Wire and Install New Light Fixtures

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Electrician Service Call, $980 to Repair a Broken Electrical Line, with 2 Light Fixtures, Thoughts?

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What happens here

The new keyless light fixtures are prepared for installation. The insulated ends of the new 14/2 Romex cable are stripped to expose the copper conductors. The hot (black), neutral (white), and ground (bare copper) wires from the Romex cable are then connected to the corresponding terminals or wires of the keyless light fixtures, typically using wire nuts for secure connections. Finally, the light fixtures are mounted securely to the installed octagonal junction boxes.

Goal: Provide functional lighting in the basement.

Tools and materials

Keyless Light Fixtures — Providing basic lighting in the basement
Screwdriver — Securing fixture mounting screws and terminal screws
Wire Cutters/Strippers — Stripping insulation from wire ends
Wire Nuts — Connecting and insulating wire splices

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gets done properly. The wire is 142 ROMX which means 14 gauge size wire with two conductors. The circuit breaker that was tripped was in a single pole 120 volt 15 amp breaker. So this wire is good. Lighting is usually 15 amps. I then install a new keyless light fixture so the customer can have light in his basement. The lights were originally somewhere else but the customer wanted them here cuz he was moving some shelving. But repair complete. Customer was satisfied. Took about 3 hours. I go back to my work van. On to the next

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