Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Chandelier converted into 2 prong plug
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Industrialdoom
01-14-07, 05:03 PM
I want to convert a chandelier into a 2 prong plug... Will it be a problem that there is no ground?
joed
01-14-07, 06:41 PM
Not if you install the 2 prong receptacle.
Industrialdoom
01-14-07, 07:04 PM
I will not be able to do that... I live in an apartment...
the reason for the two wire is because the diameter of the threaded rod where the wire goes into is not wide enough for 3 wires... what problem would exist if i use two wires?
the reason for the two wire is because the diameter of the threaded rod where the wire goes into is not wide enough for 3 wires... what problem would exist if i use two wires?
jwhite
01-15-07, 04:49 AM
What I imagine you trying to do is potentially very unsafe.
If you absolutey need a recepticle in this location, an electrician should remove all of the mounting hardware from the old fixture and intall a recepicle in a octagon or round cover.
I say electrician because you said you are renting an appartment. You cannot legally do this work your self. Your land lord must hire an electrician who has a licence.
If you absolutey need a recepticle in this location, an electrician should remove all of the mounting hardware from the old fixture and intall a recepicle in a octagon or round cover.
I say electrician because you said you are renting an appartment. You cannot legally do this work your self. Your land lord must hire an electrician who has a licence.
racraft
01-15-07, 09:16 AM
If you are renting, you should not be doing anything period. Your doing electrical work likely violates your lease, is likely illegal, and is certainly setting yourself up for liability in the event of a problem. Potential problems include fire or even death.
Now I do realize that some landlords don't mind their tenants installing their own lights, but even this is not a good idea. However, when they do allow this, they do not want people installing receptacles.
Now I do realize that some landlords don't mind their tenants installing their own lights, but even this is not a good idea. However, when they do allow this, they do not want people installing receptacles.
Industrialdoom
01-15-07, 01:43 PM
I made the chandelier into a two prong light fixture and it works fine....
jwhite
01-19-07, 07:47 AM
Just because you can plug something in and it comes on and you are not yet injured DOES NOT mean that it is up to code or even safe.
Most electrical related deaths, and fires do not start the day something is installed.
It is when someone touches something days, weeks or months from now and gets shocked that the problem becomes apparent. Or when a fire starts possibly even years from now that we realize that different installation methods should have been used.
If things just plain didnt work, or killed immediatly when someting was wrong, we would not need thick code books and years of training to learn how to properly install things. It would be obvious and anyone could just do it.
Most electrical related deaths, and fires do not start the day something is installed.
It is when someone touches something days, weeks or months from now and gets shocked that the problem becomes apparent. Or when a fire starts possibly even years from now that we realize that different installation methods should have been used.
If things just plain didnt work, or killed immediatly when someting was wrong, we would not need thick code books and years of training to learn how to properly install things. It would be obvious and anyone could just do it.