I have a pendant light that is meant to hang from the ceiling and have a cord run down the wall to an outlet. I want to hardwire it right to the ceiling. I am unsure how to do this. Do I cut off all the way at the base and get a new set of wires that has a hot, neutral AND ground and reinsert that? If so, how do you do that? Do I cut off just the plug and wire it with the 2 wires in the cord? If so, isn't that a fire hazard? I am confused and could really use some advice on this.
Thanks!

JD3495 wrote:
I have a pendant light that is meant to hang from the ceiling and have a
cord run down the wall to an outlet. I want to hardwire it right to the
ceiling. I am unsure how to do this. Do I cut off all the way at the
base and get a new set of wires that has a hot, neutral AND ground and
reinsert that? If so, how do you do that? Do I cut off just the plug
and wire it with the 2 wires in the cord? If so, isn't that a fire
hazard? I am confused and could really use some advice on this.
Thanks!




You should be able to cut off the wire at the proper length and install
a ceiling plate (forget the correct name) to mount it to the junction
box. If in doubt, get someone to help you with this, or at least get a
book on house wiring.

"JD3495" wrote in message
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I have a pendant light that is meant to hang from the ceiling and have a
cord run down the wall to an outlet. I want to hardwire it right to the
ceiling. I am unsure how to do this. Do I cut off all the way at the
base and get a new set of wires that has a hot, neutral AND ground and
reinsert that? If so, how do you do that? Do I cut off just the plug
and wire it with the 2 wires in the cord? If so, isn't that a fire
hazard? I am confused and could really use some advice on this.

If it has a two wire cord and two pin plug it is designed for that and there
is no need to connect a ground.

Hi!

Do I cut off just the plug and wire it with the 2 wires in the cord?

That is what I would do--if the wire will be exposed, it will look much
nicer than replacing the whole thing with the same kind of wiring as you'd
use to install an outlet or run through walls. Some commercially made lamps
with exposed cords are made this way, with conventional lamp cord coming
down from the junction box in the ceiling.

There's no fire hazard to come from this as long as the lamp's wiring is in
good condition (no frays, thin spots or missing insulation) and capable of
handing the load you intend to put on it. There are no safety hazards
either...again, as long as the wiring is in good shape and you're using it
within the design limits of the lamp, there will be no problem.

If you aren't sure about how to go about hooking up the wire inside the
junction box, contact a qualified electrician to do the work for you. If you
do decide to do this yourself (and you certainly can, if you don't mind
learning a little before you start) just make sure the power is off before
you actually start doing any work on the wiring.

William

On 18 Apr, 16:20, JD3495 wrote:

I have a pendant light that is meant to hang from the ceiling and have a
cord run down the wall to an outlet. I want to hardwire it right to the
ceiling. I am unsure how to do this. Do I cut off all the way at the
base and get a new set of wires that has a hot, neutral AND ground and
reinsert that? If so, how do you do that? Do I cut off just the plug
and wire it with the 2 wires in the cord? If so, isn't that a fire
hazard? I am confused and could really use some advice on this.
Thanks!

depends what country youre in. Help yourself here.


NT

I am in the US. The ceiling has a medallion on it that I dare not try to remove. The idiot before me glued it to the ceiling. Not a little glue, lathered it. It is an IKEA light (KNAPPA - for anyone wanting to look at it). I would prefer to cut it to the length I want, buy a ceiling plate to hide the wire and just connect the two wires. I am hoping that will work. It will not always be on, it is a dining room fixture.
Thanks,
Jess

Thank you for responding

Thanks for responding!

Thanks for responding!!

JD3495 wrote in
:

I am in the US. The ceiling has a medallion on it that I dare not try
to remove. The idiot before me glued it to the ceiling. Not a little
glue, lathered it. It is an IKEA light (KNAPPA - for anyone wanting to
look at it). I would prefer to cut it to the length I want, buy a
ceiling plate to hide the wire and just connect the two wires. I am
hoping that will work. It will not always be on, it is a dining room
fixture.
Thanks,
Jess



Generally not. Legally anyways. The and fixture is approved as a cord and
plug connected device, and cutting off the cord will violate its approval.

Technically, you can, and if you do it correctly, it will be just as safe
as a UL approved ceiling fixture.