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NOT A Professional
NOT A Professional I bought this house I'm in last year. Went under contract right before COVID restrictions started in March. I moved in April 2020. I have been changing the severely dated light fixtures since. For , finding the right light fixture is a daunting task. Hard find something that looks great for under $50. I know, I'm cheap. This morning I put one light in my bedroom that replaced one of those wall lamps from the 1950s. You know the kind that had an actual lamp shade on them. I put a swing arm lamp with an Edison bulb. Looks a little weird since I haven't repainted yet, but it will do. Then I tried tackling the hall ceiling light. First things first, getting the 1950s style hanging lamp that looks like a kerosene lamp, unscrewed from the ceiling. Then I find that the black wire from the ceiling is a little short. I spent over an hour trying get the black wire from the light stay with the wire from the ceiling so I could put the plastic nut them and then tape them. Not fucking happening. I gave . I will try something else tomorrow. I needed to stop anyway and shower to take my Mom to dinner for her birthday. Since indoor dining is allowed, I thought I would take her to celebrate her belated birthday before they shut everything down again. So now I'm tired and sore from fighting with this light all morning. I am not an electrician; can you tell? |
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Good Luck on the projects. I just went through clearing my parents home last year. Built in the 50s and they were the original owners. I tried replacing some of the old two slot outlets (amazing how many three way adapters around the house. I did find some of the wire that had the insulation brittle so be careful that it is not falling off as you reach into the box. Note: We have a place here called Restore or check Goodwill because they sometimes have almost new fixtures that people change out and normally reasonable prices
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I think you are pretty cool! I am all for DIY solutions! Hope we can chat sometime. Embrace the suck
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I run into short wires or just tight spots where my fingers won't bend to get the job done. I use a pair of needle nose pliers to hold the wires and free up some space instead of having two hands in a small place. Ha ha Anything worth doing is worth doing right
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You are not an electrician. A professional would have used a clem, not tape to unite the wires...
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Connect another piece of wire to it and add a marrette. If it's in the box it will be safe.
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There are 3 things to know about construction/remolding: 1) things take longer than expected 2) things are always harder than you think 3) it always cost more than you thought Am I right? I should know. I have been working in the field for a long time.
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At least I put on makeup today after the shower.
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