1 turn off the breaker for the light you will be working on.
Change recessed light to pendant light.
Unscrew the lightbulbs from the recessed fixture.
Install recessed fixture converter.
Steps to convert a recessed light to a pendant light.
The design is horrendous and dangerous.
Turn off the electricity to the light fixture circuit at the main electrical panel.
If only these worked anywhere nearly as easily.
It is basically a screw on light bulb without the bulb but with wires.
Screw the prewired socket adapter into the recessed fixture.
Remove recessed fixture remove existing recessed fixture by twisting out light bulb turning and removing casing and releasing clips that hold recessed light shell to socket.
Better safe than sorry.
Step 1 gather all the supplies and remove the light bulb from the recessed light fixture.
Unless the can for the recessed light is fixed to the framing of your house or at the very least to your ceiling the pendant light will pull the can out of the ceiling eventually.
Disconnect and remove the trim from the recessed fixture.
Step 2 open the recessed light conversion kit.
Screw that into the socket.
2 unscrew the recessed light bulb from the can light and then remove the trim kit typically this round trim piece just snaps in and out.