Hello, I have replaced an existing light fixture in the hallway... for some reason, not knowing if it is really related issue or not... once I changed the fixture, the light switches in the 2 bedrooms would only work "at times"...all of the outlets in the rooms work, but the light switches themselves do not work now. I have tried tripping the breaker (and this would work at first a few times)... as well as making sure the light fixture is wired correctly. to boot... now the light fixture does not work either. any ideas? and do you really think these are related to each other? I think now, I am literally in the dark. thanks, carchris

I was given a nice Chandelier for our dinning room. However when I looked closer I did not see a ground wire to connect to the ground wire coming out of the ceiling box. I think sometimes the ground wire is simply a wire on a washer like connector located on the shaft above the top of the chandelier??? But I am not sure. Also the wire that was loose in the box was bare silver looking wire with not loop connector (this may be the ground). It this is the ground how do I connect it to the shaft and where? Also both of the wires in the Chandelier are silver looking (not one silver and one copper) Does this make a difference. The only other thing is the box that was used to hang the old Chandelier is brown plastic or composite. A lot of the stuff that I have read states that the box should be metal and the Chandelier should hang from a shaft screwed into the top of the metal box. The old one which is heaver than this one was supported with two screws going through the round face plate and into each side of the brown plastic box. The box seems sturdy enough however I do not want to take a chance. Any advice? Thanks