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Old 04-24-2009, 07:20 PM   #1
buskey137
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Unhappy Help!need help replacing the light receptacle on range hood

I bought a new light receptacle for my range hood,but the wiring is different.
The old one had 1 black wire and 1 white wire.the new one has 2 white wires and 2 black wires.the appliance center i ordered from
and GE says this is the correct part.any advise you can offer outside of hireing an electrician would be appreciated.
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Old 04-25-2009, 08:00 AM   #2
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Default Re: Help!need help replacing the light receptacle on range hood

Hi,

A guess....use one white and one black wire and tape off the left over two wires.

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Old 09-27-2011, 10:04 AM   #3
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Default Re: Help!need help replacing the light receptacle on range hood

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I bought a new light receptacle for my range hoods ,but the wiring is different.
The old one had 1 black wire and 1 white wire.the new one has 2 white wires and 2 black wires.the appliance center i ordered from
and GE says this is the correct part.any advise you can offer outside of hireing an electrician would be appreciated.
use one pair and tape off the other.

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