flyguy611
DIY
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 been able to get it running again.
The box has 2 black wires, 1 white, and 1 red. I thought this should be some sort of circuit with two wall switches, but I’ve never found the other switch. I added a dimmer switch on the wall switch, but this was after I had it working, and it worked after the dimmer switch was installed.
Currently, I’ve got the two blacks tied off and pushed out of the way, and running the black from the light to the red from ceiling box, and white from light to the white from ceiling box.
Any suggestions?
note: in the pictures the two blacks from the box are pushed up out of view

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 been able to get it running again.
The box has 2 black wires, 1 white, and 1 red. I thought this should be some sort of circuit with two wall switches, but I’ve never found the other switch. I added a dimmer switch on the wall switch, but this was after I had it working, and it worked after the dimmer switch was installed.
Currently, I’ve got the two blacks tied off and pushed out of the way, and running the black from the light to the red from ceiling box, and white from light to the white from ceiling box.
Any suggestions?
note: in the pictures the two blacks from the box are pushed up out of view


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