Lighting wiring questions
#1
11-30-18, 07:11 PM
Lighting wiring questions
I'm attempting to install 3 LED lights and have a question that I have yet to see any answers in googling.
2 of my former "housings" have 2 each black, red, white and ground wires the 3rd has one each black, red, white and ground.
The connector to the LED has two slots for black white and ground. I am stuck!
The red and black wires are connected to the light switch.
2 of my former "housings" have 2 each black, red, white and ground wires the 3rd has one each black, red, white and ground.
The connector to the LED has two slots for black white and ground. I am stuck!
The red and black wires are connected to the light switch.
#2
11-30-18, 07:16 PM
The red is typically the switch-leg, which you'd connect to the black on the light fixtures. The blacks would get tied together as a pass through. The additional slots are for daisy chaining multiple lights together. You dont have to use all of them or any of them. I usually cut them off, strip the wires, and use wire nuts. Not sure why one of your outlet boxes would have a single cable with four wires. The black would not be used and get capped.
#4
11-30-18, 09:51 PM
Group Moderator
Welcome to the forums.
You are describing the first fixture as being connect with a three wire cable in and three wire cable out.
The second fixture with a three wire cable in and a three wire cable out.
The third fixture with a three wire cable in.
Three wire cable was either used because that's all the installer had or there could be two switches feeding those lights. Red and white would be on one switch and black and white on a second switch.
You are describing the first fixture as being connect with a three wire cable in and three wire cable out.
The second fixture with a three wire cable in and a three wire cable out.
The third fixture with a three wire cable in.
Three wire cable was either used because that's all the installer had or there could be two switches feeding those lights. Red and white would be on one switch and black and white on a second switch.
#5
12-01-18, 08:34 AM
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tu5...ew?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15zD...ew?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14mn...ew?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PIi...ew?usp=sharing
Thank you for the info, all. The connector on the lights with the two receiving slots, I'm assuming I put both of the red and white wires into the slots?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15zD...ew?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14mn...ew?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PIi...ew?usp=sharing
Thank you for the info, all. The connector on the lights with the two receiving slots, I'm assuming I put both of the red and white wires into the slots?
#6
12-01-18, 08:51 AM
Group Moderator
We can tell you definitely that all the white wires connect to the white connection.
Only the red or black will be used to go to the black light wire.
Your power enters one of the cans with two cables. You'll need to check from either red or either black to ground to find which color was used as switched power. The unused color should be capped off with small wirenuts.
Only the red or black will be used to go to the black light wire.
Your power enters one of the cans with two cables. You'll need to check from either red or either black to ground to find which color was used as switched power. The unused color should be capped off with small wirenuts.
#8
12-01-18, 11:23 AM
Group Moderator
Once you find the location where power is...... install that one first and make sure none of the wires in the second and third locations are touching...... then power the circuit to check the first one.
