
We were very relieved to see that the wiring came through the center of the fixture. Then we snapped out the metal cover that concealed all of the wiring in the back of the fluorescent fixture. Then I took out the long fluorescent bulbs and placed them aside, just to make sure the fluorescent tubes didn’t get broken in the process. Next, I took off the plastic shade cover, which was just snapped into place. Step 2: Remove the Plastic Shade & Light Bulbs

If you want to be super, extra careful, you can also use a voltage dector to make sure there’s no current running to any wires before you make contact with them. And doing it first makes sure you don’t forget about it later. Doing this will make sure someone doesn’t flip the switch back on while you’re working. Whenever you’re working with a light fixture, it’s always good to turn off the power to this light at the circuit breaker in your electrical panel box, not just at the light switch. It was incredibly simple to do so we’ve outlined a step-by-step process below: Step 1: Turn Off The Power Removing A Large Fluorescent Light Fixtureįirst we replaced the big fluorescent light near our stove.

Yep, just wires coming out of the drywall! So we’ll show you two ways to replace your fluorescent lighting with a more udpated pendant or flush mount fixture. We just swapped out two old fluorescent light fixtures in our kitchen and they each required slightly different techniques because – surprise! – one of the didn’t have a fixture box in the ceiling behind it.
