electrician anyone?

[deadhead65]

This is totally unrelated to my grow but we have so many smart people on here I thought maybe someone would know the answer to this.

I just hooked up a light from Ikea in my kitchen. The light had a white, black and green wire. The outlet that I hooked it to was whack and had 1 white, 1 black, 1 white/black together and 1 copper wire.

I hooked the white with white, black with black and green with copper. The light works and is rockin' my kitchen but was I right in doing green with copper? Should I have done green with the white/black combo?

thanks to anyone nice enough to help! Just don't want to burn my kitchen down. :P

deadhead65 Reviewed by deadhead65 on 09-23-2007. electrician anyone? This is totally unrelated to my grow but we have so many smart people on here I thought maybe someone would know the answer to this. I just hooked up a light from Ikea in my kitchen. The light had a white, black and green wire. The outlet that I hooked it to was whack and had 1 white, 1 black, 1 white/black together and 1 copper wire. I hooked the white with white, black with black and green with copper. The light works and is rockin' my kitchen but was I right in doing green with copper? Rating: 5

[Mississippi Steve]

This is totally unrelated to my grow but we have so many smart people on here I thought maybe someone would know the answer to this.

I just hooked up a light from Ikea in my kitchen. The light had a white, black and green wire. The outlet that I hooked it to was whack and had 1 white, 1 black, 1 white/black together and 1 copper wire.

I hooked the white with white, black with black and green with copper. The light works and is rockin' my kitchen but was I right in doing green with copper? Should I have done green with the white/black combo?

thanks to anyone nice enough to help! Just don't want to burn my kitchen down. :P

black = HOT
white = NEUTRAL/COMMON
green/bare copper = ground

The white/black combo *probably* went to the light switch.

[deadhead65]

Thanks!!! It's an awesome light for $10!!! I love IKEA!! lol

[PharmaCan]

What Mississippi Steve said! :thumbsup:

PC :smokin:

[Shovelhandle]

yup that sounds correct folks. I got my first electrician license in Massachusetts in the ealy 70s (whoo hoo, that old) WHere abouts do you hail from?

Shovel