How to Install Track Lights and Speakers | Ask This Old House

Scott Caron, master electrician for Ask This Old House, installs LED track lights and LED track lights with Bluetooth speaker technology to brighten up a loft bedroom. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Scott Caron installs track lights and lights that double as speakers to brighten up a darkened loft. Scott installed LED track lights manufactured by W.A.C. lighting [http://www.waclighting.com/]. Scott also put in two larger Pulse LED lights, which double as speakers when paired via Bluetooth and are made by Sengled Smart Lighting [https://us.sengled.com/]. Expert assistance with this project was provided by Caron Electric [http://www.caronelectric.com/]. Shopping List for How to Install Track Lights and Speakers: - 14-gauge wire - Corrugated loom tube - Surface raceway - Track - Track lights - Wire nuts - Light switch Tools for How to Install Track Lights and Speakers: -Drill/driver - Screwdriver - Pliers - Wire cutters Steps for How to Install Track Lights and Speakers: 1. Find a source of constant power to connect new wiring. 2. Turn off electricity to the power source/outlet. 3. Outline where you want to run wire and spread out the surface raceway covering accordingly. 4. Attach back clips for the surface raceway by drilling into the wall and driving in screws. 5. Place 14-gauge wire through the surface raceway as you build it along your outline. 6. To manage any angles, uses flexible corrugated loom tube and bind it using anti-short bushings. 7. Fit the raceway connector into the track lighting electrical box. 8. Install by screwing into the structure using a drill/driver. 9. Screw in wires to the electrical box connections using a screwdriver. 10. Connect the lighting track to the structure using screws and a drill/driver. 11. Connect the LED light heads by sliding them into the track and rotating them to click them in. 12. Splice wiring to the switch and outlet by tying in 14-gauge wire to the existing wiring using pliers and wire nuts. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we re ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://bit.ly/34RYEP5   Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG How to Install Track Lights and Speakers | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/