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DIYers?
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:37 pm
by Irock
Anyone ever done a hardwire light installation? I got some nifty track lighting and I already diagramed where I'm going to put it. There's an existing (old, ugly) florecent fixture there, and I know I can screw up the tracks myself. So the only quesion is - do I need an electrician to do the wiring?
Unless someone tells me this is super easy and I have no chance of setting my place on fire or killing myself, I'll probably just call an electrian. Thoughts?
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:17 pm
by eebs
i'd go with the electrician route unless you're confident in what you're doing.
Also do you need to consider the load that the new lighting would put on your existing circuit? friends of ours moved into a flat and had no end of problems with the lighting because of the new lights the owner had put in tripping the fuses.
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:06 pm
by lennon
actually, the installation is super easy. if you are unsure which breaker cuts power to the fixture turn them all off when you do the work.
there are only three wires. as long as you connect like colored wires together along with the green ground wire and cap them off you shouldnt have any problems.
(contractors like to rip you off. diy is always the way to go if possible)
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:27 pm
by ifihadahifi
Yeah, I agree with Lennon. It's easy enough. Especially if the outlet already exists and you don't have to run wire.
I've installed all our lights and fans in the house (replacing the crappy ones the builder installed)... so if you have any questions pm me. I'd be glad to help.
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:40 pm
by Irock
(contractors like to rip you off. diy is always the way to go if possible)
Ahem. My daddy is a contractor.
(If I asked him, he'd help me. It wouldn't cost me money, only emotional strain.)
if you have any questions pm me. I'd be glad to help.
I may take you up on that. It's not plumbing, so maybe I can trust you.
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:54 pm
by ifihadahifi
I may take you up on that. It's not plumbing, so maybe I can trust you.
Well, I am quite the experienced plumber...
now.
-ifihada-toiletinstallationismyspecialty-hifi
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:14 pm
by James
and here I thought this thread would be about Peter Gabriel's second album..
Ja"not really, but I can dream"mes
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:43 pm
by lennon
(contractors like to rip you off. diy is always the way to go if possible)
Ahem. My daddy is a contractor.
(If I asked him, he'd help me. It wouldn't cost me money, only emotional strain.)
please allow me to rephrase.
99.9% of contractors are crooks.
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:18 am
by Irock
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:36 am
by mere1975
YOU DID IT YOURSELF!
- Mere "sofa king cool" 1975
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:59 am
by ifihadahifi
HIGH FIVE!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:01 pm
by lennon
GOOD JOB!
you are now an official member of the DIY club.
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:07 pm
by aquaphase
squeezle hates it when I do electrical work. She just knows that I'll shock the shits out of myself.
She's not often wrong.
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:15 pm
by ifihadahifi
You have two refrigerators.
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:50 pm
by Irock
squeezle hates it when I do electrical work. She just knows that I'll shock the shits out of myself.
She's not often wrong.
It did occur to me more than once during the process that Jason or I or both could die. That's why I let him do the bit with the wires.
And yeah, I have two refrigerators, but it's only because I can't bear to get rid of the pink one.
How come "fridge" has a "d" in it but "refrigerator" doesn't?
