Ceiling fixture has black,white,ground wire, new light only has 2 wires that look the same.How to hook it up?

Question

I have a new ceiling light with only two wire that is wrapped in clear plastic. They look the same and it does not seem to have a ground wire. I do have 3 wires from the ceiling, the black, the white and the ground wire. How can I hook this light up?

Additional Details

The wires on the new light fixture does not have any color and only have clear plastic around them. I also do not see any marking on the wires. Any other suggestions are welcome, thanks!

I don't see any grounding screw, I think I will attach the grounding wire to a metal part of the bracket on the fixture. Any ideas on how I can hook up the clear wires from the fixture to the black and white from the ceiling?

Answer 1

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On your two clear wires, one has writing or a series of ridges/grooves on it, hook this wire to the white wire, black to other clear, run ground wire to a screw on back of light if possible.
Mark

UPDATE- Look for the ridges. the are really small running the length of the wire... microscopic
If not you could use a volt-meter and see which wire is conected to the little prong in the center of bulb socket. This is the hot/black wire
Hope this helps

Answer 2

Black to black white to white and look for a ground screw on the fan.

Answer 3

You sure?
There should at least be a Ground lug on the fixture...that you would attach your existing ground wire to. If not, not to worry if fixture is interior.
Fixture same colored wires...:
one to white, the other to black

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Long time construction/remodel contractor

Answer 4

look for a screw painted green and put the green wire there, then connect the white wire to one and black to the other wire.

Answer 5

not that important to ground a light fixture, think about all the lamps that only have a two wire plug without a ground, you can just cut the green wire off no biggy

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Im a renovater