Checks to Make for Lighting Fixture Failures
[ad#block] Electrical Troubleshooting: I recently bought a house built in 1954.
I took down an old florescent fixture in the kitchen and put up a new light fixture. The fixture is not florescent, however it does use halogen bulbs. It was a basic installation – black to black, white to white and ground to case. Once it was installed, we found out that the switch to turn it on and off no longer turns it on and off. It worked just fine on the florescent fixture. The switch box itself is still functioning – we took another switch from another room and tried it in that location. Any suggestions?
This electrical question came from: Elizabeth, a Homeowner from Silver Spring, MD
Additional Comments: Great site. Thank you so much for offering answers to so many common problems!
Dave’s Reply:
Thanks for your electrical troubleshooting question Elizabeth.
Electrical Testing to Help Repair Lighting Fixture Failures
Here are a few items to check to help get your fixture working:
Check the light switch with a continuity tester.
Make sure all your wiring connections are correct.
Check to make sure the circuit is working.
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Kitchen Electrical Wiring Requirements
This wiring diagram and pictures explain the basic kitchen electrical code wiring requirements required for most new or remodel projects.
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Checks to Make for Lighting Fixture Failures
[ad#block] Electrical Troubleshooting: I recently bought a house built in 1954.
I took down an old florescent fixture in the kitchen and put up a new light fixture. The fixture is not florescent, however it does use halogen bulbs. It was a basic installation – black to black, white to white and ground to case. Once it was installed, we found out that the switch to turn it on and off no longer turns it on and off. It worked just fine on the florescent fixture. The switch box itself is still functioning – we took another switch from another room and tried it in that location. Any suggestions?
This electrical question came from: Elizabeth, a Homeowner from Silver Spring, MD
Additional Comments: Great site. Thank you so much for offering answers to so many common problems!
Dave’s Reply:
Thanks for your electrical troubleshooting question Elizabeth.
Electrical Testing to Help Repair Lighting Fixture Failures
Here are a few items to check to help get your fixture working:
Check the light switch with a continuity tester.
Make sure all your wiring connections are correct.
Check to make sure the circuit is working.
kitchen electrical
Kitchen Electrical Wiring Requirements
This wiring diagram and pictures explain the basic kitchen electrical code wiring requirements required for most new or remodel projects.
Troubleshooting Wiring
Troubleshooting Electrical Wiring
Licensed Electrician Reveals the Secrets of Successful Electrical Troubleshooting Methods used to solve the majority of the home electrical problems and wiring failures encountered.
You identified your project to be about Light Switch Wiring, so you might find this information useful:
Light Switch Wiring
Wiring a Light Switch – Diagram 1
Fully explained pictures and wiring diagrams about wiring light switches describing the most common switches starting with photo diagram 1.
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