Existing ceiling Lights - 1 (No Green/Yellow wire)
Asked on Mar 20, 2018
Install LED Ceiling Light - help!
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VJ
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Hi, I got a LED ceiling light from Costco https://www.costco.com/Winplus-Motion-Activated-LED-Ceiling-Light-with-Remote-Control.product.100409306.html
While installing it, I found out a step requires making the following spliced wire connections:
1. White(neutral) supply wire to White light fixture wire
2. Black(hot) supply wire to black light fixture wire
3. Green(ground) supply wire to green/yellow light fixture wire
However when I opened existing ceiling light: I did not find these colors. There were 3 wires but looked way different. Probably due to pretty old wiring?
It has 1 White, 1 Black, and 1 Naked wire. Even for the white and black wire, it's not the plastic coating on the wire but some sort of coaxial threaded coating.
Can someone pls suggest how can I install the Ceiling light? Attached pics of current and new lights.
Existing ceiling Lights - 1 (No Green/Yellow wire)
New Ceiling Lights -
Installation Instructions. Pls refer # 3
I would assume the wire you called bare is the ground. If you know someone who has had experience with electrical work, I would have them take a look at it to make sure.
The bare wire in the ceiling is the ground. Sometimes they are green or bare. The white and black would be standard.
the BLACK is POWER
YouTube may be able to help: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=old+electrical+wiring+in+house
While I'm just a DIY,my experience: notice how the old fixture is connected to the ceiling wires and duplicate with the new fixture. GREEN is ground and also BARE from the ceiling/house supply.
White to yellow
Black to Black
Green to bare
What if the existing ceiling light is wired for 2 bulbs? Can this product be used?
Few days back, I installed LED lights in my home. For this, I hired Electricians West Chester PA experts for all the electrical installation and work. They are great in their work and they illuminated my house with the LED lights.
I have red black ,green/yellow an white from ceiling