hayduke79
Jan 29, 2012, 04:47 PM
I have 6 120 volt recessed lighting fixtures or "cans" installed in my kitchen. While replacing some burned out bulbs (50W halogen GU10) I ran into a problem with one of the fixtures and had to completely take it out, wiring and all. None of the lights worked after that so I tried to re-install the faulty fixture however now none of the lights work after reinstalling it exactly how I found it.
There are three wires which I reattached exactly how I found them - black, white, and green.
I also checked the circuit breaker and everything was fine there.
I'm at a loss. Are these lights usually wired in circuit? If there is a problem with one fixture do all the lights go out? Also, is there a short term fix? Could I simply connect the wires that would normally connect to the broken fixture and get at least most of my lights back?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Hayduke
There are three wires which I reattached exactly how I found them - black, white, and green.
I also checked the circuit breaker and everything was fine there.
I'm at a loss. Are these lights usually wired in circuit? If there is a problem with one fixture do all the lights go out? Also, is there a short term fix? Could I simply connect the wires that would normally connect to the broken fixture and get at least most of my lights back?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Hayduke