Reset Password
If you've forgotten your password, you can enter your email address below. An email will then be sent with a link to set up a new password.
Cancel
Reset Link Sent
If the email is registered with our site, you will receive an email with instructions to reset your password. Password reset link sent to:
Check your email and enter the confirmation code:
Don't see the email?
  • Resend Confirmation Link
  • Start Over
Close
If you have any questions, please contact Customer Service
Hookup, Find Sex or Meet Someone Hot Now

NOT A Professional  

DonnaChang 54F
455 posts
1/9/2021 1:28 pm
NOT A Professional


I bought this house I'm in last year. Went under contract right before COVID restrictions started in March. I moved in April 2020. I have been changing the severely dated light fixtures since. For , finding the right light fixture is a daunting task. Hard find something that looks great for under $50. I know, I'm cheap.

This morning I put one light in my bedroom that replaced one of those wall lamps from the 1950s. You know the kind that had an actual lamp shade on them. I put a swing arm lamp with an Edison bulb. Looks a little<b> weird </font></b>since I haven't repainted yet, but it will do.

Then I tried tackling the hall ceiling light. First things first, getting the 1950s style hanging lamp that looks like a kerosene lamp, unscrewed from the ceiling. Then I find that the black wire from the ceiling is a little short. I spent over an hour trying get the black wire from the light stay with the wire from the ceiling so I could put the plastic nut them and then tape them. Not fucking happening. I gave . I will try something else tomorrow.

I needed to stop anyway and shower to take my Mom to dinner for her birthday. Since indoor dining is allowed, I thought I would take her to celebrate her belated birthday before they shut everything down again.

So now I'm tired and sore from fighting with this light all morning. I am not an electrician; can you tell?

Avonsenior 70M
1458 posts
2/4/2021 4:28 am

Good Luck on the projects. I just went through clearing my parents home last year.
Built in the 50s and they were the original owners. I tried replacing some of the old two slot outlets (amazing how many three way adapters around the house.
I did find some of the wire that had the insulation brittle so be careful that it is not falling off as you reach into the box.
Note: We have a place here called Restore or check Goodwill because they sometimes have almost new fixtures that people change out and normally reasonable prices


travellerabc123 54M
3989 posts
1/10/2021 9:34 am

I think you are pretty cool! I am all for DIY solutions!
Hope we can chat sometime.

Embrace the suck


1bighammer1000 58M
4304 posts
1/10/2021 5:51 am

I run into short wires or just tight spots where my fingers won't bend to get the job done. I use a pair of needle nose pliers to hold the wires and free up some space instead of having two hands in a small place. Ha ha

Anything worth doing is worth doing right


redduracell 52M
909 posts
1/10/2021 12:00 am

You are not an electrician. A professional would have used a clem, not tape to unite the wires...


ericasatin 69T
529 posts
1/9/2021 10:29 pm

Connect another piece of wire to it and add a marrette. If it's in the box it will be safe.


PassionaKisses69 53M
148 posts
1/9/2021 5:31 pm

There are 3 things to know about construction/remolding:

1) things take longer than expected

2) things are always harder than you think

3) it always cost more than you thought

Am I right? I should know. I have been working in the field for a long time.


DonnaChang 54F
212 posts
1/9/2021 1:29 pm

At least I put on makeup today after the shower.


Become a member to create a blog