Originally Posted by
WesternWilson
I think Peckish has the winning solution...now to see if the home wiring job done for the two overhead sockets can be converted to install this light bar.
Glad I could help!
Asked hubby about the conversion. He said the wiring is simple and straightforward, the 3 wires in the ceiling correspond to the 3 wires in the light fixture (hot, neutral, and ground). Attaching the fixture to the ceiling was also simple, all screw holes lined up with the existing setup and the screws fit. There were also 2 additional screws included in the kit for attaching both ends of the fixture to the ceiling. It took him maybe half an hour to install it, and he needed one person to help him hold it up while he screwed it in, but otherwise installation could not have been easier. The fixture is not heavy at all. He loves it - when we first moved into this house, he had installed fluorescent tube lighting where the builders had put incandescent bulbs, then about a year ago he took those out and put these LEDs in. The LEDs, at about 9000 lumens, are much brighter than the fluorescents were.
For both conversions (from incandescent bulbs to fluorescent tubes to LEDs) he didn't have to do anything to the structure or wiring of the house.