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Posted by Bud-- on April 18, 2006, 1:26 pm
CJ wrote:
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> There was an old ceiling fan/light with a pull chain in which I took
> off a week ago. There is a switch in the wall that also controls the
> light. When I connected the new light wires (no fan - two 60 watt
> bulbs) to the fixtures light wires (two old wires look the same) and
> the wall switch wires (14/2) and turned the power on, the ceiling light
> bulbs stayed on all the time when the wall switch is off. When I
> turned the wall switch on it tripped the breaker in the downstairs
> panel.
>
> There were only two wires coming from the ceiling, so I figured one was
> hot and one was neutral. Maybe, they were connected to the outlet in
> the wall?
>
> Any ideas how I miswired this light?
>
If I am reading right you have wired:
--------------------------O------------------------
"fixture light wires" | to switch
(power supply) light
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--------------------------O------------------------
It should be wired:
--------------------------O------------------------
"fixture light wires" to switch
(power supply)
O------------------------
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light
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--------------------------O
The NEC requires the top supply wire to be the hot wire (typically
black) and the bottom supply wire to be the neutral (white).
With Romex to the switch - top wire white taped/marked black, bottom
wire black.
The connections are required to be in a junction box which the light
fixture is secured to.
If this looks wrong inquire further.
bud--
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> off a week ago. There is a switch in the wall that also controls the
> light. When I connected the new light wires (no fan - two 60 watt
> bulbs) to the fixtures light wires (two old wires look the same) and
> the wall switch wires (14/2) and turned the power on, the ceiling light
> bulbs stayed on all the time when the wall switch is off. When I
> turned the wall switch on it tripped the breaker in the downstairs
> panel.
>
> There were only two wires coming from the ceiling, so I figured one was
> hot and one was neutral. Maybe, they were connected to the outlet in
> the wall?
>
> Any ideas how I miswired this light?
>