I want to run 6 can lights, 2 other lights and one light in the bathroom. Can I run all of these on 1 15 amp circuit? And if so how would I go about connecting them all? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You certainly can have all that on a 15A circuit. You would wire it like any other lighting. Power to switch box then from there out to the lights and also out to the other rooms, and so on.

I don't like to give wire for wire tutorials. Maybe someone else can draw a picture or give intricate details if you need them.

I would hope that if you are undertaking this project you have at least basic electrical skills and knowledge.

Stan, thanks for the reply. "basic" is a good way of putting it. I think I have a general idea maybe... I would run the main 14/2 wire from the panel to the first switch in the run, then run the lights that would be controlled by this switch and also take the "hot wire" to the next switch in the run and so on... yea or nea?

I would run the main 14/2 wire from the panel to the first switch in the run, then run the lights that would be controlled by this switch and also take the "hot wire" to the next switch in the run and so on... yea or nea?


Yea or nay. You can do it that way, or you can run the wire to the first light and drop a cable to the switch. You then run it from the first light to the second light. You will want to pass the switched power (line that runs through the switch) to all lights served by the switch. You will run the main cable with unswitched power to the next light in the series. The general idea is to minimize the amount of wire you run, mostly to keep costs down, but also to do a good job. If running a little extra wire is simpler, do it.

Make sure the grounds are installed properly and bonded.

Thanks for the input, I appreciate it.