Shorted Bathroom Ceiling Light Rewired From the Attic in Vancouver, WA
A bathroom ceiling light in this Vancouver home shorted out. We went up in the attic, boxed the old wires, ran new cable to the light, and hung the homeowner's new fixture.
Problem
Light shorted out
Fix
New cable from the attic
New cable
About 10 feet
On site
About 90 minutes
Scope of Work
- Pulled down the shorted light and checked the old wires
- Put the old wires in junction boxes up in the attic
- Ran about 10 feet of new 14/2 to the light box
- Hung the homeowner's new fixture
A bathroom ceiling light in this Vancouver home shorted out. These folks have used us before, so they called Ryan.
What we found
We took the fixture down and checked the old wires at the ceiling box. Rather than reuse them, we went up into the attic to run new cable to the light.
The repair
In the attic we put the old wires into junction boxes with blank covers, so every splice stays inside a box you can get to later. From there we ran about 10 feet of new 14/2 cable down to the light box. Then we hung the homeowner’s new fixture and tested it.
The whole job took about an hour and a half. If a light flickers, buzzes or smells hot before it quits, our post on lights that flicker is worth a read, and our electrical troubleshooting and repair page covers the rest.
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