Articles about Lighting

The previous lights I took down must have been to heavy for the circular box in the ceiling and now the plaster has broken away and the box is low on one side…

I have 2 ceiling lights I want on a dimmer switch and a fan on a switch..

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…

If I am running a circuit for lights, as you go down the wiring path there are several switches 2-3 way and an end light switch controlling the lighting for separate rooms…

Electrical Question from Adrian about Electrical Wiring for Light Fixtures

I have 2 three-way switches for kitchen light that have worked fine since the beginning. However, recently the switches haven’t worked correctly…

would be OK to use in-house wiring from the GFI to the light on the pole…

Question: We have run a coax wire from one switch to an under cabinet light fixture and it works fine.

I have 2, 3-way switch setups each controlling 1 light fixture. I’d like to tie them together into a single 4 way system…

For a type B 60 Watt bulbs, can I use a type A bulb instead?

Retrofitting T12 or T8 to T5. Current fixtures utilize electronic ballast. Will T5 operate on existing ballast or require new…

A digital timer provides a set of contacts which are used for the control circuit of the main lighting contactor or lighting relay. The control circuit requires…

Yes it does matter where the power enters into the switch wiring. Actually that is just two scenarios, there are more, such as if the power enters at….

If the new timer is to take the place of the existing system then you either need to identify that system and….

Fully explained wiring instructions and wiring diagrams can be found here….

In order to answer this question you must first identify the configuration of your existing wiring configuration including….

This can be easily done using the 4-way switch wiring diagram, placing three 4-way switches between two…

Some light fixtures have junction boxes with limited space so they should not be used for distributing the circuit to other locations…

I replaced all eight 4 foot 32 watt bulbs. I replaced the wall light switch. The circuit breaker seems fine. I have electronic ballast but unlikely both fixtures ballast went at same time. What should I do next?

Question: When I turn on my upstairs bedroom ceiling fan, the light inside of my dining room hutch goes on. The light switch on the hutch is a hidden switch in the door hinge…you just touch the door hinge to turn the lights off & on.