Recently moved into a new house in CA, USA. Looking to install 2 pendant lights over kitchen countertop. The house is relatively new construction (2018). I find two junction boxes in the ceiling over the countertop, clearly meant for 2 lights. In one of the boxes (call it BoxA) I see three wires as expected - black, white and bare but no power when tested with non-contact tester. And in the other (BoxB), there are 2 sets of black, white and bare wires (total 6) none of which are connected. Only one of the 2 black wires in BoxB is live, that too only when switched on ( yes, found a switch on the wall that controls it). It seems like they are daisy chained - the second set of wires in BoxB are meant for feeding the power to the next junction box (BoxA) so both the boxes are controlled by a single switch. This makes most sense to me but how to confirm this? Is it safe to connect the same color wires in BoxB and check for power in BoxA? Or could this be a switch loop? If so, how to check? As I mentioned earlier, none of the wires were connected when I opened the Box. Any guidance is much appreciated. TIA.
When we discuss wire quantities we don't include the ground wire. It's there and gets connected.
I would just connect the wires together (black to black and white to white) in box B.
Power the circuit up and check for power between black and white at both A and B boxes.
If you want to use an ohmmeter to test a cable. Make sure the power is off.
Short white to black at one end. Check for short from white to black at other end.
I need to connect the wires in BoxB to check the continuity between BoxB and BoxA.
Nope, you already confirmed wire #1 from switch to box A!
Cornet white and black of wire #2 in Box A and check for short between black and white in Box B.
If it shorts it's the same wire and your good to go!
Another option, assuming the boxes are close together, short wire #2 (black then white) between Box A and B (assuming your ohm meter leads are sufficiently long) and that will be same confirmation as above.
Thank you so much for your advice. I was able to confirm the continuity between boxA and boxB with the ohm meter. Successfully installed the pendant lights. My first diy project
Thanks to you.
Hello all. Hopefully this is the right place to ask, but I am trying to understand how to install lights at the peaks of my gables on my home. As shown in the example picture below (not my house, [url=https://www.luminatedlandscapes.com/outdoor-lighting/peak-lighting/]credit[/url]):
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I am looking into using these [url=https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-white-and-color-ambiance-lily-outdoor-spot-light/1746730V7?&origin=p65588387660&pcrid=538556677117%7cmckv%7cp65588387660_dc%7cplid%7c%7cslid%7c%7cpgrid%7c124092928245%7cptaid%7cpla-1395454601962%7cproduct%7c915006001101%7c&gclid=CjwKCAjwtfqKBhBoEiwAZuesiEW0uZdt3e5zmuii_Ocf2BAsMajQDcJg3iUDHp6P-NP9xchhCr8SpBoCix8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#overview]Lily Phillip Hue lights[/url] so I can adjust the colors year round.
I am struggling with how the professional installers generally run the wire for these. My house has an attached three car garage with two gables, and then one gable at the front entrance of the house. My house has vinyl siding (which I am hoping is an advantage). I'm having a hard time finding information on installing lights in these specific areas. I saw some references to installers installing at the gutters pointing up, and then feeding the wire inside the gutter and to the down spout.
First, are the lights I chose a good option? Any downside to using these specific ones for the area being installed?
Second:
My original thought was to drill a hole in the soffit at each peak and lead the low voltage wires into the attics... two coming in at the garage attic, and the other one coming in at the house attic, and then lead the house attic wire into the garage attic (drilling a small hole to get there where the two meet but have a plywood barrier). Then just meet at the splitter, and plug into one of my garage door opener outlets. The soffits don't have any backing plywood, it's just the thin vinyl or aluminum material used to cover it.
...But, looking at the way some of these other outdoor spotlights were installed with keeping the wires external, can I somehow avoid drilling into the soffit and store the wire along the eave some how without being seen to bring it to ground level? Can I bring the wire behind the siding? Taking this route (if possible) the area I feel might be most difficult is the large gable at the garage, it is setback behind the front gable and the wire would have to pass over the roofing material some how.
Below is exactly how my garage gables are (the circled area by the down spout has an area of roofing, and the eave doesn't travel all the way to the below eave):
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Navigating the wires externally would be more ideal, to making holes into the soffits, and passing wire around the attics, and it would allow me to avoid walking around in the insulated attic.
Hopefully this makes sense to those of you who have read this far. Any help or suggestions I would greatly appreciate. Thank you!
Hello,
I have a remote controlled ceiling fan that the previous own installed in 2012 purchased from home depot. Previous owner misplaced remote and I'm trying to avoid having to replace the fan.
Any help identifying this fan would be a good starting point to see if I can get a replacement remote.
Pic below.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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