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How can I replace a single bulb light with a fluorescent fixture?
I would like to replace a single light bulb light in the closet with a fluorescent fixture. The bulb is wired with two black hots to the light bulb fixture and the white neutrals are wired together. ...
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Where can I buy high transmission light diffuser [closed]
I keep hearing about these great high transmission light diffuser that came out to improve led lighting. For instance the Makrolon materials (Makrolon LED2643) or FusionOptix diffusers. But where can ...
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How do I open this light fitting?
These fittings don't have any obvious affordance for removing or opening them.
Any ideas?
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How do I rewire an old light fixture?
I have an old pendant light fixture with a ceramic bulb socket that needs new wiring (the old cloth covered wires are falling apart). There is a copper colored screw and a silver colored screw in the ...
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Where do I attach the grounding conductor to my bedroom light fixture?
I have a problem, I broke the center piece that holds the glass part on my light fixture in my room. I purchased a replacement and removed the two screws holding my fixture on to the ceiling. Now I ...
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How can I tell if a ceiling box will support a real light fixture?
I removed a fluorescent light fixture from kitchen but I'm not sure the work box will support a real light fixture. The work box is round and plastic. The fluorescent light wasn't even held up by the ...
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How to open ceiling light cover to replace bulb
I don't understand how to open it so that bulb can be replaced. It has no screws. Tried to move white dome anti-clockwise but does move at all.
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Can CFL bulbs in a fixture with a dimmer switch damage old wiring?
Our wiring is not functioning now after using a CFL bulb in a dimmable light fixture. Is it possible that use of the CFL bulb could affect our old wiring? We may have to replace the wire leading to ...
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Why did my ceiling light fixture stop working after adding an outlet on the same circuit?
I recently added a receptacle for hanging my TV on the wall. To do it I fished a wire through the wall and attached wires to an existing receptacle that's at a lower level on the same wall.
This is ...
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Why do light bulbs all over the house burn out disconcertingly fast?
I've found a couple answers to this question. This generally revolve around the scenario where it's bulbs in a general area such as a fan.
My issue is that light bulbs all over the house burn out ...
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How can I attach a light fixture to plasterboard?
After some water damage and a ceiling repair I cannot locate the joist to refix the light fitting. It is a circular fluorescent light weighing about 3 and a half pounds.
Is it safe to fix all 3 ...
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How can I remove the wires from this lamp holder?
The wire on my lamp is too short, so I'm trying to replace it. The fitting/fixture (what's the correct term?) however doesn't play nice: I can't see the correct way to remove the old wire (and still ...
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Are there lightbulb base adapters available?
I've got an intermediate screw base light bulb that I want to replace (as it's burned out). However, going around to local stores they only have the correct size & wattage of bulb available in ...
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What wiring do I need for a fan/light/night-light fixture?
I am replacing a bath fan/light with a fan/light/night light combination fixture. I need a new wall switch with 3 controls. I currently have just a cable with hot, neutral and ground running through ...
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Why is the light always on after replacing the light fitting?
I replaced the light fitting in our living room, which is controlled by a dimmable switch, and now the light is always on.
When the dimmer is in the off position, the light is not very bright. When I ...
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What type of connector is this and how do I remove it?
I was trying to install a ceiling fan in my apartment and came across these connectors when removing the light. What is this and how do I take it off?
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How do I to choose a new light fixture for the bathroom?
I've got a bathroom that has a single 75 watt bulb light fixture. It's wall mounted. Unfortunately, it's old and there isn't enough light. I'd like to replace it with a sconce that has 2 or 3 bulbs. ...
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How do I wire a new ceiling light with power to the ceiling and 3-way switches?
I'm trying to install a new light fixture in the front hall. Currently, the light is activated by 2 switches (on each end of hall). The NEW fixture has 1 black wire and 1 white wire. The ceiling wires ...
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Am I missing some obvious way to change this lightbulb?
I thought I'd be able to lift the plastic shade and angle it out of the trim, but it doesn't lift at all. It slides side-to-side a bit, but the flanges are large enough to keep it firmly behind the ...
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Can I safely ground a light fixture if the ceiling box has two hot and one neutral wire (no ground wire)
Checking for dupes, I saw this question, but the situation appears different as my box is metal, among other things.
I'm fairly new to electrical projects, so bear with me. I recently installed a new ...
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How can I fix a ceiling fan with 4 lights where only 1 light works?
I bought a used ceiling fan from craigslist and just installed it. Its a hampton bay that takes intermediate size light bulbs. Only one of the four lights works. The weird thing is if I take the bulb ...
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How do I remove a flush mounted ceiling light fixture dome?
My bedroom has a very nice looking flush mounted ceiling light with a glass dome. However, all the bulbs have gone out and I cannot get the glass out to replace them. I'm 5'4" and standing on the ...
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How do I get my fluorescent 4-tube under-cabinet lights to come on reliably?
How do I get my fluorescent 4-tube under-cabinet lights to come on reliably?
When they have been on a while and just been turned off they will reliably come on again immediately with no flicker. ...
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How should I connect the ground wire for my light fixture?
I am replacing a light fixture in my bathroom and have the following setup:
The electrical box is plastic
The wire coming from supply has black (hot), white (neutral) and copper (ground).
The light ...
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How do I wire a light fixture with two white wires to a ceiling box with three white wires?
I am trying to install a new light fixture. The ceiling mount has three white wires and one black one. The problem is that the fixture has two white wires and one black wire. They do not match up.
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Cool bulbs into a min 90C fixture with 60C wiring
I bought a light fixture that has a min 90°C warning. The wiring leading up to the fixture is NM (60°C wire). I was wondering if an easy workaround to this would be to install a newer, more ...
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My living room needs more ambient light and I'm reluctant to drill holes in my ceiling. What are my options?
Problem:
My living room needs more ambient light.
Constraint:
My living room does not have an overhead light fixture and I'm reluctant to drill holes in my ceiling.
Questions:
What are my ...
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Did I make a mistake with this fluorescent light installation?
I bought a fluorescent light fixture with 2 light bulbs. I wanted to test if the light bulbs where good before mounting the fixture to the ceiling. So I simply plugged the cable to a 120V outlet. I ...
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How to wire in my replacement fluorescent light fixture?
The electrician installed a new wall switch in the kitchen, so that when I replace the fluorescent light, it can be turned on and off at the wall switch.
I am ready to install the new light.
In the ...
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Why does my ceiling fan light turn off by itself?
I have a remote-controlled ceiling fan and light. I don't run the fan, but when I turn the light on sometimes it will stay on for a long time then just go off by itself. I have tried both kinds of ...
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How to unstick my light switch?
I was messing around trying to change a light fixture and the circuit breaker for the house tripped open. I reset the circuit breaker, fixed it correctly and everything else is working. But the light ...
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How much weight can an old work box hold?
I will be installing new light fixtures in two bathrooms that look like this:
Each fixture will be replacing a light box. Meaning it is a simple chrome plated box about 30" wide with a plastic ...
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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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How do I reattach this light fixture?
The following light was removed from my outside front porch because the bulb had burned out. Only problem is I didn't remove it and now I need to put the thing back up, but I'm not sure how the ...
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How can I fabricate a custom one-off plastic part?
Here's some background: I just moved into a house and am in the process of fixing up the bathroom. I want to keep the two florescent lights that frame the medicine cabinet but the plastic covers are ...
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Where can I find Non-ugly ceiling mounted CFL or LED lamp holders? [closed]
I've got a small space I'd like to illuminate using a low-profile, ceiling-mounted fixture like these from Leviton. But those are incredibly ugly—not something I'd want to install anywhere except a ...
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What kind of light can I install in a small, low-ceiling coat closet?
Our Northern California house has a small coat closet (really a hallway with 2 doors and hooks for coats) between our front entry-way and our basement. It's a tiny space: 3 feet wide, 5 feet deep, and ...
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Are there any differences in the quality of products sold at contractor's supply store vs. big box hardware stores?
We are in the early stages of building a new house & went shopping for lighting fixtures yesterday. We get an allowance from the builder which we know will be used up very quickly after visiting ...
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What is the difference between an electronic and a magnetic ballast?
The ballast in my bathroom burned out (brand new bulb won't light up). Looking online, it seems that there are two different types of ballasts: electronic and magnetic.
I recently replaced my ...
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How do I connect a lamp wire to an actual circuit?
I've got an old lamp that we want to use as an overhead light fixture, which has lamp wire coming out of it. Currently, that wire terminates in the outlet prongs, but I intend to cut those off.
The ...
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How can I attach modern fixture to knob & tube wiring?
I have a modern external light fixture that needs to be attached to an existing exterior electrical 'box'. The older parts of the house have knob & tube wiring and there is evidence of gas ...
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How can I change the bulb in this light fixture?
I would like to change the light bulb in the room because the bulb died on me. Trouble is, it is fixed to the ceiling and I cannot take the bulb out. I am attaching two pictures here. On one of the ...
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How to replace a single light switch with an electric dimmer switch
This is a very similar question to one I asked yesterday, which Ryan Walkowski kindly helped out with.
This time, I'm looking for a some assistance in fitting a a single electric dimmer unit.
I am ...
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How to replace a standard 2-gang light switch with an electric dimmer switch
I'm looking for a some assistance in fitting a new electric dimmer light switch. I'm in the UK if that makes a difference.
I am trying to replace my existing two-gang light switch with a LightWaveRF ...
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When choosing lighting fixtures for new construction, should I go integrated or non-integrated CFL?
I do facilities maintenance for a company in Boston, and one of our newer buildings (built in 2006) has non-integrated CFL fixtures. I was really surprised when I went to HomeDepot to buy some new ...
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Why would lights plugged in to lamp holder outlet adapter be testing as live?
We bought an old pendant light for our flat, with a two prong plug. Rather than rewiring it in to the existing outlet, I just bought one of those $2 lamp holder outlet adapter. To be on the safe ...
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How do I change lights bulbs that are 20 feet off the ground and pointing up (in a vanity fixture)?
How do I change light bulbs that are 20 feet off the ground and pointing up (in a vanity fixture)? Does anyone know of a bulb changing kit that has some kind of arm attachment that will allow me to ...
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When I turn on my light switch, there is a delay before the light comes on
We have a ceiling fan light. One swith controls the fan, the other the light. When I turn on the light switch, there is a noticable delay (like a full second) before the light comes on. Is it a ...
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Fluorescent Light In Garage - Mounting Issues
In our garage, I'm trying to mount a flourencent light fixture that is 4 foot long. The problem is, I don't know how to mount it. I'm assuming that I would want to drill the screws into the ceiling ...
