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How can you ground a porcelain light fixture with no ground screw and not mounted in a metal box or do you even have to if not what do you do with ground wire?
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Porcelain "keyless" fixtures do not have any designated ground screw, so, assuming there's a supply point "box" already in the ceiling or wall where the light is to be fixed, if there's more than one ground wire in the box, just bond all the ground wires together. "Bond" means "twist them together" or - and this is the best practice - use a simple electrical wiring connector to fix them together securely. Then make sure the ground wires won't be pressed hard against the coloured plastic insulation of any other wires in the supply point box when the light fixture is screwed down. In practice you just need to check they will stay nice and loose after you have shoved the ground wires back into the supply point box. IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
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REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
If you do this work yourself, always turn off the powerat the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND always use a meter or voltage indicator to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
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What is a keyless light fixture?
It is another name for a porcelain lamp holder. You don't see many porcelain ones any more they are now made of plastic. They are ceiling mounted and a bare light bulb just screws into them.
What do I attach the green wire from the light fixture to?
The green wire on the light fixture is a ground wire. If there is no ground wire in the conduit, the green wire should be attached to the metal box with a screw.
I am installing a kitchen light fixture in the ceiling. While pulling down the old fixture the green ground wire broke. The new Fixture has a green ground wire. Where do I ground it to now?
The fixture box should have a ground screw on the bottom of the box. Sometimes you have to move other wires out of the way to see it. Just reconnect the fixture ground wire to this screw.
Can you wire a light fixture to the wall without an electrical box.?
No. Most light fixtures are designed to be mounted on electrical boxes which are fixed to the building frame work. Mounting the fixture without a box leaves the connection open on one side to a combustible surface. If a problem arises with the connection and heat is generated a fire could start. A surface mounted fluorescent is allowed to be mounted without a box. This is because the connection to the ballast is made inside the metal enclosure of the fixture.
No ground wire from incoming outlet box. do I have to have one. This is for a light fixture in the bathroom?
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Where do you hook the ground wire on a porcelain light fixture on a metal box?
Connect the ground wire to the metal box.
What is a keyless light fixture?
It is another name for a porcelain lamp holder. You don't see many porcelain ones any more they are now made of plastic. They are ceiling mounted and a bare light bulb just screws into them.
Is is ok if the lighting fixture ground wire is wrapped around the bottom of the chain and the ground wire from the light box is connected to the ground screw on the mounting crossbar?
If you are referring to a porcelain or plastic ceiling light fixture most do not have a place to connect the ground wire. You cannot ground these type fixtures. Just connect the ground wire to the mounting crossbar and forget about connecting it to the light itself. It is on the ceiling and will never be touched unless you change the bulb and then you will have the switch in the off position. It is perfectly safe.
What are the example of lightning fixtures?
Types of lightning fixtures that can provide general ambient indoor are Chandelier, Ceiling mounted fixture, Wall-mounted fixture, Track light, Floor lamp, and table lamp.
What do I attach the green wire from the light fixture to?
The green wire on the light fixture is a ground wire. If there is no ground wire in the conduit, the green wire should be attached to the metal box with a screw.
I am installing a kitchen light fixture in the ceiling. While pulling down the old fixture the green ground wire broke. The new Fixture has a green ground wire. Where do I ground it to now?
The fixture box should have a ground screw on the bottom of the box. Sometimes you have to move other wires out of the way to see it. Just reconnect the fixture ground wire to this screw.
Can you run power from a light fixture to another light fixture?
Yes. Connect Black to Black, White to White and bare ground wires together.
What if the light fixture has two copper house wires?
If you mean 2 bare copper wires those are the ground wires. Tie them together and then connect the light fixture ground wire which will be green or bare copper to those ground wires.
How do you change light bulbs in flush mounted ceiling fixtures with no center screw?
the fixture should either have side mounted screws or should twist off
How are outdoor wall lights mounted?
A baton, or other fixture is first fixed to the outdoor wall, usually with masonry nails of screws. The light fixture itself is then attached to this baton.
Can you wire a light fixture to the wall without an electrical box.?
No. Most light fixtures are designed to be mounted on electrical boxes which are fixed to the building frame work. Mounting the fixture without a box leaves the connection open on one side to a combustible surface. If a problem arises with the connection and heat is generated a fire could start. A surface mounted fluorescent is allowed to be mounted without a box. This is because the connection to the ballast is made inside the metal enclosure of the fixture.
Is a fluorescent light grounded?
If you are talking about the lamp then the answer is no. If you are talking about the fluorescent fixture, it should be. It is the fixture grounding that helps the tube to ignite. because of the close proximity to the metal of the fixture. There are many occasions when the fixture will not operate, but as soon as the ground is connected the fixture operates fine.
