Problem: Your existing light fixture may be inadequate. Or, your light could be adequate but it can also appear to be "flat."
Solution: Track lighting can provide a dynamic flair to your room by adding several lights to brighten various areas. Many options are available, including halogen track lighting, which provides very bright light from small fixtures.
Materials needed:
measuring tape
stud sensor
hammer
Phillips- and flat-head screwdrivers
circuit tester
wire stripper
wire cutter
drill, with Phillips driver bit and 1/2" bit
wire nuts
safety glasses
- At the breaker box, shut off the power to any circuit you will be using.
- Remove the retaining screws on the existing fixture, and pull it away from the ceiling.
- Test the circuit to make sure the power is off. Then loosen and remove the wires from the terminal screws on the fixture.
* You can join two or more pieces of track together by using a track coupler. Remove the end cap from one of the tracks, and slide the coupler in. Slide the other end of the coupler onto another piece of track, and tighten the mounting screws on the coupler.
- Connect the wires from the adapter to the wires from the ceiling. Connect the green wire from the adapter to the ground wire from the ceiling. Then connect the white wires together and the black wires together. Secure the connections with wire nuts.
- Attach the track light adapter plate onto the existing junction box using the screws provided.
- Position the track so that it is centered over the area you want to light, and mark the locations of the mounting holes.
- Drill pilot holes at the marks, and attach the track to the ceiling using toggle bolts.
- Snap the adapter into the track to provide power to the track leads. Then attach the cover plate.
- Install bulbs into each fixture. Then install the fixtures into the track.
- Turn on the power at the circuit breaker box, and test the lights. Aim the lights as you wish.
* Never install track lights near combustible materials or in damp areas.
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