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luvless
Dec 8, 2009, 02:32 PM
My chandelier is old. The grounding wire does not exist. The ceiling has a third wire. Black, white and green. Which is ground and where on the chandelier should I attach?

ballengerb1
Dec 8, 2009, 02:41 PM
Attach the green ground to the spanner mounting plate that runs side to side on the ceiling box. The light attaches to the spanner and makes a ground, fixture is grounded but not the individual sockets

Stratmando
Dec 8, 2009, 02:52 PM
If this is hanging on a chain, I usually see a bare stranded copper wire laced through chain with supply wires.