Light Fixture Wiring A Ceiling Light With 3 Wires

Using a wire cutter cut the length of the light fixture s electric wires to the length of the house wires.

Light fixture wiring a ceiling light with 3 wires.

Wire the new fixture in the box and mount it to the ceiling. Removing the old fixture i discovered 3 black wire 3 white wires and a ground. Wrap the copper or silver ground wires from the light fixture around the ground screw. I took out a light fixture in the basement with the intent of installing a new one which ive done before and i come across 3 sets of wires 3 black 3 white and 3 ground wires i didn t take a pic or mental note of how it was wired to the old fixture and now i m confused.

It is helpful to have someone to hold the fixture as you uncap the wires and remove any electrical tape. Use a phillips screwdriver to unscrew the mounting screws and bring down the light fixture. I was changing an old ceiling light fixture with a new one. Remove the old ceiling light.

Three wire supply cables generally carry red and black hot wires of 110 to 120 volts each with a single white neutral wire. A friend was replacing a light fixture in his bathroom and ran into something confusing a red wire in the electrical box along with the usual black and white wires. And when he hooked up his new light fixture he did what i would expect the majority of homeowners to do he connected the white wire on the fixture to the white wires in the box. I have a 3 wire black white ground power connecting to a switch coming into the box a 4 wire black white red a ground coming from the bathroom ceiling fan into the box i would like to add a 3rd switch for my light above the medicine cabinet how do i connect the power source to the 3rd switch.

Most light fixtures have two electrical wires with colored insulation and a copper ground wire. If necessary use wire strippers to remove the insulation from the light fixture s electric wires. While the light works it won t switch off at the switch only at the breaker. I connected black to black white to white with the new fixture that had one white one black and one ground.

An enthusiastic homeowner can save the cost of a professional by knowing which wires connect to which. Mount the electrical box in the ceiling with more madison bars and screws. Patch the wall where the temporary hole was cut. Every time i turn the switch on the breaker trips.

Untwist the fixture wires from the house wiring.