Once the old kitchen track lighting came down i discovered a problem.
Removing track lighting from ceiling.
Depending on the type of track lighting you have it may be necessary to take the light off the track before removing the light bulb.
Track lighting uses several pieces of pre wired channel tracks that lock together and attach to the ceiling.
Remove the track light fixture from the track on the ceiling.
A track that screws into your ceiling and provides power for a series of independent lights that are suspended from it.
Next remove the screws that hold the track segments together.
In general if you can simply unscrew the light bulb out of the front of the fixture then you don t need to take it down.
Not only that but whoever installed the track 30 years ago didn t paint the ceiling underneath.
Although track lighting systems differ among manufacturers the fixture mounting tends to be similar.
Take the track fixture with you when you visit a lighting store to find a fixture with the same electrical contact tab configuration.
Patch and paint ceiling.
The tracks are held to the ceiling with screws that are out of sight adding to the clean look of the track lighting.
Then remove the screws that attach the track to the ceiling.
Track lighting is very much what it sounds like.
Track lighting that won t turn on is usually the result of a bulb that needs replacement.