I'm replacing a light fixture in the garage (one of two). I stupidly lost track of how it was wired originally. I have two black wires and two white from the ceiling box (house built in 1970). When I hook up both black wires to the black wire from the fixture and the whites to the white, only the other light garage fixture turns on. When I hook up one of the black wires to the black wire from the fixture and one of the whites to the white wire from the fixture (capping the others), only the new fixture turns on. I'm pretty sure there were only two wire nuts originally. I know there is a switch loop but the usual procedures aren't working (hook up hot to white switch, connecting the remaining like colors,etc.) Any help would be appreciated.
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1) Get yourself a voltage tester pen to make sure the white wires are in fact "neutral" and the black are in fact "hot".
2) Does your new fixture have some type of motion sensor in it?
3) Did the old fixture have a pull chain?
4) What happens if you just cap the black together and the white together without the new fixture on the circuit?
This is a weird one.
2) Does your new fixture have some type of motion sensor in it?
3) Did the old fixture have a pull chain?
4) What happens if you just cap the black together and the white together without the new fixture on the circuit?
This is a weird one.
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