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    Nov 15, 2011, 05:53 PM
    How to wire a dual wire fixture on ceiling with one set of wires?
    I bought a ceiling fixture that has two white and two black wires. How do I wire that to the wall that only has one white and one black? I know what to do with the ground, but this 2-1 thing confuses me.

    Thanks in advance,
    Shelley
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    Nov 15, 2011, 05:55 PM
    Splice all blacks together, and all whites together.
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    Nov 15, 2011, 05:57 PM
    I knew it must be something simple like that! Thanks a bunch.
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    Nov 15, 2011, 05:57 PM
    Light has 2 bulbs? If so this is common in multiple light fixtures. Connect all the blacks together and all the whites together with wire nuts, tape the nuts and you should be ready to go.
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    Nov 15, 2011, 09:27 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ma0641 View Post
    ...tape the nuts and you should be ready to go.
    Do NOT tape the wire nuts. A properly installed wire nut does not need tape for ANY reason.
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