I cant reach ceiling connetions,its way too high, so I connected its wires from the bottom end, I think i connected all wires right but nowhere to connect earth wire. I went ahead and wrap it around metal surface on this new light and when I turn switch on the bulbs lighted on and off and burned up. Please help I'm frustrated.
2006-10-27 03:21:43 · 11 answers · asked by TBone 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you are probably not getting a good earth ground. also, if your bulbs are burning out at turn-on, you have bigger issues. double check your wiring, if you have the original paperwork, it should give you the correct hook-up. if not, try researching this product by name, and see if you can pull up a schematic for that particular style/model. hope this helps you.
2006-10-27 03:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by boots 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your bulbs burned up about as soon as you turned the light on, then you probably have a short ciruit somewhere, meaning you have a positive wire connected to a negative wire or you connected a wire to the wrong screw.
I'm not sure where you are from, but here in the United States I'll list how they are normally connected.
Normally, you will have two - three different colored wires. Black will normally be the positive wire and white will normally be the negative wire. The green wire or bare copper wire is the ground wire. The ground wire normally gets connected to a green tinted screw or another ground wire. The positive wire gets connected to the bronze colored screws and the negative wire gets connected to the silver colored screws.
Also, always make sure you do any wire connections while the power is off so that you don't get electricuted. Normally there will be a diagram that shows how to connect the ceiling light that comes with the light kit.
If you have a really old house with old electrical wiring, there may be the chance that your house does not have a ground wire. Normally you connect the ground wire to a screw on the junction box in that case, although some people will cap it off in that case.
2006-10-27 03:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many ceiling fittiings do not need an earth. Its what the regulations call "safe by position". If there is no obvious earth tag then its probably double insulated. Terminate the earth in a block so it doesn't touch anything, leave it in the lighting rose ( the cover with your other connections in it, and it'll be fine.
As you say, its "way too high" to be any danger to the casual user.
Your earth cable is still protected by the sounds of it.
2006-10-27 05:12:31 · answer #3 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really shouldn't be messing about with electricity if you do not not what you are doing, it is far too dangerous. It is not a trial by error situation in other words you can't try this or that. You can only do it the right way. The right way for you is to get an electrician in. It will be cheaper for you in the long run. I can't even begin to tell you how to do it in an email it is simply not that easy. And if I did and you went and killed yourself - who do you think would get the blame?
2006-10-30 07:17:51 · answer #4 · answered by nigel t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have done something wrong, wired it wrong, pinched a wire Installed the wrong bulb.......Oh and Ped you Have NO clue what you're talking about It's Illegal Only if you're getting Paid to do it, It's called contracting without a lisence any home owner can do anything to their home, yet keep in mind you still have to get permits even to change a switch(which is Crazy) but anyway thats the law
2006-10-27 09:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by Ray D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a professional in if you are having electrical problems, it may not be that expensive. If you burn your home down through doggy electrical work that you may have done your insurance will not pay out
2006-10-29 22:01:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After your adventure with your light fitting I am going to try some Brain Surgery. what harm could I do ?
2006-10-30 01:47:38 · answer #7 · answered by robert22061954 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well folks, no need to answer this cos the questioner will be dead soon! I'm sure it will come as a SHOCK to us all.
2006-10-27 13:00:33 · answer #8 · answered by Sandee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try diydata .com,all information req,inside,you should not mess with things you know nothing about,
2006-10-27 03:37:47 · answer #9 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do yourself a favour and call an electrician before you kill yourself you dingbat.
2006-10-27 03:29:10 · answer #10 · answered by Thornsey 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋