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    Best way to hook up pc fans/cooling fans to a diy T5HO light fixture

    Hi So im planning on turning my 24 inch T5HO light fixture into a 36 inch one since the ballast are powerful enough to do so and i was wondering what's the best way to hook up fans to the fixture. Ideally i want to integrate a temperature controller but that might be out of my skill. Any help...
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    Changing light fixture, RCD issues after

    Hi all, Over the weekend I swapped out a light fixture in a bedroom that had a Loop-in ceiling rose to a modern pendant light that had a choc block style terminal only. I used Wago connectors and Wago box to wire everything up and put it in the ceiling. Before doing any work I flipped all...
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    Light fixture doesn't work.

    I decided to replace the two regular light fixtures with new the dimmable ones. I removed the old ones and installed the new ones in place. For some reason, the fixture didn't work. Both of them are operational when they are not connected the light connection box. Then I decided to get a...
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    Single cable to both light fixture and switch boxes

    Hello all, I have an odd problem here and I am at a loss. I'm replacing a light fixture and dimmer switch on our dining room circuit. The problem I'm having is that both boxes only have one cable in them. (one black, white and ground). When I turn the breaker back on and use my tester...
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    220 Volt light Fixture in well house

    My parents have a small well house covering a tank and well pump. The house and well house were built in the 1960s and the pump/control panel is fed by a single electrical cable with 2 hots and a ground. They live in middle GA so it does not get very cold but does occasionally dip below...
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    Simple light fixture issue

    I bought and wired a simple Home Depot three led bulb chandelier. White black and copper wire. Wires connected. Turned fuse back on and light bulb came on but the wall switch will not turn the light off. Any thoughts?? Tried every switch around ( new house with no previous fixture as...
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    light fixture confusion

    This doesn't make sense to me. Replacing this light for a friend...from the light switch the live romex cable has BOTH neutral and hot connected together, with hot coming from the light fixture to complete. And the neutral from the fixture connected with the ground. I've never swapped something...
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    LED light fixture trouble connecting

    Hey electricians. Apologies for jumping on a question first round in but this LED light fixture is driving me slightly insane. It has a dimming/color temperature changing driver that also runs bluetooth via a remote. Driver IN has 3 wires: White - Neutral 1 Blue, 1 brownishpurple - Both...
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    Flickering Ceiling Fixture

    I'm a single woman. ;-) I live in an apartment. A few weeks ago the kitchen ceiling light fixture started flickering. I found out by accident that if I turned on the switch next to the kitchen switch (breakfast room) that the flickering stopped. The maintenance guy came out & spent a long time...
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    Cycling Voltage on light fixture

    I have a fan light fixture which I wired more than a year ago. It has three dimmable LED light bulbs on the bottom which recently started exhibiting strange behavior. Last week the lights started dimming and brightening on a regular cycle, roughly every 5 seconds. The lights will start our...
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    Light fixture wiring. (confused by voltages at junction box wires)

    I've got two black wires coming out of a junction box that I want to wire a light fixture to. One black wire has white tape on it. It always has voltage to ground so I think I can assume that's my 'L' or 'hot'. I've tried connecting these two wires to my light fixture wires (and the ground to...
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    Can I piggy back a bath fan light onto another bath light fixture?

    My problem is this: I have 2 sets of Romex 14/3 in my bathroom - one going to a light fixture, and one going to a bath fan unit (both set into the attic space). I am replacing the fan unit with another that has an integrated light (which we sorely need - the existing light fixture is poorly...
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    Installing Outdoor Hanging Light Fixture - Recessed Outlet Box

    Hello all, I am trying to install three new light fixtures (hanging lantern type) that will hang from the ceiling of an outdoor covered porch. The fixtures come with a cross bar that has preinstalled mounting screws with the threads pointing downwards. These threads are intended to go...
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    Flourescent T12 into an LED Fixture?

    Hello all, I'm hoping the experts can help answer a question for me... I need a new plug in light fixture over a work bench in my garage. I have a box of T12 bulbs because all my existing fixtures are T12 Fluorescent. It's nearly impossible to find a T12 fluorescent fixture, let alone a plug...
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    Bathroom fixture dimmed, then power out at all 5 fixtures

    Hello and thank you. I had a main bathroom fixture start a delay after flipping the switch, and coming on dim. After a couple days, none of the wired bathroom fixtures had power in either of my 2 bathrooms; 4 lights and 1 fan. The outlets still worked fine. There is a GFCI feeding the...
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    Fixture Wiring

    Installing light fixture with one black and one white to ceiling wires of 2 black and 2 white. One set of black and white wires are hot other is not. Only one switch that's not hot when tested. 120V How do I wire?
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    Buying an antique hanging light fixture with original wiring

    I am hoping to buy an antique (1929) plafonnier or hanging light fixture. It has not been rewired since it was first made and, despite living in France for over 40 years, I don't have the faintest idea where I could get it rewired and the equivalent of PAT tested. Can anyone advise me please?
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    What would cause this light fixture to flicker randomly?

    I have a two-light fixture in my kitchen. See this video showing the flickering. Here are the observations: Both light flicker at different times seemingly randomly 80% of the time they don't flicker It worked for many years Roughly 4 years ago it flickered for like a week then it stopped. The...
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    MR16 RGB led 5w bulb enclosed fixture

    Looking for recommendations for an affordable MR16 12vac 5w RGB led bulb for an enclosed fixture. I am installing fixtures in my pool cage in my lanai. I will need 10 bulbs.
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    How to fix or disable a photoelectric sensor in an exterior light fixture?

    How to fix or disable a photoelectric sensor in an exterior light fixture? Mine is broken in porch so that the bulb light never turns on regardless if is night time, Thanks Source URL: DIY Electrical Forum - https://www.electriciansforums.net/forums/diy-electrical-forum.64/

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