zidog: Light Has Multiple Wires
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zidog: Light Has Multiple Wires
Hi. I am having the same issue replacing a 2 bulb ceiling fixture. The junction box has 2 black, 2 white, and 2 ground wires. The wall switch controls this and 1 other ceiling light. I connected blacks to blacks and whites to whites and only one bulb works. So what I'm reading here is that I should connect all 4 blacks together with one wire nut, and all four whites together with one wire nut? Or do I need to figure out which set is the power feed and which is the switch feed, and then connect those to the fixture? and if so, how do I do that correctly? Thanks! Sorry, I failed to look at how the old fixture was connected when I took it down. Oopsy. I'm just a girl after all.
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I'm just a girl after al

The wall switch controls this and 1 other ceiling light. I connected blacks to blacks and whites to whites and only one bulb works
... that I should connect all 4 blacks together with one wire nut, and all four whites together with one wire nut?
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You mention all 4 blacks. It appears you have one bulb in one fixture not working, is that correct? If so, yes each bulb will have a black and white wire, so you will need to connect the two blacks in the ceiling box and the two bulb blacks together. Do this with the whites as well. when you turn on the switch, does the other fixture light up? Have you pulled out the switch, yet. Would be interesting to see how it is wired as well before you go power up.
I'm just a girl after all

You mention all 4 blacks. It appears you have one bulb in one fixture not working, is that correct? If so, yes each bulb will have a black and white wire, so you will need to connect the two blacks in the ceiling box and the two bulb blacks together. Do this with the whites as well. when you turn on the switch, does the other fixture light up? Have you pulled out the switch, yet. Would be interesting to see how it is wired as well before you go power up.
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Sounds like to me that you have a two bulb fixture that has leads for each bulb socket (2 blacks & 2 whites). Connect the two blacks from the fixture to both blacks in the ceiling box, connect the two whites from the fixture to the two whites in the ceiling box. Don't forget to connect the ground wires also.
