Hi, I am adding a 4 way switch that was never installed originally. I have front entrance light hanging (L1) from the ceiling and a ligth fixture (L2) at top of stairs. The long version is below but the short question is when i power up the circut the light at the end of the run does not light up ut if i touch the white wire from the dongle to the metal ceiling box it does light up. i have no idea how that can be other than aground issue? Long version: The box (box1) on entrance landing has power in and the stairs go 1 filght up 1 down. There was no switch at the bottom of the stairs so i ran a 14-3 from box 1 to a new box (box 2) at bottom of stairs and then from box 2 I ran a 14-3 to box (box 3) at top of stairs to kitchen entrance then ran a 14-3 to the box (box 4) at the entrance to the bedrooms hallway. Box 1 and 3 were originally a 3 way swithch that did work and controled L1. Box 4 was a single switch for L2. Power for L2 was brought in from dining room power that controled the DR. KIt, Oustside deck light and the bedroom hall lights originaly but that was disconnected due to re-wiring the kitchen. So i decided to put both lights on same 4 way line and they both can come on/off at once. Both ceiling boxes had 2 BX lines in them so i tested and found the wire that runs inbetween the fixture boxes and was going to leave it so i don't have to go up into the attic again and run a new Romex. These ceiling boxes are metallic, and boxes 2,3, and 4 being plastic.box 1 is mettalic box as well and has power in. hope this makes sense and i hope there is an easy answer. Thanks!

Hello, I am hoping someone out there can help me with a bit of a mystery. My wife bought an expensive Pendant Onion Lamp that I installed. I was an electrician once upon a time, so installing a fixture is pretty straight forward compared to high-rise commercial jobs I have worked on (in other words I understand the difference between a hot an neutral, etc). I got the lamp wired and hung, was looking good, turned it on and it flickered slightly then everything seemed ok. I bent over to pick up some debris on the floor and caught the lamp with my head as I straightened. The lamp went out. Since then I have tried the following: Replaced bulb (numerous types and styles, voltages, all confirmed in other fixtures) Checked the connections in the junction box. Re-connected all wires in the junction box. Verified that there is current (using a volt-tic) on the hot wire right down into the socket Wondered if it could be the neutral connection on the back of the socket BUT after removing the two anchor screws inside the socket, I can get the socket to twist inside the metal housing, but it won't pull forward at all. The metal housing is connected to a metal tube that runs inside the "onion" part of the lamp up to the top, when the wires exit the lamp and run up to the junction box. Has anyone encountered a socket that won't come out after the anchor screws are removed? Can anyone think of another possibility I am overlooking? I suppose it could be a problem with the neutral at the switch and I am fixated on the lamp because it went out when I hit it with my head. Any opinions or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.