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Installing Track Light Wiring
How to Install Electrical Wiring for a Track Light and Switch
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Electrical Wiring for Post Lights
Electrical Wiring and Fixture Checks for Post Lights: I have a post light that isn’t working. There is power coming through the post wires.
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Cool Start Fixture Ballast Problems
How to Solve Static Electricity Noise
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Electrical Codes for Lights and Outlets
Does either a national or state electrical code require that smallest allowable gauge wire is 12-gauge…
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Add Lighting to Brighten Up Your Bedroom
I have an existing circuit in my bedroom and want to add lighting with switches in the closet. I figure I need to add a junction box and connect into the existing circuit….
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Wall Sconce Switch Electrical Wiring Diagram
I need a wiring diagram for a wall sconce with a pull chain switch and an outlet not controlled by the switch.(hot) Only two wires coming from the wall…
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Heavy Light Fixtures and Ceiling Boxes
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…
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Be Careful With Light Fixture Conversions
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…
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Calculate Electrical Circuits for Lights and Outlets
Can I use a 12 gauge wire for 7 outlets and 12 lights…
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Electrical Question about Under Cabinet Lights Wiring Problem
Question: We have run a coax wire from one switch to an under cabinet light fixture and it works fine.
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Can I Convert Two 3-Way Switched Lights To Be One 4-Way Setup?
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…
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Electrical Question about Wiring for Three Way Switches
I am trying to wire a single pole switch and a 3 way switch into 1 switch Box. I believe the power comes in from the single light into…
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Will T5 Lamps Work With A T12 Electronic Fixture Ballast?
Retrofitting T12 or T8 to T5. Current fixtures utilize electronic ballast. Will T5 operate on existing ballast or require new…
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How To Wire a Digital Timer For a Lighting Control Panel
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…
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Removing a Ceiling Fan Which Wire To Use For The New Light?
I would select the one that is closest to the door, whatever that color ends up being. Just be sure to…
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Installing a programmable timer for an existing lighting system
If the new timer is to take the place of the existing system then you either need to identify that system and….
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