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Is a regular plug (that goes into an electrical socket) compatible with the wires in a ceiling box?
I bought a hanging light fixture that has a 2-prong plug (not grounded) on it, instead of bare wires like most chandeliers have. Can I just cut the plug off of this cord and attach it to the wires in the ceiling box where the old light fixture is?
Help! Sorry for the newbie question.
Thanks! It is a very lightweight fixture, shouldn’t be a problem.
Yes, in this case it sounds like you can. To do it properly, you need to get similar mounting hardware that is used to mount a chandelier, which is a canopy, box bracket, and ring. These are needed to support the weight of your fixture. The chain of your fixture should be attached to the ring by opening a link and attaching it through the ring and closing it back up. The fixture is now ready to install.
To do the wiring, cut the fixture cord to have about 8″ of wire past where it goes through the canopy. If your fixture wire is similar to lamp cord (2 clear, white or brown colored wires molded into a ribbon) You need to separate them at the webbing between the wires about 6″ back from the end. Then carefully strip 1/2″ of insulation from the wires. Next you need to identify polarity. This is done by looking at or feeling each wire and itentifying the one with one or more ribs on it, (or in some cases a black or white stripe). The wire with the ribs or stripe is the neutral, and will be connected to the white wire in your house wiring. The smooth wire is the hot or line and will be connected to the black wire in your house wiring.
Before proceeding to the next step, turn off the power to your present fixture and verify power is off. Remove the old fixture from the box and inspect the existing wires from the house. one should be black, and one should be white (usually). If not, mark the wire that the black wire of the old fixture is connected to with a little flag of black tape. This will be the black during installation of the new fixture. Now you can remove the old fixture fromthe wires.
Have all your hardware ready and wires prepared. Have someone hold the fixture or support it while you attach the wires. Mount the bracket to the box, then the canopy to the bracket. This completes your installation.
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