If you have the need to mount something to the ceiling and need a place to plug it in you can convert a ceiling light fixture into an electrical receptacle.
Convert ceiling light to wall plug.
You can simply re wire the lamp with an extension cord and plug it into an available wall outlet.
Prepare your light fixture and gather your supplies.
How to convert a hard wire light fixture into a plug in.
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Got a lamp you love but no pre wired light box in the wall or ceiling where you d like to hang it.
How to convert a ceiling light to a receptacle.
You can convert a light fixture that is hard wired to a home s electrical system to a plug in with a moderate amount of effort.
Remove the female end of the extension cord using wire cutters.
Converting a ceiling light to a receptacle is a convenient and inexpensive way to provide an outlet for ceiling mounted devices.
The female end is the plug in side where another plug is inserted.
The light fixture has a black or red wire which is a hot lead a white wire which is a neutral lead and sometimes a bare or copper wire which is a ground.
This will allow you to run a short cord from.
See below how to convert any fixture from a hard wire light into a plug in so you can use it anywhere.
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