Questions tagged [light-fixture]
For questions generally relating to lamp holders, luminaires, and any other electrical device designed to use an electric lamp to provide artificial light in a home.
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Replacing an incandescent bulb with an LED causes another LED to be less bright
I have a set of 2 recessed bulbs controlled by the same switch. After one of them burned out (it was an incandescent bulb), I replaced it with an LED bulb, which worked fine. Right after, I replaced ...
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How should an outlet be wired where another branch connects?
The power to my master bedroom stopped working. I changed my light fixture first from a ceiling fan/light combo, I'm getting power in room from what volt meter says. I have also changed outlets out to ...
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Using 15 amp smart switch requiring 14awg wires for lighting/fans on 20 amp circuit
I am hoping to install zooz smart switches, however the instructions state "14AWG wires only!", but I have a 20amp circuit which uses 12awg wire. Looking at the code regarding smart switches:...
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Possibly nicked a wire while replacing an outdoor light fixture - can I safely turn the power back on?
I switched out my outdoor light fixture today.
When I removed the old one, I found that the wires were just hanging out of the side of the house, so I added a small junction box before I wired the ...
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4-Way Light switch
A light fixture hooked up to 3 light switches is a 4-way light switch not 3-way, right?
I'm having a lot of trouble with it with flickering lights and the lights turning on full brightness the 2 ...
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How can I fix an LED light running along my stairs?
First time buying a house and noticed one of my stairs light is not turning on (but all 6 other lights do turn on). I opened up the cover plate and I noticed that there are 3 wire nuts; 2 of which had ...
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How do I install mogul light fixtures?
Suppose I want to install mogul light fixture on my garage ceiling.
Can I simply connect the wires of the existing standard housing to mogul socket? Example: https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/171742/...
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Hanging light from pancake junction box
I’ve been slowly replacing the light fixtures in my home, and each one is completely unique (the joys of owning an old home).
I’m not seeing a spot to mount the crossbar on my new fixture to in the ...
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Overhead light fixture won’t unscrew
I managed to pull out the pull string on an overhead light fixture. I went to go unscrew the fixture and it only unscrews a little bit before hard stopping. It looks to me like there’s a wire ...
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Lights flickering in multiple rooms
This morning the lights in my living room stopped working, along with my bedroom lights flickering however lamps work when plugged into an outlet now connected to a switch, any ideas?
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GFCI and light fixture not working
I have a GFCI on the outside of home that I cannot push the test button to test and I replaced it. A new one is doing the same thing as well not allowed me to test I believe it is hooked up to a ...
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Replac'g 2 incandes. candelabra bulbs for new dimmable 5W LEDs on porch lt.They won't turn on. Work in lamp, however. Wall switch is elect. timer [closed]
FYI from OP: I don't NEED dimmer capability and won't use (they just happen to offer them this way). New LEDs are generic with very good reviews. Output of LEDs is supposed to be 40W equivalency. ...
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Is it normal for an LED bulb to become hot to the touch?
Overhead light was flickering. Opened it up and the old LED bulb in there was hot to the touch-- something I've never experienced with LED bulbs. This is a pretty old original fixture. Is there ...
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Does this attic insulation look like asbestos or mineral wool? [closed]
My house was built in 1962. I'm trying to replace a ceiling light fixture with a ceiling fan by retrofitting the hole. Unfortunately there seems to be quite a bit of this gray, stringy, slightly shiny ...
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Electric led lights kitchen ceiling replacement
These are lights in my kitchen ceiling track lights fixture. I want to have daylight
I am okay if the round shape has less bulbs - instead of 5 even 3 is okay
They connect to electricity by this pin ...
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New Light fixture with 7 bulbs
My electrician installed a new light fixture that has 7 LED bulbs. The bulbs hadn't arrived yet. They arrived today and when I put the first one in, it lit but as soon as I added the second neither ...
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In what order should I install the various washers for my ceiling light?
I am installing a new dome type ceiling light. I need to sandwich the washer and disc between the glass and nut (see pic). Which of the 2 should go first or rather be kissing the glass - plastic disc ...
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Cannot Remove Housing on Westmore Lighting Coventry 8.4-in W Hazelnut Bronze Outdoor Flush Mount Light
I purchased this light fixture from Lowe's and had it installed. It's time to change the bulb. I removed both the screws but the housing will not come off. I've pulled on it but it won't budge. I ...
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How can I remove the light from this recessed fixture?
I have recessed lights in my kitchen and all but one went out. It is a gimbal light that rotates left to right. I pulled the recessed light housing down but there's no way to open and remove the bulb (...
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Ceiling LED recessed light installation gone wrong
My contractor installed a recessed ceiling LED light. The metal box that comes with the light (pictures attached), he just kept it on the dry ceiling, covered by insulation cotton material. I am ...
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LFT to LED 4 foot Shop Light Conversion Ampacity Change?
Currently upgrading my lighting controls. Installed a Lutron Caseta Switch that is rated for 5A CFL/LED. Currently on that circuit there are 8 "LFT Shop Lights" with 2 bulbs each 4 footers. ...
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How to change a light switch with 3 sets of wiring
I have 3 sets of wires. The 3 grounds are together with a wire twist, the 3 neutrals (white wires)are tied together with an wire twist. 2 blacks are pig tailed and one is alone. No switch just a ...
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1 of 4 lights damaged on a ceiling fan
My ceiling fan has 4 lights. One of them popped last night and the glass came off but the screw part was still in there. I tried to remove it but ended up damaging the fixtures screw in part (real bad)...
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Severe degradation of insulation on newly-exposed ceiling fixture wires. How to proceed?
https://imgur.com/a/erIn0vd
After removing fixture from ceiling:
I was hoping to install a ceiling fan where a light fixture is. Now that it has been opened, I will hire an electrician to install it. ...
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What is the proper way to install and wire this outdoor light?
I have already installed this light, but feel like I am missing something and would like to make this a learning experience for myself and possibly others. This is the light in question:
My first ...
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Tried replacing T8 fluorescent with T8 LED, now fixture won't work
I bought a GE T8 17w LED replacement tube that claims to work in existing fixtures with electronic ballast.
I suspect the source of my problem is that I failed to follow the instructions (turn off the ...
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Jury rigged ceiling fixture with exposed wiring - what is this?
This was found in a 1920s house. There's a ceiling fan/light fixture, insulated(?) cord like you'd find on a floor lamp cord, going down the outside of the wall to a switch box, then a 2 prong wall ...
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What is this light fixture type? I have never seen it anywhere before. (North America)
A couple of these lights went out in my bathroom. Brought the light-bulb to HomeDepot where staffs there also couldn't identify it. No other markings found except for the "Type T Shielded" ...
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Is it ok to put a ceramic lamp holder (for high brightness LED) in between joists in basement?
In my small, unfinished, low basement are currently two fluorescent tubes as main lights. This is how it looks when I take a picture from the floor straight up to the ceiling of the basement:
I would ...
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Which old work ceiling box?
I need to replace the ceiling box for a light (old work). The issue is that it is an old home with lath and plaster ceiling and drywall added later on top. The hole is right next to a beam. It looks ...
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How to replace this light
Just trying to figure out if this is replaceable and diy (and if it is, how I replace it) or if it’s wired in and I need to contact my landlord to fix it
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Deflector add on for 4" led recessed light / wall wash / highlight or need to replace?
In my front entryway I have built-in nooks with recessed 4" led downlights inside the nook. I finally decorated the nooks and I want to keep lights on the lowest dimmer setting throughout the day ...
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How do I properly wire the replacement dimmer switch when the box has more wires than expected for single pole
I thought my over head light switch only controlled my overhead light. It is a dimmer switch that no longer dims so I want to replace it with a dimmer that will function.
When I removed the wall plate ...
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How do I unhook this connector?
See attached image. It's for a light kit for a ceiling fan. I have a new light kit--how do I disconnect this?
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Bathroom fixture with no junction box, centered near PVC pipe
I took off a bathroom fixture hoping to replace it, thinking it would be a simple job. Well it turns out there's no junction box. I could just wire things up and it'll work, but that doesn't seem ...
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HPS bulb voltage vs ballast voltage
If I have a 1000W HPS ballast that runs 120v through 277V and an HPS bulb that is 1000W and has nominal voltage of 250V and nominal amps of 4.7 amps. Will this bulb work properly with this ballast?
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How to remove this light box?
How do we change out this light? Can we just knock out the sides and then repair the ceiling? or is it possible that there is wiring in the sides? We want to install a light that is flush with ceiling....
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Floodlight Recommendation [closed]
I have a half acre backyard and I'm looking for ways to keep it bright enough since I host a lot of functions in the yard. I already have a Google Nest cam with floodlight and 3 lights that operate on ...
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Completely Re-Wiring a Three-Way Light Switch (Meross MSS550)
The Scenario: I've just discovered that the previous owners of my home did not care for electrical safety and wired the boxes in very dangerous ways
What I'm looking for: Assistance re-wiring the two ...
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confirm wiring question
I'm replacing a light fixture in my house and I want to be sure I'm doing it right. here's the diagram for the new fixture:
and here's what's going on in my ceiling:
I assume I'm connecting black to ...
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UK Light Changing Rose and too many wires
I'm trying to change a UK light ceiling rose in a 1920-30's house and after taking the old rose cover off, the wiring has thrown me. It looks like there's 3 of each live, neutral and earth, and some ...
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Why might my ceiling light be flickering?
I have two lights in my bedroom on the same circuit with a single switch. One of them (always the same one) will sometimes flicker to the point that it's strobing. It doesn't do it all of the time, ...
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Old ceiling junction box - no weight rating - can it hold ceiling fan?
I rent an apartment in an old building, likely 1920s. I would like to replace the ceiling light in our bedroom with a fan. The junction box has no weight rating on it, and seems so old that I’m afraid ...
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What could cause black residue on ceiling where a lightbulb had been?
I am moved into a very old house two years ago, and I have recently decided to go ahead and start replacing lightbulbs. Today I removed and 11 white light bulb from its place in a ceiling light, and I ...
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Light doesn’t come on if another one is on
I’m dealing with an issue as a result of a recent renovation. My bedroom light attached to a ceiling fan doesn’t turn on it the adjacent bathroom light is on.
Scenario 1 - it works
Both switches off
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How do I hook up this light fixture?
I had drywall work done recently, and the contractor said I just need to connect the black ceiling wires to the black lighting wire and the white ceiling wires with the white lighting wire. I did this,...
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Confused by outdoor light fixture wiring - two whites and one black
Hi folks. I’m attempting to replace a damaged light fixture on our outdoor (though covered) patio. I removed the old light fixture (power off at the breaker), and was surprised to find a few things:
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How should I connect to 3 black wires and 3 white wires coming from ceiling in old home [duplicate]
I removed an old light fixture (I believe original to the 1940 home) to find 3 black wires and 3 white wires. I didn’t pay attention to how they were wired to the light fixture before removing. I didn’...
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Should I hire an electrician or handyman to move some lights? [closed]
I have 2 ceiling lights in Wisconsin, USA that I would like to move slightly (one to be in the middle of our table and one to be in our entry way). Both lights need to move a few feet. This is not ...
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Is this chandelier installation safe?
I've just bought and installed this chandelier in my home's entryway with a vaulted ceiling (>12' high). Based on the spec sheet, the chandelier weighs 74lb, most of which seems to be in the ...
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