I have a flood light in my living room that went off. When I changed the bulb, I noticed it is going on and off as the wiring is moved. I am assuming the light socket connection is bad. (See picture attached.)
My questions are:
1. There are numerous of these online. But, I am not sure if all of them are suffient replacements. Mine is marked with "10/24 325 T300" and on what looks like an "SA" emblem.
2. None of the ones I have seen online have the male connector. Does that mean I will have to do that as well, or am I missing some somewhere?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Tom
Those are standard spade connectors available at auto parts stores, most home centers in the electrical department or online. You will need a pair of electrical pliers to crimp them onto the wire.
You're right. There are dozens of those replacement receptacles available.
Stick to a name brand like Leviton or Satco.
Make sure it's ceramic.
MR-16 incandescents run very hot and when operated pins-up the sockets get heat baked and fatigue. A good move would be to look into an LED MR-16 replacement.
Our 20 year old bathroom fan was getting very noisy ( bearings?) but it did a good job of keeping our large bathroom mirror clear of condensation. We replaced the motor fan within the ceiling housing with exactly the same specific model ( power and screw mounts) .
its nice and quiet as it used to be..,But the large mirror is covered in water/condensation. Should I be worried about mold? Why the difference? Maybe mounted wrong?
thanks !
I got this light in the mail today, and I now know there is another step needed. It apparently has two areas where it supposed to mount to a box in the ceiling. I have the hole/mount with electrical ready to go on the right side, but did not account for the left side. The left side does not have any electricity going to it; it is simply the gold base with a wire which connects to the unit to help hold it up. The unit is only 16 pounds or so in total.
I am fairly handy and can make this happen, but I don't know how to go about it. Do I need to cut another hole and install another box up there? I'd rather only make one hole so as to avoid someone coming out to fix drywall (if I made the hole larger). Do I need to brace a box in between studs like the existing one or is there an easier way to do it? Perhaps there is way to have a box up there but it kind of just rests on the drywall somewhere instead of bracing?
In short, what is the easiest way to install this on the left side without being too destructive? Thank you very much any help.
Link to product to see pics if needed:
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[i]The left side will be installed somewhere around here[/i]
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11-16-22, 08:56 AM
