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    Feb 28, 2010, 11:05 AM
    What type of wire do I use to connect an existing light to 2 new lights in my ceiling
    I want to add 2 new lights to an existing light in my kitchen ceiling. What kind of wire do I use and how do I connect them? Hook black to black, white to white?
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    Feb 28, 2010, 11:59 AM

    NM-B or what's called Romex. Use the same wire gauge as the existing wire which will be 12/2 or 14/2. Ground is automatically assumed.

    Depending on where you splice in, you will be connecting at the black and white from an existing light. Use a wirenut appropriate for the number of wires and the wire gage.

    The ground needs to go the fixture and the metal box if used.
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