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  1. TNhomeowner165

    Light fixture troubleshooting

    I came home from work tonight to my dining room light not working. It is a single switch to a single light fixture. I checked the bulbs and breaker. Bulbs are good and breaker has power. The outlets powered by the same breaker have power. I used a pen style voltage detector and I have no...
  2. C

    Trying to add a light fixture to a box that used to have a ceiling fan

    Here is a picture of the ceiling box In the kitchen we have recessed spotlights and there used to be a ceiling fan, and there is only 1 switch with a dimmer. We removed the fan and wanted to add a Bazz disk to sort of fit in with the spots. I opened it up, connected it in every possible...
  3. P

    Adding single pole switch

    I am trying to install a new fixture and want to bring power to it by adding a single pole switch to a box containing another single pole switch. I believe its the end of the circuit as both black and neutral wires are hot. How do i add the new switch to it? I made pigtails, ran them from the...
  4. G

    Fluorescent fixture installation

    Hello - I am replacing an old fluorescent fixture with a new T8 one, and I wanted to confirm a wiring question. The old fixture is wired per the photos attached, with a red and blue on one end, and two Romex pairs nutted together and attached to the tombstones on the other end along with the...
  5. H

    How do I determine which T8 bypass LED lamps are bad in a four lamp fixture?

    I installed 12 Philips #416K92 bulbs (type B) 2 1/2 yrs ago in three separate 4-lamp fixtures. Suddenly, one fixture has three dark and one barely lit lamps. Before I ask for warranty replacement (5 yr) I'd like to determine if any lamps are still serviceable. What multi-meter tests should I...
  6. flyguy611

    Light fixture box - 2 black, 1 white, 1 red

    Im a cautious DIY'er - respectfully, please don't just tell me to hire an electrician, thank you. Having trouble connecting a new light fixture to a ceiling fixture box in the dining room. I had it working at one point but it stoped working, I assumed it was just a loose connection but haven’t...
  7. FlashyFeeds

    Help needed with Light Fixture

    Recently moved to an Altbau building, which is a German term for an old house. And picked up this light fixture from someone on ebay (Picture 2) which has to be connected to the following electric box (picture 1) Written description of what is going on in those pictures 1) The building is...
  8. A

    Recessed Light fixture in bathroom need to be damp proof?

    Installing a recessed light in a washroom. I tried to find in the code if the light fixture need to be damp proof, but couldn't find it. I would assume I would need one considering the bathroom would be a damp location? Can anyone confirm? Thanks in advanced
  9. L

    add a receptacle to a light switch, but power is at the fixture not at switch

    i`m trying to add an outlet to an existing dimmer light switch. the switch is wired directly to the light so i only have a 3 wire at the switch box (black, white , ground}. so i guess the power comes down from the box at the light fixture. how can i add an outlet next to the switch?thanks for...
  10. D

    4 in junction box vanity fixture

    have a 4 inch junction box. Will a 3 light vanity fixture plate fit on the 4 in box? I keep reading about 3 1/2 box, yet the fixture plate has adjustable looking slots
  11. N

    Light fixture. Ground wire disconnected. How to avoid death

    Hi men. This fixture began flickering then the bulb died. I put a new one in and it immediate made a popping sound and died. I opened it to look at the connections and it appears the ground wire is disconnected. I don’t see the other end of the ground wire or anything that with my limited...
  12. B

    Suddenly no power to ceiling light fixture

    I was replacing a ceiling light fixture this afternoon when all of a sudden there was no more power in the box. The old light was working fine before and I just turned off the switch before doing the replacement. There are 3 sets of wires in the box: power coming in, another set of wires going...
    • Bdr8612
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling light fixture light no power power
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  13. W

    Three way light question: how to wire?

    I am having some trouble with replacing a lighting fixture. I have done many throughout the house without issue, but this one is perplexing me. It is a light with two switches. When I took the light down, I was in a hurry but I swear both the black and white wires on the fixture were wired to...
    • Widgeon
    • Thread
    • fixture light light switch question screwfix three three way wire
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. asavage

    Residential round ceiling lighting fixture -> receptacle cover question

    "A friend in need is a pest, indeed." I was helping a friend's family over the weekend, got in over my head with respect to fitment of a round receptacle cover. The house is 2002 construction. The two-car garage has two ceiling light fixtures. It had two utility fixtures like this: I was...
    • asavage
    • Thread
    • ceiling cover fixture lighting question residential round screwfix
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. F

    Light fixture is flickering

    The light fixture in one of my rooms has randomly started flickering after about 20 years of use. I tried 8 different bulbs and the flickering doesn't go away so I think it has something to do with the wiring of the light. I took it down and saw this: I think the loose wire at the top was...
  16. R

    UK How to use 2 black, 2 white and earth tag in light fixture

    Hi there, I have just bought some brass light fixtures and upon delivery found there to be 2 white, 2 black and one earth tag (I think it's called) which is separate from the fixture itself. Looking online I've not really found much regarding installing such devices into the EU style outlets...
    • Rorytymon
    • Thread
    • 2 black black earth fixture light light fittings need help white wiring help
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. D

    Power tool connected to a socket doesn't activate when power switch depressed

    Power saw connected to a socket doesn't activate when power switch depressed, but it turns on the light fixture in ceiling nearby while power button is depressed. Can someone point me in the right direction on how to correct this problem. Please let me know if you need any additional details...
    • Diyer008
    • Thread
    • ceiling connected doesn't fixture going light power socket switch tool what's
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. T

    Help with a light fixture!!! Please

    Hey good afternoon guys. I have a question about the wiring of a light fixture in my house. There was an older light here that is controlled by two different switches(one located in the hallway and one located in the bedroom.) I removed the old fixture and this was how the wiring was. Using my...
  19. M

    New light fixture, old wiring

    I'm fitting some new light fixtures in my livingroom, problem is the wires coming out of the ceiling don't match the simple live, neutral and earth. I'll stick a picture up to explain but basically I have a switched live, permanent live and what I suspect is a neutral, I have the wiring of how...
  20. A

    Best way to hook up pc fans/cooling fans to a diy T5HO light fixture

    Hi So im planning on turning my 24 inch T5HO light fixture into a 36 inch one since the ballast are powerful enough to do so and i was wondering what's the best way to hook up fans to the fixture. Ideally i want to integrate a temperature controller but that might be out of my skill. Any help...

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