Wire the New Light Fixture — Install New Motion-Sensing Light Fixture
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How to Add Motion-Activated Lights to a Dark Hallway at the Top of the Stairs · Step 3 of 5
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Begin connecting the new fixture's wires to the house wiring. First, locate the bare copper or green ground wire from the new fixture. Wrap this wire around the green ground screw on the new mounting bracket and tighten the screw securely. Then, take the fixture's ground wire and twist it together with the house's bare copper ground wire. Secure this connection with a wire nut. Next, twist the fixture's white (neutral) wire together with the house's white (neutral) wire and secure with a wire nut. Finally, twist the fixture's black (hot) wire together with the house's black (hot) wire and secure with a wire nut. After securing each wire nut, wrap a piece of electrical tape around the wire nut and extending onto the wires for added insulation and security.
Wire the New Light Fixture — Install New Motion-Sensing Light Fixture
Part of project
How to Add Motion-Activated Lights to a Dark Hallway at the Top of the Stairs · Step 3 of 5
In this video
Begin connecting the new fixture's wires to the house wiring. First, locate the bare copper or green ground wire from the new fixture. Wrap this wire around the green ground screw on the new mounting bracket and tighten the screw securely. Then, take the fixture's ground wire and twist it together with the house's bare copper ground wire. Secure this connection with a wire nut. Next, twist the fixture's white (neutral) wire together with the house's white (neutral) wire and secure with a wire nut. Finally, twist the fixture's black (hot) wire together with the house's black (hot) wire and secure with a wire nut. After securing each wire nut, wrap a piece of electrical tape around the wire nut and extending onto the wires for added insulation and security.