Install Light Chandelier
March 11, 2011 by admin
Filed under Kitchen Accessories
Mark Donovan of HomeAdditionPlus.com shows how to install a light chandelier in a kitchen.
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Yes, I would probably tie both the green and bare copper wires together and feed them to the ground wire in the ROMEX.
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The green wire is just like the black and the white wires and the bare cooper wire is attached to the metal portion of the light fixture. The instructions are vague, but it says the green wire is a ground wire. Do i connect both the green wire and the bare cooper wire to the bare cooper wire coming from the ceiling?
I’m not sure why there is a GREEN and a BARE wire coming out of the light fixture. Are there any directions with the light fixture that you can check for a definition on the wires? Can you see if the green or bare wire are somehow attached to the metal light fixture chassis. The one that is should be the wire that you connect to the ground wire in the ROMEX cable.
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A total of four wires; black, white, green and bare cooper wire. And I only have three wires coming from the ceiling; black, white and bare cooper. I’ve got the black and white wire matched up but I am stuck on the remaining wires.
My ceiling light fixture has four wires total; black, white, green and cooper. I am stuck on connecting the green wire to the bare cooper wire coming out of the ceiling and not sure what to do with the cooper wire from the light fixture. The breaker box is tripping, not allowing a connection.
How many wires coming directly from the ceiling light? Normally there is a black, white, and green (or bare copper wire). The green or bare copper wire is the ground wire and it should be tied to the bare copper wire coming from the ROMEX cable inside the electrical box.
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Thank you for the rapid reply. My light ceiling light has a green wire and a cooper wire, if the green wire is to connect to the bare cooper wire coming out of the electrical box in the ceiling, what do i connect the cooper wire from the fixture too?
The green wire is the ground wire and should be tied to the bare copper wire coming from the Romex cable inside the electrical box. Make sure to use a copper crimp or green wire nut to tie the bare copper wires together. The ground wire is used to protect you from shock in the event the black or white wires somehow get shorted to the metal light fixture itself.
Normally no current should ever flow on a ground wire. In the event that it does, the circuit breaker will trip and protect you.
Mark, my light fixture has three wires and a cooper wire (black, white, and green), what do I connect the green wire too?
Fantastic.
Thanks! It worked well; chandelier is hung and looking great!
You should have no problem using the existing electrical box for a 6 lb fixture. Use a slightly larger screw.
Does this work for a chandelier that is about 6lbs? I removed a dome light fixture (flush with ceiling) and replacing it with a small chandelier. One fo the screws on the mounting bracket seems to be stripped. How do I fix this?
Glenn,
I would suggest going to a tool or ladder rental company and renting a sturdy 20 foot step ladder. They may also have staging that you could rent, but I think it may be overkill.
Mark
hello, Mark,what would you suggest for hanging a chandelier on a cieling that,s 20ft high in a center hall colonial safely, ladders don,t seem safe enough and i was thinking about using scaffolding , is their something else that might be eaiser and safe you might recomend?, thanks glenn
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