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Sat, Jun 20, 09 at 13:56
| I have a new light fixture I want to install. There are 3-4black, 3-4white, and 1 red wire coming from the ceiling. The product itself has 1 black, 1 white, and 1 striped wire. How should these be connected? I put black to black, white to white, and color to color and when I turn the electricity back on the light comes on BUT won't turn off. Could this be because of the dimmer panel on the wall? The new light is not a dimmer. Also, I'm wondering about the 3-4 black and white wires coming from the ceiling, do I need all of those connected? |
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| What do you mean "The new light is not a dimmer."? If it cannot be dimmed, you need a different switch. If it can be dimmed: You can bet the existing wiring needs to be connected as before. If left disconnected, something, or everything, on that circuit will no longer function. |
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- Posted by Mary(esme@vianet.on.ca) onSun, Feb 20, 11 at 13:58
| (OLD HOUSE) - Original wiring had a dimmer switch which controlled 2 separate ceiling lights (2 bulbs each). The switch was changed to a standard light-switch and one ceiling light was changed to a ceiling fan with lights. Now, we are attempting to change the other ceiling light to a new ceiling light with 3 bulbs. The ceiling wiring is different in that it has 1 black, and 4 off-white wires. The new fixture has 3 black & 3 white wires. We've connected the 3 new black to black & 3 new white to the white, attaching with proper connectors. What happens with the 3 extra white wires? |
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| You should have started a new thread, rather than posting on an old one. The title of the thread is confusing the issue. What happens with the 3 extra white wires? The go exactly where they were before you took the old fixture down. You DID make a drawing or take a photo, I hope. |
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