In the process of removing an old bathroom wall light fixture, I inadvertantly pulled apart all the wire connections. I have three black wires, three white wires, and three bare(I’m assuming ground) wires. How do I reconnect them so that I can install a new light fixture (three wire setup, pos-neg-ground)? I’m willing to get tools to test if required–but I’m completely unfamiliar with the process so a walkthrough from someone experienced would be greatly appreciated!
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If you are not familar with electrical wireing you could get into trouble.But this is the way your ficture was wired.Get a small digital volt ohm meter to check continuity turn power off at breaker for that circuit. next with all wire,s seperated , not touching togather,have some one turn light switch on for you.This way you can isolate light switch wire,s from power and nuteral wire,s that go to other circuits.remember this light sw.wires use black and white from sw. just like power wires. so once you isolate sw.wire this will connect to black wire on light all white wires will connect togather including the one from lite and all bare wire,s will connect togather.If this is not clear enough for you get someone w/electrical wireing experience.Please be carefull.
Risky to ask for advice from someone who cannot see exactly what you have. Be sure to turn off the power at the breaker box as well as at the light switch.
The like colors should be connected together–white to white, black to black, bare to bare. The bare wires should be connected to the ground post.