How to attach a chandelier with a strap on a hook. How to hang a chandelier of various designs without special skills

Often upon completion of repairs and purchase of new lighting fixtures there is a question about fixing the chandelier on concrete ceiling. Reliability is of particular importance, since accidental dropping of the luminaire causes injury to people. But the inaccurately installed base of the lamp spoils the impression of the repair. To avoid unpleasant effects, hang the chandelier correctly depending on the design.

Various types of ceiling fixtures

With a large assortment of electricians, it is easy to make a choice, but here there are nuances:

• the chandelier may have a special ring for hanging on a hook;
• the decorative base is attached to the mounting plate;
• some fixtures are installed on the ceiling.

In each case, the fastening for a chandelier to a concrete ceiling is done differently. General only a set of tools needed in the work:

• perforator;
• drills of the required diameter;
• dowels, anchor bolts with or without hooks.

If the design of the chandelier involves the use of a mounting plate, then you should check its presence in the product kit right in the store. The item is supplied with the lamp.

When purchasing a chandelier with a hook mount, buy the appropriate fasteners here. A light model (3-4 kg) is hung on the base in the form of a dowel. Heavy ones require special anchors with an expansion hook with a diameter of at least 10 mm. Only in this way the chandelier on the concrete ceiling will be safe.

Before installing the lamp, de-energize the power cable. You can check if current is being supplied to one of the protruding wires using an indicator screwdriver. Touch the tip of the device to each end of the cable. In the event of power supply, the red LED in the screwdriver handle will light up.

Remove ceiling lamps, decorative pendants and other fragile parts of the structure from the chandelier frame.

Be sure to remove energy-saving lamps: they contain mercury vapor.

Mounting a chandelier on a hook

In some apartments, it was installed during the construction of the building, but more often you have to do it yourself. Before fixing the fixture to the ceiling, measure the depth of the base cap. hanging element must be completely hidden.

Select the drill diameter so that the dowel and anchor fit into drilled hole very tight. Screwed fasteners slightly burst the capsule made of plastic or metal, and installed element holds securely. If a hook with a dowel is selected, screw its screw part all the way into a plastic capsule. During installation anchor bolt fully tighten the nut at the base.

Check the reliability of fastening with a weight corresponding to the weight of the luminaire. If the chandelier is small, then it is better to apply force to the fastener by pulling down and trying to swing it in the socket. A check made before hanging the chandelier prevents unpleasant surprises during operation.

On the fixed hook, put on the loop at the end of the lamp stem. Using electrical pads made of plastic, connect the power cable and the wires of the chandelier. Please note that the ground is usually yellow-green, striped, and the ends of the "phase" and "zero" are solid. After connecting, check the correctness of the connection by screwing the lamps into the regular places and pressing the knife switch. If the device does not work, it is possible that the ground is confused with one of the working ends.

Having eliminated the malfunction, hide the wires and the suspension hook inside the decorative cap and fix it on the stem.

Mounting bracket

Remove the fixing part from the package and before hanging the chandelier on the ceiling, install the fixing screws of the decorative base so that they match the cutouts. Move the bolts in the grooves, adjusting the distance to the holes in the cap. Tighten the screws in the desired position.

Installation is done like this:

1. Level the surface for mounting the bracket. Press the plank to the ceiling, mark the location of the dowels.
2. Make holes. The diameter of the drill corresponds to the size of the plastic dowel. Insert the capsules into the holes.
3. Press the bar to the ceiling, screw in the screws. Tighten the bolts so that the bracket does not move when you apply force to it.
4. Connect the luminaire to the cable. Check the functionality of the device.
5. Lay the decorative base of the chandelier on mounting plate. Get the screws into the holes. Fasten the nuts and tighten them.

After hanging the chandelier on the ceiling, install shades and other decorative elements in regular places. Wipe the shiny parts with a damp cloth to remove lime dust from them.

How to attach a lamp directly to the ceiling

Some types of chandeliers do not come with any fasteners. In this case, they are attached directly to concrete base ceiling or wall. Usually, there are several holes in the body of a decorative rosette. If fastening is done on dowels, the algorithm of actions is as follows:

• mark the location of the cutouts in the ceiling;
• drill concrete and insert dowels into the recesses;
• connect the chandelier to the network;
• combine the holes on the decorative base and in the ceiling;
• screw the screws into the plastic sockets.

Often these chandeliers are light in weight. Therefore, self-tapping screws are considered reliable.

Sometimes, after buying an apartment, a hole is found in the ceiling left by previous tenants. If it is difficult to hang a chandelier on a hook here, you have to putty a hole, drill a new mounting hole for the anchor, spend extra time. A short video clearly demonstrates how to attach a lighting fixture in such a difficult case (c.1).

Sometimes the number of ends per power cable and the lamp does not match. This is found in devices with the ability to light only a part of the lamps.

In houses with old electrics, there is no ground wire. Sometimes it also happens that the power cable has three cores, and the chandelier has only two connecting ends.

If the difficulty lies in the lack of grounding, then determine the wire on the power cable, which is the phase (the indicator on the screwdriver will light up), turn off the current, connect this wire to one of the ends of the lamp, attach the second to the remaining one on the power cable. After turning on the chandelier should work. If the lamps do not light, then the wiring attached last is grounding. Disconnect it and attach it to the other free end of the power cable.

When there are only two wire outlets on the ceiling, and there is a grounding one on the lamp, it is determined by its two-color color. On a new device, it is usually clearly visible. If the chandelier is old and the markings are obscure, determine and connect the phase before installation. After that, experimentally find out which of the wires is “zero” and which is “ground”, as indicated above. But often there are no problems, and you can even see the markings on an old electrical appliance.

If there is a function to turn on only some lamps, a situation arises when the number of ends on it is more than two or three. In this case, use the plastic socket for connection. Fasten wires of the same color in its sockets on one side. make a jumper from a piece of wire, placing it on the opposite one, as shown in the photo. Connect the "zero" to the end (red), connect the wires of a different color (white) in pairs or several pieces in a socket. There are only two phases in this case, for different buttons on the knife switch. Each is connected to a separate group of white wires. When you press one button, only a part of the lamps are lit, when you turn on the other, all the horns work.

You can hang a chandelier on a hook or on a mounting plate yourself, without resorting to the help of specialists. It is important to attach the fastener so that it does not pop out of the hole in the concrete. To do this, select the correct diameter of the drill.

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Requirements for a chandelier for a stretch ceiling:

• the stream of light should be directed down or to the side, but not up;
• it is desirable that the shades have a closed shape;
• the distance from the ceiling to the ceiling must be sufficient to prevent heating of the material;
• at standard height the tensile structure of the room already lowers the ceiling; you should not also install a bulky chandelier;
• the lighting device must have a long suspension, sufficient to be fixed to the base behind the stretched canvas.

Ceiling chandeliers for stretch ceilings can be equipped with different ones. When choosing one or another type, consider the features of the contract with PVC:

Designer Tip! On a stretch ceiling, a chandelier in a contrasting color looks best. On black - white or silver, on light, respectively, dark metal.

Basic requirements for mounting a chandelier

Fixing a chandelier to a stretch ceiling should be not only durable, but also aesthetic. Suitable for stretch ceilings hanging devices attached to a hook or mounting plate. Overhead chandeliers that are attached tightly to the ceiling on a patch panel are not suitable.

Important! The height of the suspension of the chandelier should be sufficient, taking into account the distance between the base and the stretched material.

As an option, you can consider moving the hook for fastening below the level of the PVC film, but then this moment should be foreseen in advance, even before the pulling procedure.

A little about the correct location of the chandelier for stretch ceilings

The height of the chandelier placement depends on several factors:

• ceiling height;
• ceiling covering;
• purpose of the premises.

How to hang a chandelier on a stretch ceiling living rooms? From the floor to the bottom of the device must be at least two meters. So you eliminate the danger of accidentally hitting her when moving around the room. But it is better if this distance is greater, especially when the ceilings in the room are low.

Compact height devices are suitable for halls. This design will not interfere with opening doors. Also, keep in mind that in the corridor people often raise their hands to take off their hats or straighten their hair or close their umbrellas. So, the higher the lamp is located, the better.

Compact placement is relevant and. Here there is a risk not only to touch the structure with your hands, but also to accidentally get a jet of water from the shower.

If the ceilings in the room are higher than 3 meters, you are in luck: you can choose any shape and place it anywhere, even above. For example, it is logical to hang a lamp not in the center of the room, but above the dining group. At the same time, for working area is organized.

Advice! Classic ceiling lights have a chain suspension. You can adjust its length by removing and adding links.

Most difficult question how to fix a chandelier to a stretch ceiling at the location and "second light". The peculiarity of the location requires a powerful light flux that can spread over two, or even three floors. In this case, take a closer look at the designs of several tiers or a falling cascade of lamps.

For your information! The electrical installation rules recommend selecting hooks for lighting fixtures that can withstand five times the weight of the chandelier for at least 10 minutes. After removing the excessive load on the mount, there should be no damage left.

Thus, the choice of a chandelier must meet not only the requirements of design, but also the rules of safety and ease of use.

Tools for the job

The main tool in this matter is your confidence in your own abilities. Self-assembly chandeliers on a stretch ceiling is not so much a complicated matter as troublesome and requiring extreme accuracy. And there are tools for work in almost every home:

Drill

Ankera

wood block

self-tapping screws

Screwdriver

Indicator screwdriver

Insulating tape

Pliers

Terminals

The basis for fastening the chandelier

Between a concrete or wooden ceiling and stretch PVC material is distance. It can be different, depending on the characteristics of the room. If the ceilings are initially defective, but with the help of tensile structure its easy to fix. It turns out that in order to fix the chandelier, the empty space needs to be filled with something, to create a rigid base.

If the distance is large, a thick bar cannot be dispensed with, you will have to make a frame. In this case, the place of film perforation must be reinforced with a gasket; it will additionally protect the PVC from the temperature effects of the lamp. Such gaskets are made in the form of rings, internal and external. They hide behind decorative frame wiring and completely invisible.

Options for installing a chandelier on a stretch ceiling with your own hands

If you have already decided to take up the installation of the lamp, take care in advance to prepare the base. After the ceiling is stretched, you will not have the opportunity to mount the stand and do the wiring. Usually the master asks in advance where you plan to hang the chandelier. You can prepare the base yourself and bring the wires to the right place in advance.

There are several ways to mount a chandelier. Let's briefly review the main ones.

With a hook

Hook - the most familiar and common way to hang a chandelier. The only thing you have to do is adjust the length of the hook to the height of the stretch fabric. If the hook was installed earlier, most likely it will have to be replaced, since the stretch ceiling will “steal” at least 3 ÷ 5 centimeters.

For fastening, a hole is drilled in the concrete ceiling, a dowel is inserted and a hook with a threaded leg is screwed into it. If the distance between the canvas and the ceiling is too large, a bar is attached to the ceiling and a hook is screwed into this base.

Advice! After installing the stretch ceiling, all wiring will be hidden from your eyes. For your own peace of mind, place it in a protective casing.

When attaching the chandelier to the hook, make sure that the decorative cup fits snugly against the ceiling canvas

With mounting plate

Fastening with a strap is found on modern models lamps. The bar itself is a metal plate with holes for fasteners. This bar is attached to the prepared base directly through the ceiling canvas. You only need to cut a small hole for the wiring.

Important! When screwing the bar to the bar, be careful not to damage the wiring cord.

To facilitate the work and not damage the lighting device, it is disassembled before installation. It is necessary to remove the ceiling lamps, lamps and hinged decorative elements.

With cross bar

Mounting on a cruciform bar is not much different from hanging on a regular bar. Cross-shaped fasteners are usually used for heavy chandeliers. The only caveat is in the preparation of the base. For obvious reasons, the bar is not suitable in this case.

In this platform, a hole should be drilled for electrical wiring. To bring the platform under the height of the canvas, metal "legs" are used.

How to choose dowels for mounting a chandelier

For internal works use plastic dowels. Considering the possible external temperature effect of the lighting device, it is preferable to use nylon-polyamide inserts.

If the ceiling in the room is concrete, spacers will be required. In the case when the ceilings are multilayer structures with voids, it is better to use dowels.

The thickness of the element depends on the expected load. suspended structure tends to pull the dowel out of the wall, so it is important that it has expansion antennae and notches that additionally hold the material in the lean.

To more securely fix the element in the hole, you can use construction glue, they lubricate the dowel before clogging. Do not try to screw in a thicker screw, it can split the liner. It is considered correct to use screws for spacer inserts.

Advice! A chandelier weighing 5 ÷ 10 kilograms is fixed with an impact dowel with a diameter of 8 mm and a length of 80 mm. You will need at least 4 dowels to complete the task.

Master class for homemade: how to fix the lamp on a stretch ceiling

And now directly about how to fix the chandelier on a stretch ceiling. As already mentioned, it is necessary to follow a clear algorithm of actions and be puzzled in advance by the location of the lighting device and the preparation of the base.

We offer you a small master class on how to attach a chandelier to a stretch ceiling:

A photo	Description of works
	The first step will be marking the location of the lamp and pulling the cord to indicate the height of the canvas. The cord is pulled from the frame through the entire room.
	A bar is attached to the main ceiling at the location of the chandelier. To do this, holes are drilled in the ceiling, dowels are inserted and the base is screwed with self-tapping screws.
	There can be several bars - depending on the height to which you need to bring the fasteners, or you can use metal "legs" that are easily adjustable in height. It is important to sand the surface of the bar well, which will be in contact with the canvas.
	The wiring is passed under the bar or between two elements. So she will not stretch in case of an unforeseen situation.
	To accurately bring the surface of the base to the level of dense, use lining elements. After pulling the PVC material.
	A special glue for PVC is applied to the thermal ring for the hole.
	Next, you should feel the base with your hands and glue the ring directly on the canvas in the center. It will take time for the glue to dry.
	A canvas is cut out in the inner part of the ring. Be extremely careful not to damage the wiring. After that, a wire is released into the hole for connection.
	Feel the position of the bar and place the mounting plate correctly.
	Attach the mounting plate with self-tapping screws. Don't forget to pre-insert the studs.
	Attach the chandelier so that the studs fit into the intended holes. Fix the lamp with decorative bolts.

How to decorate the place where the lamp is attached

If you have not forgotten to use a thermal ring, the place where the chandelier is attached will already look neat. A small hole will hide behind the base of the lighting fixture. But if interior design requires the creation of some additional element, use lightweight polyurethane sockets. They imitate

The need to install a chandelier on the ceiling raises a number of questions from inexperienced craftsmen. In fact, there are no particular difficulties in this matter - all that is needed is to understand two key stages of work, one of which is directly related to the installation of the chandelier, and the second - to the power supply. About how to hang a chandelier from the ceiling, and will be discussed in this article.

Mounting technology

To hang a chandelier, you must perform the following sequence of operations:

• Understand the safety rules for the installation of electrical appliances;
• stock up necessary materials and tools;
• Decide on the method of fastening;
• Mount the chandelier;
• Test the installed device.

Before attaching the chandelier to the ceiling, it is worth learning more about each step.

Safety

Holding electrical work only possible if the safety regulations are observed. The need to comply with these rules is associated with a high risk of electric shock, which can lead to serious negative consequences for both the wiring and the person who installs the electrical appliance.

Most important rules, which you need to know about before hanging a chandelier to the ceiling, are as follows:

• Before starting electrical work, you need to turn off the electricity in the network (you do not need to turn off the whole house, just private room);
• It is imperative to check whether the light is really turned off in the room where the chandelier will be installed, and on the wires leading to the chandelier itself;
• To connect individual wires to each other need to use terminal blocks, and not the usual twist - it is much less reliable;
• It is better to avoid cheap terminal blocks - such products often fail;
• All wiring must be properly grounded.

Preparation of materials and tools

Before attaching the chandelier, you need to prepare the following set of tools:

• Drill or perforator;
• Screwdriver (or a set of screwdrivers);
• indicator screwdriver;
• Pliers.

Of the materials, in addition to the details of the chandelier itself, you will need:

• Terminals for connecting cables;
• Suitable fastener (hook or anchor);
• Self-tapping screws and dowels.

Chandelier mounting methods

Before you hang a lamp on the ceiling, you need to study possible types fasteners, each of which is suitable for specific installation conditions:

• Hook installation - used for chandeliers of small mass (if the product weighs more than 5 kg, the hook must be mounted using anchors);
• Mounting on a bar, which is suitable for large-sized devices with a similar type of mount;
• Installation on the back cover of the lamp - with the appropriate fastening and low weight, it turns out that such a lamp can be hung on the ceiling with minimal labor.

All the presented methods of fastening chandeliers deserve more detailed consideration.

How to hang a chandelier on a hook

For implementation this method installation, a special hook is used, on one side of which there is a dowel. Before you hang the chandelier on the hook, you need to screw it into the ceiling. A loop is subsequently suspended from it, which is available in the design of the selected device. Installation of such a mount is very simple and with minimal cost time.

However, despite all the convenience, the hook mount is not universal - it can only be used for wooden and concrete ceilings, i.e. the cover must be monolithic. With plasterboard ceilings, this method will not work - the hook will simply tear out of insufficiently strong material, so you will have to think about how to hang the lamp differently.

For heavy and large chandeliers, it is more appropriate to use anchor hook. This type mounting is different high reliability and excellent bearing capacity, and you don’t have to think about how to make a hook for a chandelier - you can just buy it. The anchor is screwed into the ceiling and expands, securely fixed in the ceiling. When using any kind of hooks, you need to select a chandelier with a decorative bowl that will cover unattractive structural elements.

Plank mounting

If the chandelier provides for the possibility of installation on the bar, then the installation of the lighting device will take a little more time and labor. The fastener itself is a metal bar with two screws and nuts. The answer to the question of how to hang a chandelier with a plank is quite simple - the bar is attached to the right place, after which the chandelier is hung close to it.

The option using the bar is somewhat more laborious compared to the hook fastening, but there are no particular difficulties in it. In order for the ceiling lights on the bar to be installed correctly, you just need to securely fix the fasteners in the selected area and adjust the gap between the screws to match the gap in the fixture itself.

Rear cover installation

When figuring out how to attach a chandelier to the ceiling without a hook, you should pay attention to the lamps that are attached directly to the ceiling using self-tapping screws. The technology for installing such products is extremely simple - there are mounting holes in the back cover of the lamp through which it is screwed directly to the right place.

Use this method fastening is possible only with those lamps that are light in weight. Normally, back cover mounting is carried out not on the ceiling, but on the wall, but if necessary, other options can be considered.

Connecting the chandelier to the network

The technology for connecting lighting fixtures to the mains may vary within certain limits, but there are practically no fundamental differences:

1. With a hook, everything is quite simple - a mounting hole is drilled in the ceiling, designed to drive in a dowel or anchor. A hook is inserted into the mount. The wires of the body and the mains are connected, insulated, after which the chandelier can be hung in its place.
2. In the absence of a ground loop in the luminaire, only the phase and zero need to be connected. In chandeliers made of metal, there is always grounding, so you have to connect not two wires, but three. Each individual core is connected to the terminal block in accordance with the marking of the cables. If there are more than three wires in the lamp body, then it has several lamps, and in this case, each of them must be connected to its own output. Of course, any connections are possible only if there is a switch and a machine on the shield.
3. When mounting a lighting fixture with a strap, you always have to fiddle with the adjustment of the screws. The bar is fixed with dowels in the prepared area, after which a lamp is brought to it. Of course, before the final suspension, you need to connect the cables of the device with electrical network. During the installation process, be sure to follow correct connection wires - incorrect connection of contacts always leads to short circuit.
4. Mounting the lamp through the back cover is quite simple - several self-tapping screws are screwed into the existing holes, which press the device to the ceiling. If the weight of the selected lamp is small, then you can get by with a minimal mount - for example, if there are five holes, it will be enough to fix only three. The electrical connection is carried out in exactly the same way as in the examples described above.

Regardless of how the chandelier was connected, it must be checked after completion of work for performance and decorative properties. First of all, you need to look assembled structure- various parts of cables and other working elements should not stick out of it. Also, the lamp needs to be slightly shaken to check how securely it is fixed. The last thing you need to turn on the machine on the shield - if it does not turn off, then everything works fine.

Installation of a chandelier in non-standard conditions

Sometimes various nuances arise in the process of work (for example, the ceiling surface is uneven, and it is not possible to mount the fasteners), so you need to figure out how to hang a chandelier in a non-standard situation:

1. To install a chandelier on a stretch ceiling, the usual bar, which was discussed above, is most often used. In this case, it is necessary to mount the supporting structure for the lamp before stretching the canvas, and it can be installed only after the entire ceiling is assembled. To understand in more detail, it is worth reading a separate article on how to hang a chandelier tightly to the ceiling with a stretch fabric.
2. If the surface of the ceiling is inclined, then it is best to hang the chandelier on a chain. If there is a hole in the ceiling, it is best to use it, rather than drilling a new one - but here you already need to look at how appropriate the location of the lamp at this point will be. Plafonds can be used to mask large holes.
3. To move a previously installed luminaire to a new location, you need to make sure that the wiring already laid in the ceiling will not be damaged during operation. To discover concealed wiring you should use a special metal detector.
4. If the wires intended for connecting the chandelier are not marked, they must first be ringed with a multimeter - but it is only needed if three wires come out of the structure. To determine the purpose of each of the two cables, you can use a conventional indicator screwdriver that glows when in contact with the phase.

Conclusion

In this article, we talked about how to properly hang a chandelier from the ceiling. There are several different methods, each of which has its own nuances, but in general they are all quite simple and quite suitable for self-assembly.

Fixing a chandelier to the ceiling

At the time of buying new chandelier the question of its correct and reliable fastening to the ceiling surface, as well as a safe and correct connection to the electrical network of the home. You can do this without outside help, so arm yourself with the necessary installation tool, read our instructions and proceed with the installation.

This article will discuss how to fix the chandelier to the ceiling with your own hands.

Fixing the chandelier with a mounting plate

As a rule, chandeliers are of two types:

• Equipped with mounting bracket. The bar is mounted on the ceiling, and then the chandelier is attached directly to it.
• Mounted on a ceiling hook screwed securely into the ceiling. We will try to cover in more detail how to attach a chandelier to a ceiling surface using each of these methods.

Advice! Before mounting the chandelier to the ceiling, remove the shades and other decorative elements of the chandelier. This will protect them from accidental damage, reduce the weight of the chandelier and make installation more convenient.

Mounting the mounting plate

fasteners ceiling chandelier begins with mounting the mounting plate to the surface:

1. To begin with, try on the chandelier to the place where its future fasteners are supposed. The decorative element of the chandelier, covering the place of attachment and wires, must fit snugly, without gaps and play, against the ceiling.
2. If there is a hook from an old lamp at the installation site, it is bent to the ceiling so that it does not interfere. Cutting off the old hook is not recommended, because your next chandelier may be attached with it, and you will need to re-mount this type of fastener, which is impractical.
3. Perform markings for fastening the mounting plate and install fasteners for the chandelier on the surface. To do this, the bar is applied to the ceiling in such a way that it does not interfere with the wiring connection, and with a pencil mark the place of attachment. Next, holes are drilled and dowels are driven into them. Then fasten the bar to the ceiling using screws.(read on).

Wiring connection

Before attaching the chandelier to the ceiling surface, it is necessary to connect the power wires provided in it to the power system of the house. Before connecting the chandelier, it is imperative to de-energize home wiring and verify that there is no voltage with the indicator.

The rules for connecting a chandelier to the mains are as follows:

• In the presence of a single-gang switch, the ceiling wiring under the chandelier usually consists of two or three wires - phase, zero, and optionally a ground wire. The presence of a ground wire often depends on the time the house was built - in Soviet time such a wire was provided extremely rarely.
• It is necessary to determine the purpose of each wire, both among the ceiling and among those available in the chandelier. The phase wire is usually hidden in black, brown or red insulation, the neutral wire is in blue, and the ground wire is in yellow-green.

• Regardless of the presence of colored or other markings on the wires in the ceiling, they should be tested with an indicator screwdriver. To do this, you need to turn on the power supply for a while. You should alternately touch the bare part of the wires and fix the indicator indicator. The lit indicator will point to the phase wire, if the indicator does not light up, then the wire is zero.

Advice! Do not forget to press the light on switch on the switch before checking the wires with an indicator.

• Wires of the same type are connected through the terminals, and if there is a “no pair” wire (grounding), it is isolated and pushed aside. After that, you can continue to further mount the chandelier to the ceiling.
• A two-gang switch assumes the presence of two-phase wires in the ceiling (see). Their connection is carried out, respectively, to the phase wires of the chandelier of the 1st and 2nd groups (if any). Zero and ground wire are connected in the same way as in the first case.

Fixing the chandelier to the mounting plate

You can do this in the following way:

1. Closing decorative element chandeliers are attached to the bar and their connecting holes are compared.
2. Screw decorative nuts into the holes, thereby attaching the lighting fixture to the ceiling completely.
3. Mount lamps, shades and other decorative elements in their original place.

Fixing the chandelier to the ceiling surface in this way can be considered finished.

Fixing a chandelier with a ceiling hook

Such a fixture for a ceiling chandelier, like a hook, is often installed at the stage of building a house, and if you have one, you should check it for strength. Checking the hook is to try to tear it off. To do this, you can pull or hang a load for it, comparable in mass or exceeding the weight of the chandelier, and let it hang for a while.

If the hook is fixed "tightly", you can mount the chandelier to the concrete ceiling.

If it fell out or is simply not provided for on the ceiling, you will need to mount it yourself:

1. Drill a hole under it.
2. Prepare and screw a metal anchor into the hole. It must be selected with such a diameter that it fits snugly against the walls of the hole during the screwing process.
3. For installation in wooden ceiling you can use a self-tapping hook.
4. When mounting the chandelier on a plasterboard ceiling, the hook must be attached to the ceiling. Distance between main and plasterboard ceiling overcome by means of a canopy on the hook of the chain, equal to the length of the gap between the ceilings. It is to the chain that the ceiling chandelier is attached later.

Advice! The metal hook must be carefully insulated for safety reasons.

We can assume that we figured out how the chandeliers are fastened various types. We hope that our instructions turned out to be understandable, and with an eye on it, you will be able to install the chandelier with your own hands without any problems.

For those who do not fully understand all the subtleties installation process, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the video presented on our portal - how to fix the chandelier to the ceiling.

No matter how beautiful the ceiling in your apartment looks, a properly installed chandelier gives it a finished look. When buying a new lamp, many people think about how to hang it on a concrete ceiling. Floors from durable concrete make it difficult to install hooks, and for this reason people turn to the master for help without trying to do the job themselves. Yes, and the design of lighting devices today have become more complicated. In fact, there is nothing difficult in attaching a chandelier to a concrete ceiling. It is important to follow the sequence of simple steps and do not forget about safety. You can verify this by reading our article.

FIRST, LET'S DEAL WITH THE WIRES

In houses old building and wiring is old, without modern color marking. In the modern requirements of the PUE (Electrical Installation Rules), individual cable cores have various colors by which you can immediately determine their purpose. Regular wires in modern chandeliers. In the factory version, they are assembled on a block, and their connection is written in the accompanying passport.

The phase wire is usually marked black, white or brown- here manufacturers do not have a single standard. Neutral (zero) is blue or blue color. It is customary to allocate a grounding conductor everywhere yellow braids with a green stripe.

Before starting work on installing a chandelier, you need to figure out the purpose of all the wires in the ceiling wiring and inside the lamp. If all this is new, then the connection will occur without problems - we simply connect wires with the same marking on the block.

IF THERE IS NO MARKING

If you can’t figure out the purpose of the wires by color, we will do it with the help of devices. This is easy to do, the main thing is to comply with electrical safety standards. To do this, we need a phase indicator - a device that shows the presence of phase voltage at the ends of the wire. In a simplified version, it looks like an ordinary screwdriver, but consists of a plastic case, a conductive rod and a signal LED. At the end of the probe (as the device is popularly called) there is a metal terminal. It is easy to determine the presence of voltage: we take the probe with the thumb and middle fingers of the hand, like a fountain pen, and press the end terminal with the index finger. We touch the bare wires with a metal sting - the indicator on the phase wire will light up. It is recommended to carry out such a check with one hand, without touching the wires with the other, otherwise you may accidentally get "the most vivid impressions of your life."

WE CONTINUE TO WORK AS A PROBE

To carry out work, you need to completely de-energize the room. Carefully remove old lamp and alternately check the absence of voltage on all wires. We spread all the wires of the wiring to the sides so that they do not touch. We turn on the power supply and the chandelier switch again. We determine the phase wire with the indicator and mark the neutral conductor in a way that is understandable to us. It may happen that in the ceiling you will find three outgoing wires. This means that the chandelier was connected in a two-stage scheme. In this case, you need to turn on both keys and find one neutral and two phase wires, accurately marking them. By disabling one key, make sure that the phase has disappeared on one wire. Then turn off the second key and make sure that there is no voltage on the second wire either. In this case, you can connect the chandelier according to the existing two-stage wiring diagram.

WE MAKE A CHANDELIER RINGING

The continuity of the chandelier wires is done in doubtful cases, and for this it is better to use a regular multimeter. With a metal case of a chandelier, one of the three wires can be grounding. To find it, we put one of the probes on the metal of the case, and with the second we touch the bare part of the wires. The sound of the multimeter will show the ground wire. The neutral wire (neutral) is easy to determine by the control sound if one probe is pressed against the side contact of any chandelier cartridge, and with the other we alternately touch unidentified wires. Thus, the remaining wires will be phase.

If you have a multi-track chandelier with a two-stage connection scheme, then one or more cartridges can be connected to each phase wire. To accurately determine their relationship with the switch key, we connect the multimeter probe to one of the phase wires and successively touch the central contacts inside the cartridges. By the sound signal, we determine the actual connection.

If the purchased lamp has several switching stages, and you have only one phase wire in your wiring, then you will have to connect all the cartridges to it. To do this, we will connect all the phase wires of the chandelier together on one block.

EXPERT ADVICE

Often found in old houses aluminum wires. But wires made of copper and aluminum must not be connected to each other by twisting. They quickly form a corrosion layer, and the contact density is broken. This will lead to heating and melting of the insulation - to a short circuit. Connect copper and aluminum wires only using a special WAGO terminal with insulating paste.

WE WILL PREPARE EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR INSTALLATION

Prepare in advance a stable stepladder, an indicator and a multimeter. All electrical tools: screwdrivers, pliers, a knife and a hammer must be with insulated handles. To drill holes in the concrete ceiling, you will need a hammer drill or hammer drill. From fasteners, an expansion anchor, self-tapping screws and dowels are used. To connect the contacts, we will use screw or spring express terminals, electrical tape or PPE-type caps.

WE FASTEN THE CHANDELIER ON THE HOOK

Weighty chandeliers on a long rod have a special loop for hanging on a hook, which, after installation, is closed with a decorative cap. If there is no hook on your ceiling, then you will have to install it yourself. To do this, it is better to use an expansion anchor that can withstand heavy loads. The anchor is driven into the drilled hole until it stops, and then the hook is already twisted.

When installing a chandelier, it is better to remove all light bulbs and fragile parts from it. Hanging the case on a fixed hook, we connect the wires to the block. All wires must be carefully laid inside the decorative bowl and fixed with a minimum gap near the ceiling. The bowl is usually fixed on the rod with gasket or a small screw. After that, we screw in the light bulbs, put on the shades, turn on the mains voltage and use the switch to check the chandelier's performance.

INSTALLING THE CHANDELIER ON THE MOUNTING PLATE

Most fixtures adjacent to the ceiling are mounted on a mounting plate or decorative bracket. The installation of such a chandelier consists of two stages: installation of a plank on the ceiling and subsequent attachment of the chandelier itself to it. If there is an old hook in this place, then it must be unscrewed or cut off. We pre-apply the bar to the ceiling to indicate the coordinates of the fastening. We drill the ceiling under the dowels to the required depth. It is necessary to pay attention to the tightness of the installation of the dowels in the holes and, if necessary, seal them with a cement-adhesive mixture. Having installed the bar with self-tapping screws, then we fasten the lamp to the bar with the help of standard screws. We check the operation of the chandelier with a switch and admire the result of our work. Yet it is not the gods that burn the pots! And in this work there is nothing difficult for your skillful hands.