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. One major benefit of turning a plug in light into a hardwired one is that a plug in is often far cheaper than a ready to go hardwired one. Remove the female end of the extension cord using wire cutters. They are way more customizable too and it only takes about 5 minutes to transform the fixture. Tighten the screw in 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. I decided to talk to my electrician and found out that most new plug in lights are self grounding. This project is. Lamp cord with switch any old extension cord could work too if you just cut off the female end but these are wonderful because they have a switch on the cord optional paintable cord cover.

He told me the big end of the plug is black and the small end is white. Even better the switch that would be controlling the light was on a 5 switch box so the whole box is grounded. Close the plug casing and tighten the screw closed. Plug the light in and make sure that it works.

How to convert a hard wire light fixture into a plug in. Repeat this process with the wire and screw on the other side of the plug. Make sure the wires are lined up in the slot at the bottom of the plug. 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. 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. Prepare your light fixture and gather your supplies. I have basic wiring skills but i am not a certified electrician.

You don t have to do a major wiring job. Plug in lights don t have grounds so would it even work. How to change a hard wire light fixture into a plug in. You can see this one in place hanging from the ceiling here.