How To Change A Hardwired Lamp To A Plug In

On this plate there is a little gap where the cord for the plug can hang through once you have attached it all to the wall so it won t be wobbly.

How to change a hardwired lamp to a plug in.

Remove the female end of the extension cord using wire cutters. How to convert a hard wire light fixture into a plug in. How to change a hard wire light fixture into a plug in. Close the plug casing and tighten the screw closed.

In this video i show you how simple and easy it is to convert a hard wired wall sconce into a pluggable light fixture. I have a whole round up of great hardwired lights ranging from 25 50. Plug in lights don t have grounds so would it even work. The female end is the plug in side where another plug is inserted.

Make sure the wires are lined up in the slot at the bottom of the plug. This project is. You can see this one in place hanging from the ceiling here. Tighten the screw in the plug.

Even better the switch that would be controlling the light was on a 5 switch box so the whole box is grounded. Plug the light in and make sure that it works. Repeat this process with the wire and screw on the other side of the plug. Got a lamp you love but no pre wired light box in the wall or ceiling where you d like to hang it.

Your light fixture likely has three wires two of these are what you will wire to the plug and the third is a copper ground wire. You can simply re wire the lamp with an extension cord and plug it into an available wall outlet. Prepare your light fixture and gather your supplies. I decided to talk to my electrician and found out that most new plug in lights are self grounding.

I have basic wiring skills but i am not a certified electrician. Optional add a switch lamp cord. They are way more customizable too and it only takes about 5 minutes to transform the fixture. You don t have to do a major wiring job.