How To Wire A Wall Light

The source is at sw1 and 2 wire cable runs from there to the fixtures.

How to wire a wall light. Connect the house wires and the wires of the new light fixture in the reverse way you used to disconnect the old light fixture. You can simply re wire the lamp with an extension cord and plug it into an available wall outlet. An enthusiastic homeowner can save the cost of a professional by knowing which wires connect to which. Using a wire cutter cut the length of the light fixture s electric wires to the length of the house wires.

The cable that brings power to your wall lights is a spur cable. Most sconces mount with a center stud so you can level the fixture even if the box is not level. You don t have to do a major wiring job. It can originate from a ceiling rose or lighting circuit junction box.

This diagram illustrates wiring for one switch to control 2 or more lights. Most light fixtures have two electrical wires with colored insulation and a copper ground wire. The hot and neutral terminals on each fixture are spliced with a pigtail to the circuit wires which then continue on to the next light. Advantages of adding a wall light.

The light can be switched independently of the main lights in the room which means it can serve as a night light above the bed a reading light in the bedroom a hall light which can be operated from somewhere other than the hall an outside light operated from indoors a reading. You simply need to run the spur cable from this power supply point to a new junction box in the ceiling void. Got a lamp you love but no pre wired light box in the wall or ceiling where you d like to hang it. You can simply re wire the lamp with an extension cord and plug it into an available wall outlet.

On average it should take about three hours to run cable install a switch and mount two wall sconces. If your wall light fixture is one of several fixtures wired in sequence as is often the case with multiple wall sconces controlled by a single switch the box may contain two neutral and two hot wires to connect to the corresponding wire leads on the new fixture. To install a wall mounted light you ll use a ceiling box and wire just as you would for a ceiling light. Thread the light fixture s electric wires through the screw collar loop.