How to Install Ceiling Light Fixtures : Connecting Light Fixture Wires

[wmalyska]

or any light over 10 lbs i belive

[wmalyska]

just for the diy, be aware that the box shown in this video would not be appropriate to support a fan.

[CAM221274]

thanks for the video. question: what do I do if my lamp fixture does not have colored wires?

[mshisha007]

I need you to show me the video when you nailed the box to the joist do I have enough room to hit both nail with hammer from the lather without hitting the drywall ?

or does it have to done from the attic

Why nobody speaks about this clearly or shows it in a video , is it a secret to everyone ?

[1waterfairy]

Do you have any videos showing how to install a light from a drop (false) ceiling? Thank you!

[gailmartindale]

I am still confused about the ground wire. If there is a grounding screw on the new light fixture, do you just attach the ground wire from the light fixture to the ground screw and forget about the ground wire that is coming out of the ceiling???

I am attempting to change my first light fixture ever, and I dont want to do anything wrong.

[DECOFRANCE]

@gailmartindale dont be confuse with the ground wire.. it will work without connecting the ground.. the main purpose of grounding in the equipments is for safety of the user. just in case the live/hot wire touch the metal casing of the equipment, the current flows to the ground. so the even you touch the equipment the current will not flow thru your body to the ground. in ac circuit, there is no problem interchanging the hot wire and nuetral.

[skullfoot]

are both bare wires hooked up to the green screw?

[luckikim]

i have a light fixture that does not have a black or white wire. there is a ground wire and two other wires that are silver....they are not bare. just the ground wire is. how do i connect a fixture with this configeration? thanks.

[braithwaite11]

lol.

[IfunyunsI]

the wiring in my house is pretty old and I'm taking out the fixtures and replacing them with new. on one of the lights i noticed that it wasn't attached to any grounding wiring. I'm just wondering whether it is necessary to ground a light. Yes, stupid question. but i have to ask

[DECOFRANCE]

@IfunyunsI dont be confuse with the ground wire.. it will work without connecting the ground.. the main purpose of grounding in the equipments is for safety of the user. just in case the live/hot wire touch the metal casing of the equipment, the current flows to the ground. so the even you touch the equipment the current will not flow thru your body to the ground. in ac circuit, there is no problem interchanging the hot wire and nuetral.

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[icovada]

@IfunyunsI no it's not, it's just for safety. If your house is old I am surprised it even has a ground wire

[midaztouch]

I don't have a white, a black, and a bare copper ground. I have 3 blacks twisted together, 3 grays twisted together, and a red and brown also twisted together. I think the gray is the hot one because only when the voltage tester is touching the gray does it light up (as long as it's touching one of the other wires too). What the heck shold I do? thanks.

[72devilz]

As this video and the associated videos provide clear and basic information, you are showing how to install a ceiling fixture in an opening far larger than the light box. Boxes need to be flush and tight with the sheetrock. Sheetrock is a fire barrier and when tight with the box will contain a short and keep sparks from entering the ceiling space above. Your video ignores this most basic safety compliance issue. If the light fixture shorts a fire will occur in the ceiling space above.

[amadcarrot]

Nice video- and nice lighting fixture.

A closeup of what you did with the wires before fitting them into the wire nuts would be helpful for the newbies like me, but great video overall. Thank you!