I just purchased a flush mount light. It has 2 bulbs as opposed to my old light with 1 bulb. So the light has 1 ground, 2 white wires and 2 black wires. My problem is that the electrical box has 2 black, 2 white, 1 ground, and 1 red. I hooked it up the way I thought you should ( black to black and white to white and ground to ground). Didn't hook the red. Switched light on and it didn't work. I think the red has something to do with the power switch cause once I hooked that up it worked but only one light came on. After 2 hours of trying different combinations, I hooked up both blacks from the light to the red, both whites to one of the whites. Now it works but there are 2 black and 1 white cable not going to anything.
Is this ok as far as safety to hook up both bulb wires to one set of wiring instead of two? I covered the wires not being used with plastic nut/covers.
Also what type of setup do I have (red wire????). Here are some pics.
Is this ok as far as safety to hook up both bulb wires to one set of wiring instead of two? I covered the wires not being used with plastic nut/covers.
Also what type of setup do I have (red wire????). Here are some pics.