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OT Electricians----Replacing light fixture in bathroom ?
Posted on 12/8/14 at 6:48 am
Posted on 12/8/14 at 6:48 am
Replacing a flourscent light fixture to a 4 lightbulb fixture. Ballast in old one bad. 2 cables coming into box in wall. Cable 1=white,black, ground.....Cable 2= white,black,red,and ground. Capped Red, and hooked fixture Black to Black & White to White. Light is now on, but lightswitch on wall will not cut off...Any ideas and TIA !!
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Posted on 12/8/14 at 6:53 am to w1ldlfe
You hooked it up wrong
Posted on 12/8/14 at 7:07 am to w1ldlfe
quote:
Light is now on, but lightswitch on wall will not cut off
Then the only possible scenarios are that:
1. you didn't connect the new light to the wires running from that light switch
B. the light switch is bad (allowing current to constantly travel through switch)
Posted on 12/8/14 at 7:21 am to w1ldlfe
Was the red wire used on the old fixture?
This post was edited on 12/8/14 at 7:22 am
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