Wiring Garage Lights In Series
Do this by connecting the new green ground wire to the existing ground wire at the first box see ground metal boxes and fixtures below.
Wiring garage lights in series. Convert single fixture light to a shop light duration. Figures a b and c below show the wiring diagrams to add outlets and a switched outlet for a hanging light. Wiring a garage light dustin series and parallel wiring are often misunderstood because there are a few different applications where these methods are used. This method is called wiring in parallel so if one light blows the current can still continue to the other lights to light them up.
Some other things to be aware of. Series wiring is all or none type wiring mean all the appliances will work at once or all of them will disconnect if fault occurs at any one of the connected device in series circuit. Remove the retaining. Remove the two retaining screws from the cover of the fixture.
Remove the bulbs from an existing fluorescent light fixture in the garage. These series of videos show our daily progress with our garage makeover. Using a length of wire you cut in step 2 twist an orange wire nut to the black wire from the fixture to the black wire from the cut length of nm cable. Start wiring the fixtures with the farthest fixture from the power supply.
Basic electrical adding a circuit for lights in our garage. Turn off the breaker that powers the garage lighting circuit. Wiring diagram for multiple lights on one switch. More than one light wiring part 2 duration.
Its important to make sure all the boxes are grounded. Power coming in at switch with 2 lights in series. Home electrical wiring electrical outlets electrical projects electrical diagram electrical safety electrical switches garage lighting wire lighting lighting ideas. Instead of connecting switch light and outlet boxes by spanning framing spaces route cable along studs top plates and ceiling joists photo 3 along whichever framing member leads to the next box see lead photo.
At the last light just connect the incoming black wire to 1 terminal on the light and then connect the white wire to the other one. Connect the white wires from the fixture and the nm cable in the same manner you connected the black wires. High supply voltage are needed if we need to add more load light bulbs electric heaters air conditioner etc in the series circuit.