I was in Home Depot today and picked up the switch and I use your video to show the electrical guy what it was I needed and he watched every minute along with me, so well done my friend

@ProjectTrek

2 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

Finally ive found a video thats doing exactly what 😅we're wanting..residential lighting ,just need little help with some questions i have..and this is covering all of th😊em that allows me to feel confident about doing this..I like your thinking and approach to this upgrade..your hanging lights are much like what weve choosen..k gonna go hang some new fixtures😊

Thank you! I've been wanting to do this for a while but have been afraid. Your explanation and instruction was amazing and I'm going to give it a try. I never thought of just removing a fuse to cut power! Thank you!!!!!

You explained it all very well. I know I can do it now in my RV. It does look easier than I thought. Bravo!

Great Job check the far side you could not see the wire sticking out under the base, I'm redoing a motor home for my nephew awesome tutorial explaining 12 volt and 120 current Thanks

Thank you so much for the video! I think I have the confidence to give it a try in our camper now.

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Glad you found it helpful! Just make sure the breakers to the lights are off or the battery switch is disconnected. Let me know how it goes!

Inspired to update some of our lighting now. Wasn’t sure how to do it, but you make it look super easy

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Let me know if you hit any snags.

Nice simple project - thank you for sharing!

wow, I'm doing just what you suggested, lots more light fixtures in the 110 volt side of Home depot, thanks again, I owe ya! Keep up the great video's. Mark and Pj Chicago

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

SUCH A GREAT JOB!!!! THANK YOU just the info I needed

@ProjectTrek

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thx for the detailed information and instruction, much appreciated!

@ProjectTrek

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

So helpful , going to attempt to switch out light fixtures :)

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Just be sure to buy 12v bulbs!

Thanks for step by step. Makes my life easier.

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

thank you for that

Great information. To my knowledge it was done right, or at least the way I would have done it.

Thank you for the great tutorial!

@ProjectTrek

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

Put in two over sink then realized they only power with switch..but now i know i can in😢stal one..yes

Good job! Only saw one thing and maybe it is my ocd, lol but I saw the wire sticking out of the housing. Maybe you already fixed it but I am saving this video to reference later for a lighting rv project! Thank you so much!

@ProjectTrek

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah I noticed it after I was done filming and I was too lazy to undo everything and film again.

Thanks, I didn’t even think to see if they make 12v Led lighting with residential plugs. Opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Also, you can get pull chain switches on Amazon/Lowe’s/HD and install the same way as your switch and customized with a chain armament. Might not work for certain locations but it adds a bit of flair.

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@SK-qt1rm

3 жыл бұрын

At HD yesterday, looking at vanity lighting...really looking forward to replacing my 12v bayonet light bulbs that keep flickering...thanks.

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Let me know how it goes.

Great video....

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Michelle!

loves every piece of information in this video, but i cant but help feel swindled from those dope ass light fixtures from the thumbnail i totally thought you where going to install those ones XD

@ProjectTrek

2 жыл бұрын

Dang, sorry about the switch up. It’s wired exactly the same though. All 12v.

Great video! Thanks for the information! I’m sure Lowe’s has those toggle switches. Can’t find them. I’ll keep looking.

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

I did find some toggle switches on Amazon. They’re not as discreet as the ones I used, but they’d work in a pinch. Just search for “12v switch”

OMG you are alife saver, I am in so over my head with this freaking RV from H E LL lol

@ProjectTrek

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! I’m glad you found this video helpful. If you have any questions, please ask.

Yes. Nice. Now go back and tuck that wire back into the housing! LOL

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that little guy? Don’t worry about that little guy...

Great video... new subscriber... found you from LJMJ

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for subscribing. We love Nate & Marissa!

I'm glad I saw your video. I was about to buy all new oval/pancake LED 12-volt lights to replace my old 12-volt old school bulb lights that came with my 21-year-old TT. So, ugly for ugly except it would be LED. I had no idea you could put in a 110-volt fixture with a low-wattage LED bulb. To be fair, the replacements were actually really cheap but now I can choose which fixtures I want to be esthetically pleasing. I'm on 24/7 shore power so would it really matter what voltage light bulb I choose? I don't even have the option of running on 12V if the power goes out because my battery blew up about 6 years ago.

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Every RV is different, but unless yours was configured differently, the lights are most likely 12v only and the battery (even if it is dead) only acts as a pass through for the 110v system.

What if you cut the wire above the top nuts,looks like you left those intact

Thank you for the hack! Could I have gotten a light with a switch on it instead of adding the toggle? Thank you

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are out there. 12v specific lighting typically has them, but 12v lighting is also typically not the best-looking lighting, IMO. Also 12v lighting is usually unnecessarily expensive.

Please help!! I did exactly what you said but keep blowing the fuse. Any suggestions?

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure you’re using 12v light bulbs?

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Email me at nateaxness@gmail.com if you still haven’t figured out what’s going on. I can help you troubleshoot it more.

I have a blue wire and a red. How do I know which is hot and which is neutral

Love those basket pendant lights! Where did you get them?

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Gina, we found them at ikea.

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the Torared Shade @ $19.99 www.ikea.com/us/en/p/torared-pendant-lamp-shade-seagrass-20430382/

so what did the "toggle" connect to? i did not see that covered in the vid- it just appeared all the sudden....

All good. I really like the project videos. I may be a little ADHD but .....Just FYI .....a little faster “page turn “ would be better for me ... However, I’m on board and will be back. Good job..... I like the “how to “ videos the best. I also think those are the guys who build “huge followings”. Folks are looking for help on DYI projects.... I also like the speed up effect, when your doing the time consuming tasks. Take care...Dan

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Dan!

@janetwelch5552

5 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

After lots of searching I cannot find: 12v RV light pucks that can do rgb colors and controlled by alexa. Help me please!

Sorry so late with this question … but I want to put in a new fixture over the dining table where there is currently (pun not intended:-) a 110V outlet. Is that still just matching up wires? Also there won’t be a toggle or switch so you are saying I can buy one? What does it attach to inside the light? Thanks so much

@ProjectTrek

2 жыл бұрын

If there is a 110v outlet near where you are affixing the lighting fixture, then yes (in most cases) there will be a hot, neutral, and ground. You must match that up with the new fixture. This will be no different than residential wiring. For a switch, be sure to use a switch designed for 110v w/ a ground connection.

😍🤩😘

one your black wire is showing

@ProjectTrek

Жыл бұрын

🤦🏽‍♂️

Where did you get. Your kitchen light fixtures ?

@ProjectTrek

2 жыл бұрын

The ones hangin above the kitchen island are from Ikea.

7:13 oh but if you don't have a light with a toggle switch that's pre-wired to the correct wire that you can use for the new light - your just screwed.... ?

@ProjectTrek

6 ай бұрын

You’ll just have to buy a switch.

We have 2 puck lights over the dining table that I'd like to switch out to small pendant lights. Our puck lights have push on/off buttons in the middle, so not sure if that can be used for the new lighting. Did your old puck lights have that button? Is that what the switch was?

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely. The on/off switch should be removable from the original fixture. If it is, just wire it in like I showed in the video. If you have any other questions or it’s just not making sense, let me know.

@francescawest1165

3 жыл бұрын

@@ProjectTrek - Now I just have to talk my husband into doing it! 😉

@francescawest1165

3 жыл бұрын

@@ProjectTrek - We did it!!! I wish I could attach pics here to show you, but what a difference!! We had two puck lights on one frame, so besides drilling the hole in the bases of the residential lights and bridging the wires for the switches we bought, my husband had to connect the wires of those 2 lights together to make the connection. He tried them separately, but the other 3 lights on the circuit wouldn't work. Took a couple of tries and a few extensions and wire nuts, but he did it!! Thank you for your video!! He watched it over again during the process!! 👍

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

So happy you found it useful! Any other projects you could use a tutorial for? Always looking for more content ideas!

@lindseymiketa5335

3 жыл бұрын

I just did this and my light over the dining table won’t work 🤦🏽‍♀️ what was the trick for the puck on off?

*You need to go back and tuck that hot wire that's hanging out back in the housing or it's going to Chaffe and short out and start popping fuses all the time*

@ProjectTrek

2 жыл бұрын

I just took the fixture down to film the instructional. I didn’t leave it like that.

You have wire hanging out

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah I saw that during post. Oh well.

Can I just buy any light fixture and do this?

@ProjectTrek

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but you must use a 12v bulb

Changing out my lighting in the RV with residential ones but my RV wiring only has a black wire and the copper wire. What should I do?

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

I guess I’m waiting to hear someone else chime in. The bare copper wire is usually a ground, but you shouldn’t have a ground on a 12v system. Is it an older RV? All of the rigs we’ve had have had a black and white wire for the lighting. If you have a voltmeter you can power it on and tear the leads.

@maxescamilla4597

3 жыл бұрын

@@ProjectTrek it's a 1998 Fleetwood Storm. Yea it surprised me too when I went to replace it. Ok I'll try my voltmeter on it. Thanks.

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

I think I’m making this more complicated than it needs to be. Unless the wiring to your lights are wired for 110, this should be stupid simple. Make sure that there’s not more wiring shoved up in the ceiling. As long as those are the only 2 wires there those are the + - for your 12v lighting.

@maxescamilla4597

3 жыл бұрын

@@ProjectTrek ok so you're saying I tie both white and black leads from the fixture to the lone black wire from the RV? I checked for wires ticked inside but there's nothing there. Thank you for your help.

@ProjectTrek

3 жыл бұрын

I’d say black to black and white to bare wire - AS LONG AS - you’re getting a 12v reading on the multimeter from those wires. I can’t imagine it’s wired for anything other than 12v. Especially if there was a light fixture there before that was working. Check the bulb from the old fixture if you still have it. It should read 12v somewhere on there.

You left wire outide of fixture when putting back together . Sorry other than that it was a good video

@ProjectTrek

Жыл бұрын

Sure did

where is everyone fing 12v led light bulbs???

@dianasinger2083

2 жыл бұрын

everyone finding

@ProjectTrek

2 жыл бұрын

You’ll probably need to order them online.

RV lighting is terrible.