Installing pendant lights can be nerve-wracking especially if it’s your first time and you’re only DIY-ing everything. Questions are often raised about grounding, junction boxes, mounting options, and wiring methods. In this article, we’ll answer some of the most commonly asked questions regarding pendant light installation.
FAQs About Installing Pendant Lights
Do Pendant Lights Need to Be Grounded?
Yes, pendant lights should be grounded for your safety. Grounding helps protect against electrical shocks and also ensures that the fixture operates reliably. Our pendant lights come with a grounding wire that is colored green or bare copper which must be connected to the electrical box’s grounding terminal.
Read through this article if you need a quick guide on how to install pendant lights.
Do Pendant Lights Need a Junction Box?
In most cases, pendant lights require a junction box for proper installation as it houses the electrical wires. It also provides structural support for the fixture. When installing pendant lights on a finished ceiling, you may need to drill through it and install a junction box yourself.
After connecting all the wiring to the junction box, hide them away inside the mounting device of our pendant light. It’s the black semi-sphere metal base that you can see in our Eclipse Dome Pendant.
Can You Hang Pendant Lights Without a Junction Box?
Yes, you may if your pendant lights are designed to bypass the need for a junction box by plugging directly into a wall outlet. However, this is a temporary decorative solution, and we do not recommend it.
Hanging light fixtures via a junction box is a safety requirement in the electrical codes of most states. It is considered unsafe and a violation of these codes to not utilize them as they ensure a safe electrical connection from the power source to the pendant light.
Can You Hang Pendant Lights Without a Cable?
Indeed, you can. All our pendant lights hang via an adjustable rod, so you won’t have to go through the hassle of cable management. All of the wirings are conveniently tucked inside the rod, so you won’t have to worry about them at all.
Check out this sophisticated Golden Elegance Pendant that hangs through a black metal rod and base. This piece will surely illuminate your home without the eyesore of dangling cables.
Can You Hang Pendant Lights from a Track?
Yes, you can if the pendants are compatible with the track. You may need to buy special adapters to safely attach the pendant lights to the track lighting system. Doing so provides you with flexibility in the placement of the fixtures and of course, in style.
Here’s a video showing how to modify a pendant light so that it can be installed in a track attached to the ceiling.
Casting Light Upon Pendant Light Installation Questions
Installing pendant lights doesn’t have to be as tedious as you imagined it! The key is understanding the requirements needed to have a safe and effective setup. We hope that we were able to answer your most pressing questions.
If you need more assistance, do not hesitate to contact our team of experts here at Swift Beacon. For other options, do check out some of our other pendant light offerings.
