How to use old fashioned picture lights.?

Question

In our new house, there are picture lights on the walls. They are quite old fashioned, strip- lights with a round mounting plate, and on each side of the mounting plate is a little metal bobble.

My question is this; do I hang the picture so that the wire goes behind the bobbles, thus the light will take the weight of the picture, or do I hang the picture on a picture hook separate from the light fitting?

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

You should secure your pictures seperate from the lighting fixture. The bobbles are either decoration or the plate bolts. You should never hang anything from a lighting fixture because the weight could pull it out causing sparks while your not at home.