people called a "phase meter" that looks like a screwdriver. The device is very easy to use: we apply voltage to the network and turn on the two switch keys, touch the bare wire with a screwdriver, holding the indicator with a finger from the top end. If there is a phase on the wire inside the handle, the indicator will light up. Trying all the wires one by one, we determine two phase wires.

Attention: for further work, do not forget to turn off the mains voltage.

We connect one "phase" wire of the network with one phase wire of the chandelier, the second "phase" wire of the network with the "phase" wire of the chandelier, the "zero" wire of the network with the "zero" wire of the chandelier. If there is a ground wire, we connect it to the ground wire of the chandelier.

Step 4. Using decorative nuts, we attach the chandelier to the mounting plate.

Step 5. We put in place all the decorative elements of the lamp, we hang the shades and screw in the bulbs.

Now our beauty is ready to shine in all its splendor.

In the next article I plan to write how to install and connect sockets and switches.

That's all for me, I look forward to your feedback and comments. I will try to answer all the questions. See you soon.

Best regards, Vladislav Ponomarev.