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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Outdoor Farm Yard Pole Lamp Intermittently on
Barn yard light on a pole is going off and on. Supposed to be on in the evening and off in the day but this is not always the case when it's raining or windy. There's a switch inside that turns it off ...
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Replacing LED lamps with different Lumens
I need to replace an LED lamp. On the lamp I see:
400lm 6W 67lm/W 32mA
I have some lamps in storage that say: 345 Lumen/4.7Watt = 50Watt
If I understand correctly I could replace the lamp with the one ...
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3 sets of wires, now what?
I removed an old medicine cabinet with a light fixture that I was surprised to find had an exposed and unsecured work box (maybe this is unsurprising to those who know what they’re doing; I thought it ...
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Pair of Pendants - One flickers then fails, but not right away; second bulb, second switch
When we remodeled the bathroom 7 years ago, we installed a pair of pendants over the vanity operated on the same switch. Last spring, the lefthand pendant began to flicker, then go off, then go on, ...
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How do I fix the wiring for smart switches?
I recently bought a house that was built in 1972. The wiring is old and sometimes wrong from years of DIY mods and renovations. I am comfortable with mechanical and electrical work but I'm not an ...
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Mounting Sconces to old junction box in wall
I know this has been covered a bit a few years ago, but that thread didn't give me much.
I am replacing some old sconces in my 1920s house, plaster and lath walls. There is lead paint in there ...
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Bathroom fan odor counteractant replacement
What I'm working on: https://imgur.com/a/uxRZesI
I am replacing this Broan-nutone bathroom "odor counteractant" fan that doesn't vent out of the bathroom. It has a smelly puck that the fan ...
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How to diagnose flickering lights in house
My house has been experiencing flicking lights and I'm trying to diagnose the cause. The issue is not contained to a singular circuit. Also, there does not seem to be a consistent condition under ...
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How to install light fixture / receptacle to a light switch that isnt being used?
I have no light fixture or even a spot in my living room ceiling for light but I have a working light switch that isn't connected to anything.
Is there a way I can install a light fixture/ ceiling fan ...
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How to connect an outlet across the room to the light switch by the door
How do i connect an outlet across the room to the light switch by the door. The light switch by the door only controls a ceiling fan and light fixture in the fan. I want the light switch to control an ...
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How can I replace this bathroom vanity light?
I had to hold my phone above the glass cups and take this pic. I am not sure how to remove. The glass cups cannot be removed as the bulbs seem to hold them down. I may need to use more force, but ...
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Installation of a regular ceiling light where a ceiling fan was
New fixture has black, white and ground. The ceiling fixture has 2 sets of cables. One is black, white, and ground. The other has black, red, white, and ground. I have tried every combo, the light ...
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5 white wires in a ceiling light fixture
I live in half of a duplex built in the 80s. In my kitchen I replaced the ceiling light for an LED one. It doesn't come on right away, not sure why. The problem is that there are 5 white wires in the ...
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Light fixture with 4 sets of wires
I am replacing lights in our house, most of which are straightforward. Lights being mounted have typical black/white/earth connections.
Then I ran into this one. Part of the problem was the old ...
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How do I get the ceiling light to turn back on?
I attempted to install a ceiling light in my bedroom. There was a pre-installed light box, covered with a plastic disc, containing a black wire, a white wire, and a ground wire. When I installed the ...
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How to mount this vintage european sconce?
This european sconce seems to just have a sort of cross-bar for mounting. I assume there's some kind of hook that attaches to the wall to grab the cross bar. The closest thing I can find is this, but ...
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Ceiling light fitting only has negative and ground connections, how it is working?
I went to replace the light fitting in our kitchen (UK). After taking the fitting off, it looks like two negative wires are going into the fitting (three wires from the ceiling, two joined, two into ...
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Best way to install a ceiling fan with a surface-mounted junction box
I am buying an apartment where a previous owner added a chandelier using a surface-mounted ceiling junction box and surface-mounted conduit (in other words, nothing is inside the ceiling.) I'd like ...
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Can you wire a second light to have constant power from a switch?
I have a ceiling light on a dimmer. A second light is also wired in that is also controlled by the dimmer. Is there any way for me to convert this second light to constant power for a ceiling fan ...
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Breaker trips after replacing light
3 black wires 3 white wires one black wire is always hot unless the breaker is off. When I wired the light connecting the 3 black wires to the light and connecting 3 whites together . Turning the ...
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HELP - installing Chinese light fixture with wire colors that don't match!
I have an LED light fixture (from China) with only 2 wires, white and yellow. My existing wires coming from the old fixture are white and black. Should I connect white to white and the yellow to black?...
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Wiring a new light fitting (pre 2004 wiring)
I am trying to wire a light fitting. I have 3 green (earth), 3 red (live) and 3 black (2 neutral and 1 switch live). I have identified the black cable that is the switch live. I have put the switch ...
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Dual switch light stopped working
This is an old house (c. 1900)
The wiring looks modern but could have been installed by amateur
I think it is wire by the "alternate" 2 way method as described here
I installed a new ...
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What to do about this light fixture mounting?
This is a wall sconce. I discovered that it is simply hanging on a bent nail. Behind it (it simply lifts off the nail) there is what appears to be a standard lamp cord. This is wire-nutted to the ...
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Is this chandelier incorrectly wired?
After moving into my house I noticed that the chandelier light appeared to have a short in it, I've been avoiding switching the light on until I could take a look at what's going on. When I got up ...
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Rewiring a Pendant Lamp - Cannot Get Nut and Washer off Lamp Nipple/Bolt
I purchased a pendant lamp for my kitchen, but it arrived with a cord 20" shorter than advertised. I want to rewire it with a longer cord, but I can't figure out how to disassemble the lamp.
The ...
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Ceiling light fixture bracket
I am trying to replace the existing light with a new led flush mount. The junction box looks really big (6.5in) and it doesn’t have any holes in straight opposite direction to screw in the mounting ...
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Finding light bulbs that work properly with "2-way" lamps
I recently thrifted a pair of lamps and am having trouble finding proper light bulbs for them. Although most all lamps I'm familiar with either have a binary on/off or a three-way off/low/medium/high, ...
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Trash or Recycle Old Halogen Under Cabinet Light Fixtures
I have these Westek lights that I replaced. I'd rather not trash them, but I'm not really sure they're recyclable. Or, maybe it's one of those things where I'd have to go through the hassle of taking ...
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Can I replace a 60W high output fluorescent tube with a regular 40 watt tube?
Can I replace a 60W high output fluorescent tube with a regular 40 watt fluorescent tube?
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Is it possible to use this light socket for a projector? (EU)
I've moved into a home in Sweden and there's a light socket installed high on a wall, pictured here. The socket takes small plug designed especially for light fixtures, like this. I want to use this ...
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Light Installation
I'm replacing flush mount lights in my house and when I pulled down the old fixture, there was insulation in the box. I had to remove it to find and connect the ground wire. Should I replace it or ...
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My new ceiling fan's remote won’t connect to the transmitter when attached to the ceiling plate
We purchased a Fanimation ceiling fan which wouldn’t work. The company sent us a new receiver and remote but it still didn’t work. They then sent a whole new ceiling fan which works when the unit is ...
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Fault-finding an illuminated bathroom mirror that won't light
I have an old illuminated bathroom mirror which has ceased illuminating. Before it stopped working, it would sometimes take a while to illuminate after pulling the toggle switch; now the switch still '...
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How to change bulb base in ceiling light?
House built in 2007, I unscrewed the glass cover to change out weak lights and found out the right side is using a smaller bulb base than the one on the left. Is it an easy fix to change the right ...
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How to disribute spotlights to provide best light results?
I'm working on wiring spotlights for my basement, which includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a hall. Each room has different dimensions.
For example, I have a rectangular room ...
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Ceiling wiring for pendant lamp
Trying to connect a pendant light with one blue, one red, and one green/yellow wire.
Picture of my ceiling: Copper wire, Black single wire, two white wires (they were connected, and I found later one ...
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Ceiling box has two reds and two blacks - how to wire this?
I have a three or maybe four way switch to a ceiling box. I guess a ceiling fan was there before we moved in. But since we moved in the previous owner just put up a light fixture and removed the ...
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5 wires for ceiling light?
I removed an old fluorescent bulb fixture to replace it with an LED fixture.
I have 5 wires coming out of the ceiling. I can tell which is the ground. Of the remaining 4, 1 is black, 1 is white and ...
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Exterior mounting box for replacement porch light
I have lap siding with 1/2" depth and 6-5/8" to the weather and need a mounting block for a replacement porch light. There's a 3" electrical mounting box behind the siding. Where can I ...
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How does my light fixture work and how can I replace it?
We just bought a house and aren’t loving the light fixture. I know most light fixtures you can replace yourself Or a company to do it for a small fee. However, ours is definitely a DIY situation from ...
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I couldnt find this at Home Depot. What should I use to replace it? [closed]
Home Depot doesn't carry these. I am not familiar with these and have never replaced one. Seems pretty easy to replace though. More concerned with brand and quality. I am not sure if I should buy the ...
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Chandelier will only work with one type of bulb?
I have a chandelier that takes 6 candle bulbs. I was replacing a lightbulb and it kind of popped, now the chandelier will only work with the three remaining bulbs that were opposite of the pop. BUT, ...
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How can I remount an exterior light fixture detached by wind?
I have a little exterior light fixture on my outbuilding that recently blew off in high winds. The light still works, so the electrics didn't get damaged. It looks like it was just held on with two ...
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What is this around this ceiling light? [duplicate]
Things that have recently been performed in this area:
removal of popcorn ceiling
installation of ceiling light
The area directly above this on the roof does not seem obviously in poor repair.
Any ...
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Finding right screws for electrical box
I'm trying to install a new ceiling light replacing an old fan. The light fixture is around 8 lbs in weight. The issue I'm running into is that I cannot find the right screws to use with this ...
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Lamp hanging on gypsum acoustic panel [closed]
I am thinking of adding a Philips Ensis to my dinner room, but the ceiling has acoustic panels on it. I am not sure what the material is, but I think it is gypsum.
Can it be done? I would really like ...
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Replacing light bulb in flat fixture
I just purchased a new home and am in the repair process and one or two of the light fixtures appear to require bulb replacements. I was able to twist the main cover off of the fixture but underneath ...
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Convert hardwired pendant to plug in
I bought a pendant light that is meant to be hardwired and I would like to convert it to a plug in light ( as I have no existing box in the ceiling). I have read that table lamps are not grounded ...
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Can you identify/explain the wiring in my bathroom based on this diagram?
I'm in USA. I'm changing an old bathroom light/exhaust fan out. The image below is of the ceiling, and the connection to the light/fan.
Image of how switch is wired. Not of actual switch
Cables/...
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