Stuck trying to install touch dimmer and plug-in cord to wall sconce. When I plug it in, it trips the breaker for half the house.
I bought some brass wall sconces that came with a hard wired setup. My plan was to convert them to wired plug ins, and also add a touch dimmer unit (where you touch any of the metal and it turns on or turns off). I wired it to the best of my ability using YouTube vids.
When I got it all wired, I plugged it in and it flipped the breaker for half the power in the entire house. My initial reaction was that there was no way this rinky-dink setup could have possibly done that, but after flipping the breaker and a second go… sure enough.
Some of the issues going in: - the hard wires coming out of the lamp don’t have any differing colors - the lamp cord I got is a different color combination than the dimmer module wires - the plug units are questionable in their setup instructions
I’m going to leave some pics l, but would appreciate anyone who wants to help me sleuth this. I have pics of how the lamp came, how I wired the dimmer module, and then the plug installation.
Very appreciative of any feedback.