Articles about Lighting

Our bathroom dimmer switch had sparks. The electrician who repaired it blamed it on force that damaged the metal plate…

I accidentally screwed a metal screw in to a fixture wire and the light stopped working. I back the screw out and put black tape on the wire where I damaged it, turned on, but it still will not turn on…

I have a light switch that controls two lights, how do i separate them so i can have two separate light switches?

I want to convert a brand new hard wire fixture to a plug in – is this safe to do?

Can you use a dimmer switch on a compact florescent light…

Why LED lamp, in my house, glow dim light continuously after switch off the light…

I was attempting to change a light switch in the kitchen. After taking the old one off I realized that there are more wires than I am used to seeing…

installed your typical wired puck style under the cabinet lights 6 mos ago, and they work fine. They are controlled via dimmer…

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.