Normally that would have been that but alas hobby lobby had lighting lamps on sale for 50 off.
Hard wire shop lights that have a wall plug in.
One white one black and one copper.
On clear cords they are hard to see but if you run your fingernail over them you can feel them.
And at 50 each i thought they were a steal but we did not have wiring in the spots where i wanted to hang them.
Got a lamp you love but no pre wired light box in the wall or ceiling where you d like to hang it.
Flipping a light switch and watching your yard brighten that is.
The lights i like and can afford are plug in wall lights ikea lowe s home depot.
80 watt integrated led black shop light model led sg24 79 00.
Plug in lights don t have grounds so would it even work.
Examine the existing wiring.
Usually a plug in fixture will not have a ground wire so you will not need this wire.
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There are two wiring options.
In all fairness i wasn t sure if it was safe to convert a plug in light to a hardwired light.
I have 2 hardwired lights above my mantle.
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You will also need a screwdriver twist on wire connectors aka wire nuts or marrettes and electrical tape.
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The metal plate i got is what will attach to the wall to keep the wires separate from the wall as they are not buried in a box like most hard wired light fixtures would be.
Strip the casing off of the ends of the wires about 1 2 using wire strippers.
One wire will be smooth on the side and the other wire will have ribs.
We are going to replace them.
It s a great feeling.
You can simply re wire the lamp with an extension cord and plug it into an available wall outlet.
The ribbed wire is the neutral wire and the smooth wire is the hot wire.
You can simply re wire the lamp with an extension cord and plug it into an available wall outlet.
40 for a light.
You don t have to do a major wiring job.
You too can have this feeling if you wire outdoor lights to an interior light switch.
Rather than open up and rewire the wall because if i m being honest i might will almost definitely rearrange the room sometime and not want sconces there i decided to covert the hard wired lights into plug ins.
Usually you will see 3 wires coming from the box.
Amax lighting 24 5 in.
The other is wire it to an exterior outlet with a transformer.
The copper wire is the ground wire and should be capped and wrapped around a screw in the lightbox.
Hyperikon 40 watt frosted cover integrated.
I mean it s just two little wires right.