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Elleth
08-31-05, 09:36 AM
Hi, I recently had a electrical contractor come in and add a light fixture.
Here's the scenario...
I'm remolding a basement, there is a light switch at the top of the stairs, it turns on a set of lights in the basement, there is also a switch in the basement that controls the same set of lights. However there was no light at the top of the stairs, so I hired a contractor to come in and install a box for a light at the top of the stairs. At the time he installed this I didn't have the light fixture. In the process of wiring this he had to rip out a bunch of drywall, which I have since had replaced and painted. The problem came in when I installed the light fixture.
When I flip the switch the lights downstairs go off and the light at the top of the stairs goes on, and conversely when I flip the switch the other way the light at the top of the stairs goes off and the lights downstairs go on. Obviously this is not what I want to happen. Did he wire the switch or box wrong and it's simply a matter of rewiring those or will we have to rip out the drywall and start over? I've called the contractor, but he doesn't return my calls.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks
Here's the scenario...
I'm remolding a basement, there is a light switch at the top of the stairs, it turns on a set of lights in the basement, there is also a switch in the basement that controls the same set of lights. However there was no light at the top of the stairs, so I hired a contractor to come in and install a box for a light at the top of the stairs. At the time he installed this I didn't have the light fixture. In the process of wiring this he had to rip out a bunch of drywall, which I have since had replaced and painted. The problem came in when I installed the light fixture.
When I flip the switch the lights downstairs go off and the light at the top of the stairs goes on, and conversely when I flip the switch the other way the light at the top of the stairs goes off and the lights downstairs go on. Obviously this is not what I want to happen. Did he wire the switch or box wrong and it's simply a matter of rewiring those or will we have to rip out the drywall and start over? I've called the contractor, but he doesn't return my calls.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks
John Nelson
08-31-05, 12:49 PM
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