Articles about Garage Lights

Electrical Wiring for a New Garage Light

By Dave Rongey

How to Wire a Garage Light Fixture and Switch: Description of electrical wiring for a garage light fixture and switch.

Tags: garage light, light fixture and switch, light socket, light stays on, switch does not work, wall switch

Light Switch Wiring For A Garage

By Dave Rongey

How to Install Garage Wiring: Installing electrical wiring for a garage to provide power for receptacle outlets, lighting and switches.

Tags: garage wiring, install garage wiring, light fixture, light fixtures, wire a switch, wire garage lights

How to Install Wiring for Garage Lighting

By Dave Rongey

How Can Add a Light Fixture to the Existing Light? Electrical Wiring for Additional Light Fixtures.

Tags: electrical wiring, garage electric wiring, garage light fixtures, garage wiring, how to add a light fixture, parallel wiring, series wiring, wire a garage light, wiring garage lights

Identifying Light Fixture Wiring

By Dave Rongey

How to Identify and Repair Light Fixture Wiring Problems: The original fixture was wired using the sets of screws as terminals or a junction. Removing these wires and creating a color to color splice or matching the original terminal wiring configuration, then adding the wires from the new fixtures and installing a wire connector should work just fine.

Tags: electrical troublleshooting, electrical wiring, junction box, light fixture, light fixture wiring

Adding Garage Lights and Switch

By Dave Rongey

How to Install Garage Lights and the Light Switch Wiring

Tags: electrical question, electrical wiring, garage light, garage wiring, the electrician

Be Careful With Light Fixture Conversions

By Dave Rongey

I am trying to use a 100watt metal halide bulb in a normal lamp fixture, and am wondering if there is any way to do this with the correct modifications…

Tags: electrical safety, fixture, Lighting, wiring

Home Electrical Wiring and Electrical Repairs

Please Note:
Unless otherwise posted, please refer to the following Guidelines when working on Electrical Projects:

Skill Level:
Intermediate to Advanced - Electrical Repairs and Circuit Wiring is Best Performed by a Certified Electrician or Licensed Electrical Contractor.

Electrical Tools Required:
Basic Electricians Pouch of Hand Tools, a Voltage Tester and a Multi Meter.

Estimated Time:
Depends on personal level experience, ability to work with tools, work with electrical wiring, and the available access to the project area.

Precaution:
Identify the project circuit, turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with the wiring.

Important:
Modifying existing electrical circuits or installing additional electrical wiring should be done according to local and National Electrical Codes, with a permit and be inspected.