oooooooooo How do i plug in these lights?

hey sooooooo my question is how do i plug this in? LOL. View attachment 1138051

right now i bought two light fixtures, vanity fixtures, from home depot...

on the box it says "4-25 globe bulbs up to 100 watts" - what does this mean if anything?

i have put y-sockets on each making it so 8 bulbs will be on each vanity instead of 4...

on the back on the light fixture there is just two wires, white and black and a copper wire....what do i do?

im pretty sure u want fluorescent bulbs. i believe globe bulbs r incandescent, which get hot. also, the wattage rating on that isnt very high. it says each bulb should be a maximum of 25watts,. u put a splitter on each, so thats 12.5 watts per socket. not very much, so watch out for that. fyi

first get the RIGHT SIZE wire nuts
grab two extension cords(3 prong) that u dont need for anything else. cut the female plugs off. there should be 3 wires in that plug, a black(hot), white(neutral) and green(ground). strip a little off the end of each. use ur wire nuts to attach black to black, white to white, and green to the copper wire(ground). make sure u screw the nut kind of tight on the wires and tug a little to make sure they wont come out. try to get all of the exposed wire inside the nuts. if they touch something, they could cause a fire. use electrical tape to wrap around the nuts, to make sure they stay connected and dont touch other things

if u dont know EXACTLY what your doing, ask a friend that does to help. u dont want ur house to burn down. it DOES happen

next time, do some studying before going out and buying stuff =P

the fact that it is 12.5 watts per socket and im going to be using 43 watt bulbs, will this cause problems?

DO NOT DO THAT

id go buy a better light rack

explain someone please!!!?!

dude i just explained. do some studying about electricity and how it works. u arent gonna get anywhere without that. people r not gonna do everything for u

heres a start http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity.htm

the wires inside of that light rack r not thick enough for that high of wattage. the more electricity u have going through a wire, the hotter it gets. if u push it to the limit, it can cause fire and burn down ur house.

dude i dont understand it, some sources say yes its fine to do and some say no. There is a thread on this site that even says go ahead and do it like i am. i just want to be safe and sure

that rack is made to handle 100 watts. ur planning on putting 400 watts onto it. do u see the problem here? going a little over the wattage rating usually isnt a problem, but to do 4 times that rating is pretty risky to me

Please help i am confused and i do not want to burn down my house!

so i plugged it in and it worked with 8 total, 2 in each socket, 42 watt = 150 watt, 2700k, 1600 lumens....

It turns on with all those lights in there, i would like more opinions on if this will work. It turns on now but i am worried since the lights are 42 watts each and the fixture is rated up to 100 watts with 25 watt bulbs. is this OK!?!


Here are the specs on the vanity from the web site...


This 120 volt, line voltage, light fixture installs directly to the junction box. The fixture uses 100 watt max, G-25, incandescent bulbs, which are sold separately. This fixture will work with any standard 120 volt incandescent dimmer switch, not to be used with low voltage dimmer switches.

• White finish
• Uses 4 incandescent, G-25, 100 Watt maximum, bulbs (sold separately)
• Can be used with any standard 120 volt incandescent style dimmer switch
• Slim design, wall or ceiling mountable
• MFG Brand Name : Hampton Bay
• MFG Model # : EW554WH
• MFG Part # : EW554WH

is a normal extension cord ok? or should i use a heavy duty one?

i second the opinion of learning a little more about electricity and dont use those fixtures take them back get some of the white ceramic fixture and mount them an a piece of wood then attach them to lid with screws and u need a at least a 14 gauge wire

Ok not that I am electrical genius or anything but even I can see the problem here.

Yes it worked when you plugged it in.. why wouldn't it.. everything has power to it that is why it worked. Now if you put a fuse on that has the same rating of the vanity and plugged it in the fuse would blow thus proving everyone's point here... DON'T DO IT!

Problem... The FACTORY wiring in the vanity light is not meant to handle the amount of power you are putting through it by your modification. What IS GOING HAPPEN is this... as you leave the lights on for extended periods of time which is required to grow. Those wires in the vanity fixture are going to heat up and melt the wire coatings on them, then possibly arc and cause a fire. Secondly ... if you are attaching those vanity lights to that plastic lid those hot wires are more than likely going to melt the plastic of that lid and for sure cause a fire.

Just do yourself a favor and buy some single light boxes and wire them all up together.

Hope this helps and you don't burn your house down.

Cheers,
BR.

i found out that each socket is 100 watts and with my two bulbs im only using 84, so im safe right?

If that is the case then you are correct I would imagine. The whole point is that you do not exceed the manufacturers wattage specs on the fixture, if you do bad things will happen.

Cheers,
BR.

can i use an inline duct fan in a rubbermaid grow box? can the inline fan be used as just a fan with no duct work?

sure u can use it with out duct if u want to but u need something to block the light coming in in dark periods and from escaping

so i can use a duct and it will still move the air fine? and i wont need anything to block the light bc the duct is long enough?

All these bathroom fixtures are designed around incandescent bulbs which are much higher wattage than the CFL's... You will be fine

I'm an electrician and when they say 4x G-25 100watts max that is each bulb. so that fixture is rated to 400watts. so your 150 watts total is cool. don't know what a normal extention cord is but if you are talking about a 16gauge cord keep it short i mean short because the longer the lenght the more heat meaning larger cord. also don't coil the cord up as this causes heat biuld up. mag flux lines. i would space it from your lid just to be safe. rubbermaid tote not made for light mounting,LOL hope this helps feel free to ask electricial ? anytime.

i wouldnt run light fixtures man.......would make it harder to adjust your lights independantly.....

i found it easier to mount lights stationary and make a platform out of wood so when the grow i just cut off another inch of wood or just stack wood and remove some as the grow