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    davebus Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 23, 2013, 04:49 PM
    New light fixture
    New fixture has white wire black wire and copper ground wire. Outlet box has black wire red wire white wire and grond. How do I connect?
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    Aug 23, 2013, 06:55 PM
    Connect white to white, black to black, ground to ground. Put wire nut on red. If switch turns light on and off you are done. If switch does not turn light on and off move black of fixture to red of house, cap black.
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    Aug 23, 2013, 07:01 PM
    Wire it exactly like the old one.

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