How do I connect the two black and two white cords in a light fixture with one black marked load and one white marked neutral?
Asked by Ella Wade 
2 months ago
Last Updated: October 15, 2024
I’m just trying to replace a basic light fixture, but the new one I purchased has two black cords and two white cords. One of the black cords is labeled “load” and one of the white cords is labeled “neutral.” I haven’t come across one like this with four cords. Should I connect all the white cords together and all the black cords together?
Wait, there are two light bulbs? Connect them using the ceiling wiring. Keep all the white wires in one connector and the black wires in another.
There are 2 light bulbs in the fixture. Make sure to connect all the white wires together, all the black wires together, and all the bare ground wires together.
Mhmm. Keep blacks with blacks and whites with whites.
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Nope, the two black wires should be attached to the black (hot) wire in the ceiling box. The two white wires should be connected to the white (neutral) wire in the ceiling box.
If you have two switches on the wall (one for a light and one for a ceiling fan), you can connect one set of black wires to the black wire and the other to the red wire (each going to a different switch) in the ceiling box. The remaining wire should be capped and kept in the box.
Yep, those are two lamps sharing one fixture. You just need to connect the wires of the lamps together.
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Oh boy. You might want to consider not doing the work.
Yeah.