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What's the best position for under-cupboard lighting?
In our kitchen, we have relatively low upper cabinets compared to many. It was quite dark underneath, despite good ceiling light, because there were no under-counter lights. What I did to help ...
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Ceiling fan light has "MAX 9w LED" sticker, but doesn't mention incandescent
You mean "the particular 9W light which I selected does not output enough lumens to light the room to my satisfaction". Okay.
What you actually want is lumens of light.
The apocryphal ...
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LED "Can" lights not working all over my house
I realize you're used to buying "light bulbs" - just as your grandfather bought "vacuum tubes" for the radio and TV. However, then transistors came along, which were a solid-state,...
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What's the best position for under-cupboard lighting?
By having them at the back, whilst the wiring is easier to implement, the throw of the light is coming from the wrong side - it's throwing light toward you, not illuminating the front of anything you ...
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How can I evaluate solar panels to power night lights in areas that don't get direct light?
Maybe explore Power over Ethernet (POE) as an option. If the run is under 100 metres (328 feet) from the barn then you can get up to 15 watts per run of cable. All you need is a POE injector per ...
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LED dimming light fixtures
Absolutely. The magic of. 0-10V is that it can control lights on
different AC power branches
different circuits
different panels
different services
different voltages (120V vs 277V)
You name it.
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Can I run a flexible cord between a ceiling-mounted LED light and wall outlet?
This should be OK, as long as all cords are not in walls or ceiling - i.e., you can't put in a true ceiling fixture and poke the cord up into the ceiling next to the fixture.
However, a better choice ...
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LED "Can" lights not working all over my house
How do I get it out?
Completely remove screws outlined in yellow
Insert thin sharp object like kitchen knife, x-acto, box cutter... on blue arrow to cut the paint sticking the fixture to the ceiling....
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Trying to replace my vanity light
When you are doing a direct replacement (e.g., light fixture for light fixture, even if the new one is fancy, new and LED instead of old and incandescent) you normally only have to be concerned with ...
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What could be causing the voltage drop in light sockets of my bedroom
Whoever wired your lights did a no-no
Basically, whoever wired your lights decided to "bootleg" neutral (the 0 point in 120-0-120 split phase power) off of the grounding system (or connect ...
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How to replace a 2-Gang 1-Way Light Switch with a 2-Gang 2-Way
It's not that critical. Both of these are "2-way"(US: 3-way) switches and yours is wired as 1-way.
You can see where the switches are split left to right, they do a pretty good job on both ...
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How to replace a 2-Gang 1-Way Light Switch with a 2-Gang 2-Way
Your old switch is wired as 2-gang 1-way but is actually a 2-gang 2-way switch with a rather less obvious layout than your new 2-gang 2-way switch.
On your new switch each gang has an L terminal which ...
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Recessed LED lighting for under 7 foot ceiling
I ended up going with TWELVE (4 x 3) 4-in lights on a dimmer (link). The room can get very bright thats okay because I plan to primarily use the space for a makerspace which needs good lighting. The ...
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How can I calculate how many lumens per foot an LED strip will emit?
Lumen-per-watt efficiency varies wildly by the quality of the LED. It also varies by the current through the LED - LEDs are more efficient at lower current, and less efficient when driven near their ...
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Switch with weird voltages and wiring
I suspect you have two independent switch loops.
But let's put that to the test.
I think there are 4 pairs of wires that should be tested. (crossing cables is a mistake).
Black and white in the /2 ...
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Switch with weird voltages and wiring
So what you have here is almost certainly a switch loop and a three-way switch.
The top cable /2 white is the constant hot from the fixture and the top cable black is the switched hot. Those go on one ...
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Ceiling fan light has "MAX 9w LED" sticker, but doesn't mention incandescent
From the manual for this model (52-831-5RV-SN): "This unit is equipped with a wattage limiting device. Lamping in excess of 190 watts will disable your ceiling fan's light kit. To reset your ...
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What's the right way to bypass non-functional ballast in bathroom exhaust?
Is the area that the ballast is in the same as where the branch circuit wire enters the fixture? As long as the terminations are enclosed inside the fixture in an area that was designed to house them, ...
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How do I fix this 2-way switch wiring?
This looks like the older UK style of 2-way wiring, where the switched terminals of each switch are connected together and then the common terminals are run separately to a junction box. The switched ...
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