have a light fixture about my kitchen sink that has suddenly stopped working. I pulled the fixture and I was getting 0 volts. I replaced the light switch and tested again and was getting 120v. I went ahead and put up a new fixture and it worked for about 30 seconds before flickering several...
How can I wire an outlet from a light fixture without having the ability to turn the breaker off? Without k@#$$#@ myself. I am trying to get power into my storage unit.
I currently have a light fixture on a switch loop and would like to add a second light that would be powered by the same switch. Can you add a second fixture? Forgive my novice picture, but if so, is this an allowable setup?
Hello. I hope everyone is safe and healthy.
Please see the attached photos for reference. I have a ceiling with a junction box or maybe it should be called a "junction circle/box" - photo #1. It is 3 3/4" in diameter. This is where I want to mate my fixture displayed in photo #2 which is 5"...
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I have a 48” T8 fixture that I recently added LED’s by removing the ballast and wiring directly. After doing so when hanging the fixture with the chain, after plugging it in to turn it on I got a small shock from the chain.
Full disclosure, I do have some...
Hi All,
Please may I ask if light fixtures must now always be fitted by an electrician?
also for domestic homes, is it okay for there to be a battery operated fire alarm and carbon monoxide alarm or should there also be a heat alarm and all three hard wired in?
Thank you all so much,
Vanessa
Hello, my house was built in the 1950s and every time I look behind a wall plate the wiring isn’t how it’s shown in any DIY book I’ve read. I’m trying to replace a switch with an LED-friendly one. Wall j-box has two cables coming in, one has 2 wires and the other has a 3rd wire that’s red. The...
Hi! I have a fixture that flickers for maybe 15 seconds when I first turn it on. Then it stops flickering and functions normally.
Then if I were to turn the switch on soon after it stops, there is no flickering.
Then if I wait 30min or so and turn it on again, it flickers just briefly again...
I have installed a number of 120v smart light switches and smart bulbs which I have set up on a schedule via an app. I would like to add another smart light switch for a light fixture that has a 120v to 12v transformer inside the light fixture, lighting six 12v (previously halogen) currently LED...
Made the massive mistake of not taking a photo beforehand and am now stuck with a light fixture that I'm not sure how to wire. I'd removed an old light/fan fixture and had to remove one of the terminals and some wires in order to remove the fixture fully. I've attached the after photo in the...
Led light fixture went dim. I replaced it with a new fixture and it won’t power on. I have 120v with a multimeter at the wire. When I wire up the light fixture the outlet in the hall goes to ground and hot reversed. I also have voltage at both neutral and hot wire when it’s wired in. Not sure if...
I bought 2 new e27 aluminum vintage fixtures after the original ones were poorly wired and the wire just fell out. I couldn't figure out how to open the fixture to repair it so bought new ones that were advertised as disassembled but they arrived assembled so I bought them for nothing. The...
I'm trying to install a pendant (single bulb) in a ceiling light fixture. I've run into an issue with the wiring of the fixture box.
Here's the setup of the wires:
5 green wires (never hot, I suspect ground)
5 white wires (never hot, I suspect neutral)
5 brown wires (one is hot but they are...
I have never installed a fixture that uses a screw terminal block before and could use some guidance. Since the earth wire is connected to I screw the grounding wire in the same terminal and then connect the blue wire to the white and the brown to the black?
I have a light that runs off a single switch. In the same box as the single switch there is a now abandoned three wire cable running to another box on other side of room (don’t ask me why they had two switches connect to each other but not to any fixtures..). In the other box there is now only...
Hi all. We have a light fixture that has single bulb fixture on ceiling.
I want to change this to a 2 bulb fixture. Is this just as simple as removing the existing fixture and wiring the 3 into the double bulb one?
I see black/red/greenyellow wires currently attached.
Not so good with...
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This is a rather basic question, so please accept my apologies. I couldn't find the right search term, and I thought my situation was a bit unique as I live in Norway. And thank you so much for any advice you can give to me, it's really appreciated.
In Norway, its quite common to have sockets...
Hi! I'm in a new build home that has had a lot of construction problems, & the builder has done really substandard work in many areas. My current issue is with the electrical ceiling pan they installed where my dining chandelier should go. I hired my own electrician to install my 22 pound...
Hi, I have replaced my ceiling fixture. The previous one had one light bulb and now I have put one that has 3 light bulbs. The problem that I have is that only 2 light bulbs are working. It was one light previously but since I have replaced the switch I've miraculously got 2 out of 3 working...
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