I want to take a hanging lamp and connect it directly to the ceiling so that it works with the light switch. I want to know if I cut the plug off and hook it to the wires in the ceiling? Do I need a grounding wire? Will there be one in the cable?
2007-12-10 12:30:24 · 6 answers · asked by j 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
By altering the UL listed fixture, you void the UL listing. All electrical equipment is required to be listed for it's use per the National Electric Code. So once you alter the fixture, you cannot legally use it. And you're insurance might not cover you if something goes wrong. You need to go buy the correct fixture.
2007-12-10 12:56:08 · answer #1 · answered by John himself 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
A lot of hanging lamps have a braided silver ground wire that goes through the hanging chain. It is connected to the fixture and to the ground wire in the junction box. If you know what you are doing you could add this wire. Normal table lamps do not have a ground wire and you touch those. You will probably never touch a ceiling light.
2007-12-10 13:07:13 · answer #2 · answered by Bobo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Instead of altering the cord (per the huffy electrician's answer) why not install an extension cord outlet on the permanent wiring in the ceiling and plug the hanging lamp in, covering the box with the lamp disk you are going to have to use anyway.
2007-12-10 13:32:26 · answer #3 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
would I advise you are attempting various the renowned cfl lamps ? we've one in our mattress room and it has coils interior and a around bulb outdoors so curiously like an outdated form pearl bulb, and that is lots brighter than a 60 watt filament bulb, although that is merely 15 watts. If the residing house hasn't been rewired in the final 30 years it would be clever to replace all the mild fittings AND the sockets, as in time the contacts visit pot. you do not could have them rewired, and a handyperson who's well liked by what s/he's doing is approved by skill of regulation to replace defective fittings. A lampholder would be rated for a hundred watt incandescent bulb. yet another stable reason to apply cfls nonetheless is that a filament bulb supplies 80% of the output in warmth, so a 60 watt filament bulb supplies 40 5 watts warmth, while a fifteen watt cfl merely supplies 3 watts warmth and is brighter than the 60 watt filament. sure, various the outdated cfls have been undesirable, yet do try various the greater beneficial new varieties !
2016-12-31 05:56:42 · answer #4 · answered by lodge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you will need a ground wire. I doubt if there will be one in the existing wire. You can make a jumper ground wire and attach it to the metal fixture before mounting it to the ceiling.
2007-12-10 12:42:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Again, John Himself provides a very good answer. I didn't know he was a "huffy electrician" though.
2007-12-11 02:58:30 · answer #6 · answered by gr8alarmguy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋