How to Clean Your Light Fixtures

How to Clean Your Light Fixtures ?

NOTE:

Before cleaning any of your light fixtures, make sure your lights are completely turned off and cooled down to avoid the risk of burns or shock. For extra precaution, turn your lights off at the circuit breaker.

Recessed can lights: Recessed can lights are mounted high within ceilings, so you will need a ladder to access them.To clean your recessed can lights, remove the bulbs and dust the insides of the canisters with a long handle duster that can trap dust and cobwebs. Then wipe the insides of canisters and the bulbs with a microfiber cloth or damp rag.

Lenses and Covers: Light fixture lenses and covers are especially important to keep clean. Not only do they become dusty and grimy, but they can also become unsightly resting places for dead bugs. After shutting off and cooling down your lights, get on a ladder to remove your fixture lenses and covers and place them into a sink of soapy water. Scrub them thoroughly to remove the dirt and grime, and dry them off with a microfiber cloth. Do NOT put your small glass fixtures into the dishwater. They most likely are not dishwater-safe and can easily shatter.

Pendant Lights: Since pendant lights hang lower than ceiling fixtures, you will usually be able to clean them without a ladder. After turning off the lights and allowing the bulbs to cool, spray and wipe the outside of the pendants with cleaning spray and a microfiber cloth. Wipe the extension rods using only a dry cloth.

Glass Chandeliers: Cleaning glass chandeliers can be a bit tricky. While you should dust your chandeliers on a regular basis, about once or twice a year you should put in the extra effort to make those crystals sparkle with a more thorough cleaning. You’ll need goggles, a lamb’s-wool duster, an umbrella, and a spray bottle filled with a 50/50 solution of water and vinegar. To begin, dust the chandelier, and then hang the umbrella under the chandelier, hooking the handle over an arm of the light fixture. Spray the crystals with the vinegar solution until they drip – the umbrella will catch the dirty water. After they’re dry, polish each crystal with a microfiber cloth. If your chandelier cannot support an umbrella, simply lay down a towel on the floor underneath it.

More Tips and Tricks

When dusting or spraying overhead fixtures, wear goggles to prevent the debris from hurting your eyes and place a towel underneath your work site to avoid a messy floor.

Dryer sheets are a cost-effective alternative for dusting bulbs in place of microfiber cloths.

You should now have a decent handle on how to clean your fixtures. To keep them in pristine condition, repeat the processes above about once a month. Also, remember to use common sense when cleaning your fixtures. Each fixture is a bit different and may have slightly different cleaning requirements.

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