White to white, copper to frame, and black to red?
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White to white, copper to frame, and black to red?
I'm in the process of installing a new light fixture for my girlfriend. I've never really done anything like this before, so I want to make sure I've got it right. Here's what I got:
Coming out of the ceiling, there is a red and white wire.
Coming from the fixture, there is a white, black, and copper.
I attached a small metal frame plate to the ceiling right underneath the hole for the wiring. I wrapped the copper wire, which I'm assuming is the ground, around a green screw on the plate and tightened the screw. I connected the two whites and connected the black and red. There was also a piece of foam insulation in the old fixture, beneath the cap, that I put in the new one. The light itself works fine now, I just want to make sure everything is as it should be. If there's anything I could explain better, let me know! Thanks!
Coming out of the ceiling, there is a red and white wire.
Coming from the fixture, there is a white, black, and copper.
I attached a small metal frame plate to the ceiling right underneath the hole for the wiring. I wrapped the copper wire, which I'm assuming is the ground, around a green screw on the plate and tightened the screw. I connected the two whites and connected the black and red. There was also a piece of foam insulation in the old fixture, beneath the cap, that I put in the new one. The light itself works fine now, I just want to make sure everything is as it should be. If there's anything I could explain better, let me know! Thanks!
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I attached a small metal frame plate to the ceiling right underneath the hole for the wiring.
Coming out of the ceiling, there is a red and white wire.
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It sounds like you have conduit and a metal box.