How to connect the chandelier with their hands

read the title of the article, sure someone will say - "what about e -so write with such work any landlord himself will be able to cope."Yes, of course, the installation and connection of the chandelier is not a work of the highest category of complexity, however, and these processes have specific nuances, from which, by the way, it depends on the security of living in an apartment.

Chandelier is connected to electricity, and all electrical appliances when they are wrong installation become a source of danger - an electric shock or fire.In addition, the lighting apparatus often quite massive, and can cause a lot of trouble with the unreliability of its attachment to the ceiling.Thus, the entire komple ks etc. oblem associated with how to connect the chandelier with his own hands, is conventionally divided into two areas - software correct connection its to power and reliable and the most beautiful its placement on the ceiling.

What to consider when choosing a chandelier

it is clear that the vast majority of home owners are choosing this luminaire, relying primarily on its exterior design execution, so as to conform to the overall interior design of the room.However, it can not be forgotten about some other aspects of the selection.

• total light output lamps shall correspond to the size and type of room for which it is intended.There certain rules illumination, which can be briefly summarized as follows:

- For areas where a soft diffused, dim light (a typical example - bedroom) should be based on 10 ÷ 12 W / m².

- For rooms with an average level of general illumination (kitchen, bath, WC) or where the supposed installation of additional lighting specific working places (office or children's) rate ranges from 15 to 20 W / m².

- For rooms with bright illumination (living room), this figure shall be equal to 20 W / m².

In accordance with the calculated power should be selected lighting fixture with the required number of horns.An important caveat - in any case it is impossible to raise total illumination, using a more powerful lamps, than allowed by the manufacturer.lampshades material cartridges, internal wiring cross section may not be designed for high loads, and it lead to damage of the device or even a fire situation.

• dimensions of the luminaire should be in harmony with the overall size of the room.It is absurd to look huge chandelier in a fairly small room, or, conversely, too little will simply be lost in the ceiling of the plane of the vast hall. Designers recommend based on the following considerations:

- Optimum diameter of the chandelier can be roughly determined by the formula:

D = ( L + S) × 10

D - diameter chandeliers centimeters

L and S - length and width of the room, respectively, in meters.

So, for example, for room sizes of 5 × 3 m best option would be a chandelier with a diameter of 80 cm.

• From the height of the room depends on the type chosen chandelier.If the ceilings are low in the room, about 2, 5m , it is better to give preference to an embodiment of the ceiling lighting fixture, so that the floor before him was no less than 2,0 ÷ 2, 2 m .Suspension option will be appropriate in a room with high ceilings, and is the length of the suspension will be determined only by considerations of aesthetics.
• Be sure to match the type of ceiling material and the weight of the chandelier and the way it suspension - this will be discussed below.
• Chandeliers often sold unassembled, so special attention to completeness, compliance with the threads on all demountable detail, integrity of decorative elements.Be sure to check for clear and understandable installation instructions of the product.
• Unfortunately, the market is oversaturated lighting literally cheap and shoddy goods and frank imitations of well-known brands.On such products can be set from low-grade plastic cartridges, which are not designed for high temperatures.Will be given a counterfeit poor-quality installation of electrical, twisted wires, terminal connections and the lack etc .Often it is necessary to carry out their own overcommutation wires , their pinout and the insulation on all the rules.This applies particularly to "clever" chandeliers with LED additional circuits, power supplies or current transformer, remote control devices and the like .In order not to incur the extra trouble, it is best to choose a product with a really high quality cable and electric "filling" demand in the assembly shop and test the performance of the product.

Video : some tips for choosing chandeliers

are investigated with the wires on the chandelier and ceiling

Let us in this article are considered particularly complex options with chandeliers,stuffed with electronics - their installation in most cases clearly require the relevant services of a qualified professional.But the usual chandelier should be able to independently connect each.

First of all, a few theoretical questions of their field of home wiring.As is known, the power in our region is organized by alternating current with a standard 220V In 50 Hz.Household wiring is carried on two wires - phase and neutral.If the house is provided the grounding circuit (a modern housing is becoming a necessity, and most often in new this question is provided in advance), the third wiring conductor turns, connected to the ground bus.

There are common colors of the wires single phase mains:

characteristic nuance - if the neutral wire is always blue or blue color, and the ground contact - yellow-green , the coloring phasewire can vary:

often in the same cable can be assembled several phase conductors of one or more colors - it is used, including and connecting lighting, to switch differentmodes of operation:

Ideally, and chandelier, and house wiring such color coding should be used.However, practice shows that in fact, and in another case, this rule is not always observed.For example, in old houses used for wiring, aluminum or copper wires in monochrome isolation.In this case, have to deal with them independently.

Particular attention should be paid to safety precautions when working with electrical wiring.It is strictly forbidden to touch bare wires with bare hands, if not turned off the general power supply network.It is necessary to wear rubber-soled shoes.To work on the ceiling must be provided solid foundation - an unstable stool or side table can lead to loss of balance, falls and injuries.For these purposes, the best option would be a ladder mounted on a rubber mat.

1. So, the easiest option - from a hole in the ceiling out cable with two wires.It is understood that one phase and another zero.Under existing rules of zero should go directly to the junction box, and the phase - interrupted on the switch. Nevertheless check does not prevent - often electricians these issues "do not bother".

• To check, you must have a special device - phase indicator.Most often it is performed in a screwdriver with a transparent body, but modern models may have another version, including even with the display value of the phase voltage.
• First you need to completely disconnect a room or the entire apartment at the distribution board.This is necessary in order to thoroughly clean off the wire insulation and oxides on length 8 ÷ 5 mm.After stripping the wires are bred in the most part, to prevent their closure.After that include machine on the dashboard.
• Then, when the switch is off position, the two wires are tested sequentially.Neither should show the presence of phase.If one phase wire has - means wiring in the house is made incorrectly - to switch , judging by around, interrupted "zero".Change in this case, anything is very difficult - it just should keep in mind, showing special care when further work.

• Similarly checked phase at turned position switch.As a result, Buda revealed live wire, which can be marked certain way (a marker or colored tape).

2. If room installed switch with two or more keys from the ceiling holes must be like an appropriate amount of phase conductors.Checking is performed in the same manner as described above, with each phase separately labeled in accordance with the arrangement of the switch buttons.

Such checks should be carried out even , in case if you have installed wiring with color coded - just to avoid mistakes electrician, once it mount.

3. Now - of the cable portion itself chandeliers.

• easiest when the chandelier is one or two or three carob, without dividing them into groups.All cables from the cartridges are collected in two contact group - and zero phase.If there is a ground wire, it is usually attached to the metal body of the lamp.

• In the case where require the separation of arms ammunition into two or more groups, then all the blue "zero" wires are connected in one bundle, and the phase is divided intonumber, the number of keys on the switch.

Very often on the chandeliers can be seen quite clearly, and easily such switching will not be.

• And in fact, and in another case, ligaments twisted wires should be carefully solder, and placed in a screw terminal block or individual spring terminals.

• somewhat more difficult to understand when not chandeliers device gives the possibility to visually understand its internal wiring.However, here you can find out, rang in at lo go wire using Multi tester.To do this, the cartridges can be consistently twist the bulb (energy-saving fluorescent in this case does not help), and experienced by figure, a horn from a wire powered .After that there will be easy to distribute horns groups.

There are other methods for determining internal wiring of lamps based on the circuit resistance calculating a screwed in all the bulb holder one denomination, but in practice it is probably easier to just pingeach horn.

So, the result of test circuits chandeliers and fixed wiring in the room should be clear understanding of the scheme prepared for the switching and labeled wires on the ceiling and a contact group on the lighting fixtures.

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on room ceiling mount chandelier

If the electrical part all became clear, it is necessary to provide reliable mount chandeliers on the ceiling.The technology works by independent and design chandeliers, and kind of ceiling coverings.

Hanging chandelier hook

This is - an old and proven method of installation of chandeliers, who for this purpose, a special loop, ring or hook.

The old tenement houses hanging hooks installed in the ceiling holes still under construction.If it is, the less the problem, however, does not hurt yet to test its strength.To do this, hang the goods with a total weight twice the weight of the planned installation of the chandelier.If such a load with ease kept, the special concerns should not occur.

A that do if the old hook unreliable or his condition does not inspire confidence, that it will withstand the load?Do not worry, you can install it on their own.

with wooden ceilings should be no problem in principle - to easily screwed hook-screw.

With concrete floor slab may be different solutions:

- You can hang the hook on the transverse steel rod, which is inserted to cable channel plate.At the same time care must be taken not to damage the core wire passing there.

- Another version of the old hole in the ceiling - insert the hook fiksatorom- "butterfly."Going into the cable channel, the "wings" of the mounting straighten and will create the necessary support, and will only lock the entire suspension washer and nut.

- If this option is not available, for example, when the "regular» opening for the hook is missing, it will be necessary to drill a hole in the concrete floor under the plastic anchor, but betterstill - a metal anchor with ring or hook.

before drilling it is useful to assess the direction of the wiring from the junction box to the exit on the ceiling, to make sure we do not kill the brown cable or break its isolation.