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Wiring Light Fixtures

Wiring light fixtures is simple if you know the right steps. AsktheBuilder.com host Tim Carter demonstrates how to wire a light fixture or ceiling light. His tips will allow you to wire up a light quickly and safely.

26 Responses to Wiring Light Fixtures

  • thegalster1888 says:

    drumboi doesnt matter if its a dimmer or a normal switch , only time u cant use a dimmer is with low volt lighting , doesnt concern which way its wired , my advice to u is to get a qualified electrician

  • staistun says:

    have u guys ever heard of green and yellow sleeving for the earth wire how can u have bares cores showing irrespective of their function

  • AsktheBuilder says:

    Direct this question to the National Fire Protection Association.

  • cookmydinner says:

    haha…I think thats checkmate! Keep doin what your doin Bob!

  • corleones84 says:

    u can use a dimmer on low voltage downlights

  • corleones84 says:

    haha

  • TarahKatherine says:

    The wires on my light fixture are yellow and the ones i am connecting to are black and white, how do i know which ones i am suppose to link them to?

  • beau5757 says:

    not twin+earth??? (metal light fitting)

  • mattyice11 says:

    those are counterfit breakers u showed! u gotta get them changed out, go on google and search square d counterfit circuit breakers and you will see.

  • AsktheBuilder says:

    You are 100 percent wrong. Actually 150 percent wrong. The Square D breakers in this video were sent to me by the manufacturer.

  • mattyice11 says:

    ohh, ok. They looked like them cause Ive seen the counterfit ones, and the “D” part on them is not colored yellow like they are now, same as the amp rating, that is colored white now. . when where those installed?

  • AsktheBuilder says:

    Those breakers were installed in 1986.

  • mattyice11 says:

    Ohh ok, thats why they looked counterfit, sorry for tha trouble haha.

  • Dedendwight says:

    We are replacing a ceiling fan with a chandelier. When we connected everything the wall light switch won’t turn the light off. What did we do wrong, or miss?

  • twoodaz says:

    I have the same issue. I can not get the light to turn off after removing a ceiling fan. Thoughts???…

  • 8OoO8 says:

    I installed a dual bulb with black and white wires and ground. all wires were connected color coded and now they are always on. Any suggestions?

  • tchhom says:

    if it has more than one bare ground copper wires, which is save to touch ?

  • BumbleBea84 says:

    how many ground wires should there be? i only saw one in video..good video though

  • babu111ca says:

    Hi I have a question, I want to install a light that i bought. It has black, white, and green/yellow wire. I connect white to white, black to black, and green/yellow with the copper wire from the ceiling. I thought it’s right, but when I turn on the light it blows up, I can see dark burn outs in the light box and wires. What went wrong?

  • agricolae101 says:

    did you get any suggestions on this?

  • jsellers224 says:

    What wires do I connect in the light to get the switch to work properly? The way I have it now when I turn the light off I trip the breaker. The switch seems to be at the end of the string the way it is set up. But it was able to control a socket. I want to control the light I installed now.

  • sk8er4life411 says:

    the green/yellow wire is ur ground wire. dont connect it to the other copper wire thats there. wrap it around a screw thats in the fixture like he did in the video

  • lilc0051 says:

    thanks this helped me!!!

  • raleboeuf says:

    I have a pull string light fixture that I want to change so that I can turn it on via a wall switch. It is in a closet so I don’t care if the wire is visable and that the switch box is mounted on the outer wall. (As opposed to being hidden inside the dry wall.) How do I wire this up?

  • je0p says:

    good job splicing the wires before screwing on the wire nuts

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