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How to wire two light bulb sockets inside a ceiling fixture?
I purchased a flush-mount ceiling light with 2 light bulbs. The wiring is a simple 1 black, 1 white, and 1 ground to the ceiling box, but there were also wires connecting one bulb to the other. ...
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How can I hide the wires to a self-made ceiling light fixture?
I have a simple self-made ceiling light fixture, but it currently lacks two things:
some kind of a pipe to hide the wire.
a cover to hide the ceiling junction box.
I'd like to use something ...
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Are there octagon box extenders that are slimmer than 1 1/2" deep?
Is there an octagon box extender that's slimmer than 1 1/2" deep? So far I haven't been able to find one.
Here's why: to cover up 30 years of patching on one of my plaster and lath cielings, I'm ...
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Do I need to attach a wire fished through a ceiling?
I have a finished basement and am mounting a flat-screen TV on the wall and I want to put an electrical box behind the TV. The two existing outlets are both two joists over and each separated with a ...
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What would cause a ceiling fan to stop while the light still works?
Installed a new fan/light today. Wiring appeared to be identical to old fan we removed.
green ground to green ground on mounting bracket.
white to white.
black and blue to black.
Turned it ...
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Should the tester start flickering when I touch my chandelier's top wiring cover?
(First time quiestion here, so correct me if something's wrong)
I recently installed a lamp on the ceiling (a metallic chandelier). Two wires connected to the ceiling (one phase and one "zero"). The ...
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How do I install a ceiling fan without creating holes in the ceiling?
I wanted to install ceiling fans in my house but there there were no existing outlets in the ceiling so I got an electrician to do it. He created 2 holes in the ceiling and 2 in the wall to run the ...
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How do I mount a ceiling box in 4" thick ceiling?
I'm trying to install a ceiling light in two rooms that didn't previously have hard-wired lighting. After cutting a 4" hole for a circular ceiling box (using a hole saw attached to my drill) I'm ...
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How do I fix a ceiling fan that won't turn off?
I have a ceiling light/fan fixture in one of my rooms connected to a single electrical switch. There are two pullchains on the fixture, one that controls the light, the other controlling the fan. I'd ...
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How do I change the remote frequency options in my ceiling fan?
My Hampton Bay ceiling fan remote control is interfering with my neighbours. Inside the remote there are switches to adjust the remote frequency.
Where in the fan do I make the corresponding ...
