As an extra precaution I always cover the wire nut with electrical tape at the wire entry into the nut to prevent any broken strands from the wire nut sticking out shorting to the bare metal especially when reinstalling the fixture all the wires are pushed and jammed in a tight space. An extra safety is well worth it.
+Quatia Snipes Awesome! You can do it! Most important thing is to shut off the power, then just be patient! This was my first time doing anything electrical!
Good quality video. I am thinking of doing this in my kitchen replacing fluorescent lighting but I need to figure out how to make the square box on my ceiling look nice with dry wall work.
James Chuaycham Ah yes, I had that problem when replacing my living room track lighting. Luckily it was not a large area. I just used white putty to patch it and then use a sponge to match the ceiling texture. It's not perfect but luckily no one notices.
İs there a ground connection in the lighting circuits In the american electric standard there is no ground connection in the German electric standard that I know, and how many volts are used in Canada 220 volts (German electric standard) or 110 (American electric standard) By the way, I am an electric graduate and this assembly work you have done is quite within the standards and I admire your skill, you did the job just like a German, beautiful and flawless.
Well done. I wish more people your age, especially girls, would learn how to use tools and do things for themselves. So many people are so DIY inept. I see it all the time and I find it hard not to get annoyed when I see people who can't figure out the most basic stuff. One thing, not directly aimed at you, but I never get how North Americans still use wire nuts... Such an antiquated way of terminating wiring. You guys ought to look into something like Wago connectors.
That's because Wago connectors seem to only work with wires of certain sizes. It doesn't work if the wires are too big ( can't go in ) or too small ( slips right out ).
I have strip neon light but I want those like you have as I have a jewellery shop. wish me luck, you have inspired me but I might still need someone to come do it for me lol
I want to know which company/manufacturer your old track lights are? we got exact same from previous owner but 2 of them are not working and need replacment
Don't use needle nose plier to twist stranded wire, twist connectors also require no pre-twisting, just make sure the stripped section of stranded wire is slighty longer, say 1/4", lighty hand twist and use the twist-on connector, if it has a good grip, the wires will start twisting once it bottoms out, pull on it to make sure it's on tight.
Really like your video, if you need any lighting replacement, I will be happy send you one for free. Haha. the reason? i like your video and you, again thanks for your video.
Good tutorial but what about for track lights that are higher up on the ceiling requiring a ladder and one piece and around 5 to 6 lbs? I find it hard to lift it over my head for prolonged periods of time especially when you find out you have the wrong screws lol
@@TVTara I reinstalled track lighting using a stepladder because the ceiling is 8 ft and I needed a new transformer so we proceeded to install the track lighting but my setup is once piece metal light with all fixtures made of glass and metal components, I had to lift it above my head (around 4 to 6 lbs) for a good twenty minutes while we tried fiddling with the wires and screws. Tires you out easily after a while but we successfully mounted it a bit after.
@@TVTara but...in your video you connect wires, then the metal plate magically appears. Which I forgot to attach. Grrrr. Completely forgot it existed. I'll slip it under track and rewire.
Heck, what is the world coming to...? A woman doing a man's work !. I guess us males will soon be a vanishing species. Oh well.... (ps... appreciation from Canada.)
