Jer

Thanks Jim One last question. There is a ground wire that comes with the new fixture that I assume gets twisted with the ground wire out of the outlet box. But I dont know if I even have a ground wire that comes from the outlet. What do I do with the ground wire that is coming from the new fixture in this case? I do see a green colored screw that is on the bracket with the new fixture, do I just screw it to that? Hopefully you get what Im trying to say,lol Jeremy

I think the reason there are 2 black and 2 white is because there are two sockets for the 2 bulbs right?

Thanks again for the tips guys I got the fixture and just opened it, I notice the it comes with 2 white wires and 2 black wires. Is this right? again I haven't even looked at the instructions just happen to see that. I thought that there would only be one each.

Thanks Jim So any fixture can be used with the older dimmer, as long as I use the incandescent bulbs and not CFL correct?

Hi Guys I just want to open up by saying that Im not exactly all that knowledgeable when it comes to electrical problems but I might be able to accomplish what I want. Anyways we have this UGLY looking hanging light fixture in our hallway that we have hated since we bought the house a couple years ago. It looks like a big green hanging spider,lol. Anyways I want to replace it with something a little nicer ( and that doesnt hang ) but am stumped as to how exactly to change it out. Im assuming that after I have shut off the power that its just a simple step of taking off the decorative collar and unscrewing the black and white wire out of the wire nuts and connecting then connecting them to the new fixture? The thing is that fixture now is connected to a dimmer and If I wanted just a simple on/off light I would have to replace that dimmer with a normal light switch correct? Another route I thought about taking is, I like the dimmer and was thinking about just leaving it, so Could I hook up any off the shelf light fixture and keep the dimmer? I dont know if there are "special" light fixtures for using with a dimmer? I thought that the "dimming" feature was in that dimmer switch I was talking about. Did I say dimmer enough,lol. And that as longs as I still used the older incandescent bulbs I would be fine. Any help to these questions would be great guys, I hope I didnt mess anybody up as Im not always the best at explaining things [:-bigeyes I hope this is something I can tackle myself Jeremy