Hold your light fixture up to the ceiling and measure the length of cord you ll need from there.
Modifying a ceiling light to use a wall plug.
Turn off the breaker providing power to the electrical outlet to which you wish to hard wire the hanging light.
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Turn the power back on and make sure that the outlet works properly by plugging in a lamp and checking to see that the light switch turns the lamp on and off.
With the outlet in place use the two included screws to affix the outlet to the junction box.
The middle hole is where the wires from the light fixture will go through.
Using a level i drew a line where i wanted my light to hang and marked my screw holes accordingly.
Using your fingers pry apart your two wires 1 2 on both the fixture cord and the lamp cord.
Cut off the outer layer of insulation.
I want to install a light in a ceiling to control by a switch that controls a plug.
This process will also work if you have a ceiling mounted fixture but no light switch.
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The 2 side holes are the screw holes where the light will be mounted to the metal mount and wall unit bookcase.
Ceiling light and wall switch electrical question.
Using wire cutters cut both cords the one coming from the fixture and the one from the lamp cord 1 2 longer than you need them.
Then add about 6 inches to that length and cut your cord there.
These are single lights that hang by a cord from the ceiling and plug into a nearby outlet.
The only source of power to the switch is a white and a black wire.
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Next mount the faceplate over the outlet and secure it with the small flathead screw.
How to change a light fixture into a plug in lamp.
I want the plug to stay hot and the light to be controlled by the switch.