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Electrical help
Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:18 am
Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:18 am
Installing a ceiling light where a ceiling fan used to be.
New light fixture is a 2 bulb set up. It has 3 white wires bundled together, 1 black wire and a ground wire.
The ceiling fixture has 2 white and 2 black wires.
I tried to tie a white to white and black to black and of course the ground.
Blowed fuse.
Should I just tie the 3 fixture whites with 1 ceiling white and the fixture black with 1 ceiling black. And cap the remaining ceiling black and whites and not use them?
Thx for your inputs.
New light fixture is a 2 bulb set up. It has 3 white wires bundled together, 1 black wire and a ground wire.
The ceiling fixture has 2 white and 2 black wires.
I tried to tie a white to white and black to black and of course the ground.
Blowed fuse.
Should I just tie the 3 fixture whites with 1 ceiling white and the fixture black with 1 ceiling black. And cap the remaining ceiling black and whites and not use them?
Thx for your inputs.
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Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:38 am to AU1960
What wires are at the wall/ ceiling? Does your ceiling fan have a switch on the wall for the light and a switch on the wall for fan?
Posted on 11/18/19 at 7:56 am to AU1960
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Blowed fuse.
Did you blow a fuse or trip a breaker? The answer to this question can also give us an idea of the age of your home. I haven’t seen a single home use fuses since before I was born (and I’m 30).
The easiest way to figure out the wiring situation is to get up in the attic and trace the wires. Of course, only do it if you feel comfortable, but I’ve seen some very interesting wiring methods in even modern homes.
Posted on 11/18/19 at 9:06 am to AU1960
How was the ceiling Fan wired? Did ceiling fan have a light? If it only had one switch then you should wire new light the same as ceiling fan was wired. You can ground to the mounting box.
This post was edited on 11/18/19 at 9:07 am
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