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missjill
Oct 21, 2009, 05:15 PM
I'm replacing a bathroom light scounce it has two separate bulb holders. I'm trying to put a chain pull on it. The bulbs each have a black & white wire and the little chain kit has two black wires. I can get the lights to light, but the chain pull will not shut them off. Please help.

Stratmando
Oct 21, 2009, 05:43 PM
The blacks from the 2 bulb holders go to 1 black on the switch, the other black hooks to the black not connected. This should be the hot from the switch.
If the Pull chain does not click, it may be defective.

ballengerb1
Oct 21, 2009, 07:00 PM
How are you getting the bulbs to light, what are you doing

missjill
Oct 22, 2009, 09:06 AM
I think I might have a bad pull chain switch, because I put the white wires all together and the black wires with one of the black wires from the switch and put the other black wire to the black hot wire. Once I flipped the fuse switch back on the bulbs lit, but the light would not shut off when I pulled the chain. Thanks for your help.

ballengerb1
Oct 22, 2009, 06:12 PM
Sounds like it to me.

missjill
Oct 23, 2009, 06:45 AM
Yep, that was the problem, I bought another swithch and everything works fine. Thank you!

Stratmando
Oct 23, 2009, 10:21 AM
Good Deal.
Did you notice if the old switch clicked when pulled?