Turn a hardwire light, into a plug in

Turn a hardwire light, into a plug in

[mommyj]

It really does matter which way you wire to the plug. You can get shocked. On the fixture the neutral wire is white, and the black is live. Neutral wires on plugs usually have a ribbing on the side, running the length of the entire wire (they are very small) The live wire is smooth on the side. If you feel both wires horizontally on the plug, you can feel the ribbing/difference So ribbed to white smooth to black. Hope this helps. 😊

[dianapearson]

MAKE SURE YOU WIRE THE CORRECT WIRES TOGETHER!!! THEIR IS A DIFFERENCE IN THE NEUTRAL AND HOT WIRES. HOPE SHR DIDN'T GET SHOCKED OR CAUSR A SHORT!!!

[nok]

Great video! Clear and precise without a lot of unnecessary talk. Very helpful. Thank you!

[mike]

it definitely matters which one you connect to each wire. Please do some research before spreading dangerous information online. I am sure you're a good person and wouldn't want to find out someone has been shocked after watching your video.

[GiannaraeMikel]

what should I attach the ground wire too if I don’t have a metal piece like that? I’m doing this to a 3-light vanity bar from Lowe’s. It does have a screw sticking out. Would that be it?

[Janet]

Great job! Love the headboard. Awesome idea. That's what I thought about adding the plug in. Glad I watched first because I need a cord with the switch on the wire to turn it on and off. Instead of plugging and unplugging it. Thanks. Great video!

[grantcain]

Great video for one reason. You didn’t BS. Good info & straight to the point. And yes, links and shooting horizontal is always better but still great job.

[marthamichel]

Super easy and short video...right to the point. Thank you!

[MichaelPhillipsDesigns]

when screwing on a wire nut, you should continue turning it allowing the two (or three) wires to twist around each other. This is the proper way so that the wires attached don't get separated and cause major issues down the road.

[Wodz]

As Janet said "Glad I watched first because I need a cord with the switch on the wire to turn it on and off" exactly the same for me. Thanks for the video!

[kristinlee]

I don't understand why you say it doesn't matter which wires you connect the positive or negative. Shouldn't you connect positive with positive, and negative with negative? The other videos on YouTube say this

[joseph-the-seventh]

Can someone explain why it doesn't matter which wire connects to black vs white? I thought they were positive / negative?

[MagicPlants]

Forgot to check polarity, it def matters which side

[alexmoore]

Why doesn't it matter which cable attaches to which? Wouldn't it short out or something if the lightbulb had positive to negative and negative to positive?

[shugie]

how did you attach the door to the wall and hide hardware? Thanks, good video.

[ijmatai]

Your ground wire should be connected to ground plug, seems your plug has no ground, you did nothing by connecting the fixture ground wire to bracket, please make sure what you are doing if this is for outdoor

[robertd]

You do not want to connect the lamp directly to the headboard. The headboard should have an electrical gang box attached and the light attached to that. For aesthetics, you'd probably want to cut a hole in the headboard with a jigsaw so the gang box is recessed. And you'd want to use the plastic boxes, not the metal. This installation is a housefire waiting to happen.

[maiwong]

I just tried changing my pendant chandelier into a three prong plug-in, but it didn’t work. What am I doing wrong?

[KB-smus]

1. Please don't plug this in with the exposed wires dangling to your wrist like that. Very dangerous.
2. This was not actually grounded the way you did it. A bit of a fire hazard.
3. This would need a fixture box behind the fixture on the wall to be safe and to code.

Please do a little research and consider adding some safety notes in your video before someone hurts themselves.

[angelikapadunan]

Could you show how you would wall mount that? I bought a wall scone that was hardwired but was turned into plug in per my request and they used the same tool as what you’re holding. I’m just confused how to install it on my wall. (Sorry- newbie here!)