How To Change A Hardwired Lamp To A Plug In

Close the plug casing and tighten the screw closed.

How to change a hardwired lamp to a plug in.

They are way more customizable too and it only takes about 5 minutes to transform the fixture. Repeat this process with the wire and screw on the other side of the plug. Plug the light in and make sure that it works. Tighten the screw in the plug.

You don t have to do a major wiring job. You can see this one in place hanging from the ceiling here. I have a whole round up of great hardwired lights ranging from 25 50. Got a lamp you love but no pre wired light box in the wall or ceiling where you d like to hang it.

Prepare your light fixture and gather your supplies. 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. Make sure the wires are lined up in the slot at the bottom of the plug. He told me the big end of the plug is black and the small end is white.

How to change a hard wire light fixture into a plug in. How to convert a hard wire light fixture into a plug in. Remove the female end of the extension cord using wire cutters. In this video i show you how simple and easy it is to convert a hard wired wall sconce into a pluggable light fixture.

This project is. Even better the switch that would be controlling the light was on a 5 switch box so the whole box is grounded. Optional add a switch lamp cord. I have basic wiring skills but i am not a certified electrician.

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. 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. The female end is the plug in side where another plug is inserted. You can simply re wire the lamp with an extension cord and plug it into an available wall outlet.