I read "no power cord or switch",is it easy to wire a cord into it?I'll be using a outlet type light switch. Thanks for your time....
216283
Yes it is not too difficult, you just need marrette connectors, a wire clamp for the fan housing and some 14 guage nmd wire to run to your switch.
216284
Yes...I'm no electrician. It took me little ove a hour to set up & wire it. Works like a charm.
1643123
It's confusing from the pictures, but it is a plug in. I wouldn't wire into existing electrical lines unless you know what you're doing. Incidentally - we LOVE this lamp. We use it over our baby changing table so it's easy to adjust the brightness if we're doing a night change.
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No cord included. Best installed with wires from a wall outlet. However, I installed mine by attached a wire and plug I could dangle down the wall to an electrical outlet. A wall on/off switch that controlled that outlet made it easy to use as you enter a dark room. Old home have a lot of ceiling lights and fewer wall outlets. Newer constructed homes have fewer overhead ceiling fixtures and more wall outlets to compensate. Hope this helps!
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Out of the box is setup to be hard wired. I replaced a fixture that was controlled by a 3way wall switch. Worked fine. I am not much of an electrician but I would guess it would take some doing to make this work on a pull chain. Might want to look for a fixture with that feature already on it.
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It comes with a wiring kit that includes a switch to use if you need one. So you can either hardwire it to a separately switched circuit or you can hard wire it to a circuit using the included switch, or you can plug it in to an outlet and use the switch that is provided with the wiring kit. The light and wiring kit is very versatile and allows many configurations.
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If this unit comes unopened, then there are instructions for installation included. If you are interested in how to wire for your situation then do a "search on images" on "wiring receptacle and switch combo". There are different ways to wire this if you want the outlet to be "on" all the time.
883143
Hi Bob, I can't think of any reason you couldn't wire in a lamp cord. Use a ground wire since there is a grounding nut you can use.
2152193
Do it on the low-voltage side of the power supply... i.e. on the LED strip side, not the AC power cord side. Wire the switch in series, meaning pick one of the 2 wires, cut it, strip off a little insulation on both ends resulting (about 0.5 inch), and connect the switch (could solder, or use twist-on caps). If you want the lights to turn on when the magnet is removed, then use a normally-closed switch... if opposite then use a normally-open.
42293
The light we bought is not wired to a light switch. It is wired to an extension cord, wrapped in black electrical tape at the point of connection, then ran along the garage ceiling to the outlet in the ceiling. It turns on at dawn and off at dusk. If it's wired into a light switch, I don't know why you couldn't control it with that switch.
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Are you kidding?IF IT IS CORDED,PLUG IT IN!!!If it doesn't come on,Try the reset button!!!If it still doesn't come on then there is no power at the outlet!
549397
It just plugs into an outlet, no manual wiring involved. The power cord is also pretty long at 8 feet. I really like this light.
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Thanks, Stan! Yeah, I've since checked w/ my local building dept. and it's definitely a no-no to run any AC power cord inside of a wall in any size, shape or form. Period. Will try adding a receptacle behind the TV because I loathe any kind of visible conduit, however discreet it might look. Hopefully, one of the two existing receptacles in the area are the last on a line. Otherwise, I think I'd have to bring an electrician into the picture. [Groan!]
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My light had the old pull cord on the side but the Wireless switch worked wonders. I've seen other reviewers indicate that they've used it even when a light switch was included. Frankly, I think if you leave the wall switch on, you should be able to then splice in the wireless switch between it and the light itself.
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All you have to do is plug in power switch to wall outlet, plug in desired item to power switch, make sure that ON button is pressed on power switch, make sure that item itself turned on and then use remote by pressing the corresponding button (1, 2 or 3). I will check to see if I still have the actual instructions to check if I missed anything. ***8/5/13: Sorry --- did not find instructions. I hope you were able to get your devices going. :)
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Make sure that you have installed it correctly according to the instructions. It's a bit different than the conventional. The blue wire goes to the light's black. The switch's black wire goes to the black wire from the power source. Both white wires from the light and the power source (neutral) connect to this switch's white wire. It has to be done exactly like this or it won't work correctly. It notes that the switch "cannot be used if there is no neutral wire (white wires joint together) inside the electrical box."
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We used an outlet/light switch that was already installed. Remember, you have to purchase the power cord separately. I then purchased a push button switch that I installed in a pre-drilled hole in the granite. My electrician took care of it in a snap.
2220994
If your outlet has a ballast in it, you can not just plug it in. The light requires 110 VAC directly. It does come with an adapter, but I was not sure how to use the adapter, so I eliminated the adapter and wired it directly to 110 VAC. The directions were very hard to read and were written in very poor English, so I ignored them. Perhaps they are better now...