Lighting Contractor

A motion light stuck on is usually in override mode, set too sensitive or seeing heat. What to check yourself, and the signs of a failed sensor or wiring.

Usually yes, but the ceiling box has to be rated for a fan, not just a light. What that changes for the wiring, the switch and the permit.

Spacing is half the ceiling height, but the circuit decides the limit. How many fixtures a room takes, and what an electrician checks first.

The switch on the wall keeps working. What you lose is the app, voice control and, depending on the model, the schedules too.

A brief dip when a motor starts is normal. Lights that dim and brighten on their own, or dim in one room while brightening in another, are not.

A smart bulb drops offline for one of three reasons. In older Milwaukee and Waukesha County homes, the power side is the one people miss.

Recessed lights that shut off on their own and come back a few minutes later are usually overheating.

LED lights glow faintly after you flip the switch off because a tiny amount of electricity is still reaching the fixture.

A smart switch usually drops offline because of its Wi-Fi connection or its wiring, not because the switch is broken.

Most smart switches do need a neutral wire, but not all of them.