If using a similar terminal box, make sure your ribbed wires are facing each other and your smooth wires are facing each other. I have not found these available online (though I may just not be looking the right place!), but wire nuts and electrical tape will always work. My fixtures included these awesome little terminal boxes which you connected by tightening the screws onto the wires. Match up your wires: ribbed to ribbed and smooth to smooth if so. If not, most cords have a slightly ribbed side and a smooth side. Sometimes wires are color coded if so, match up your colors. For fixtures with grounding wires, you would want to use a three pronged cord and match up your three wires appropriately. Note: This tutorial addresses a fixture WITHOUT a grounding wire (in other words, the cord is made up of only 2 wires and the plug has only 2 prongs). □ Mine included holes to hang on two screws, so I secured 2″ screws into studs or sheetrock anchors. Obviously every light is different, so you’ll have to figure out this one. Fortunately for me, the fixtures actually came with “way out” of the wall plate, so I simply removed the little plastic insert before I started the project and replaced it when I was finished, securing the switch in place directly below the lamp. You can cut or bend the plate cover, drill a hole in the plate cover, make a little cut in your wall, or use whatever creative idea you might have. Since the wires for a wall or ceiling fixture normally go into said wall or ceiling, you will need to find a way for the wire to get out of the cover and hang down the wall without making your fixture uneven. You will do this four times: 2 wires per cord. Using a wire stripper (or sharp scissors very carefully), strip the plastic sheathing off the copper wires without cutting the wires. Your fixture may already have the wires separated, which is fine. Using your fingers, pry apart your two wires ~1-2″ on both the fixture cord and the lamp cord. 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. Don’t forget to take into consideration the placement of the switch if you are using a lamp cord with a switch you want to be able to reach it! Please be careful and consult a certified electrician if you are in any doubt.īe sure to give yourself enough room to trim and connect without having too much excess cord to hide behind the cover plate. This project is completely at your own risk, and I take no responsibility for any mishaps you may have as a result of this tutorial. Warning: I have basic wiring skills, but I am NOT a certified electrician. How to change a hard wire light fixture into a plug in:
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