Sup guys,

I am replacing the light fixture in my bathroom which looks like it hasn't been changed in many years. The new light fixture has a socket where as the old one doesn't. I have the following two questions;

1. The new fixture has a ground wire. However, the junction box doesn't appear to have a ground wire. Where do I connect the ground wire for the new light fixture?

2. Being that the old light fixture didn't have a socket attached, how do I connect the socket wires?

I have attached a few pictures as reference. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

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The pros should be with you shortly...

 

Using a multimeter measure between hot and the box. If you have ~120 volts connect the ground to the box using a ground screw or ground clip. If not just coil the ground wire up and don't connect. If those are cloth covered wires the fixture must be rated for 60° wire insulation not 90°. Most new fixtures are not rated for 60° insulation.

 

you have no ground...

why do you want a "non-grounded" "non-GFCI PROTECTED" OUTLET..........over the center OF YOUR SINK?

you could replace the breaker for that circuit with a GFCI BREAKER..............BUT...............IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HOLD.

imho ymmv

 

Oh he meant receptacle not socket? Is that correct toicy4ya? It has a receptacle built in (for plugging things in to)? I would not recommend using a light with a receptacle.

 

Yes that is correct.

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With cloth wires and no ground you need a light rated for 60° wiring with no receptacle and run a new dedicated 20 amp (grounded) circuit for a separate code compliant receptacle.

 

ray...where is that in the code?.......................................................................................

 

Those wires may not even be 60 degree rated.

You could just not wire the receptacle.