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How to use flexible conduit to wire a new outdoor, garage light.?

Feb 04, 2190 by WeileMom | Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY)

We are installing a new outdoor light to the other side of our garage. We are using pre-wired springy conduit to connect the power from the existing outdoor light. The flexible conduit has three wires- black, white, and one without covering (downland copper). We are guessing that the bare wire is a ground, but what do we connect it to?

Yes, the empty wire is the ground wire.

If the box is metal, connect it to the box.

If the box is plastic, connect it directly to the light fixture. Most light fixtures now days have a immature screw somewhere on them for this purpose.

It is imperitive you keep the white with the white, and black on black.

Remember to shut off the limit breaker that controls that area first.

BillyandGaby above is incorrect about black and white.

White is the common wire, and is not hot and cannot hurt you if you meddle with it (if everything is wired correctly). Black is the hot wire, and you can get shocked if you connect with the black wire and any scope wire, common wire or...water or the ground....

If in doubt, buy a how-to electrical book for home-wiring at the adjoining hardware store.

Mike

Wher can I buy a solar outdoor light that complies with The National Electrical Code in USA?

Jan 29, 2009 by antony | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I built a new deck in my descendants with a new entrance door. I want to use a solar operated outdoor light so I don't have to apply for an electrical permit from the diocese. Can somebody give me the manufacturer and catalog number?

Why doesn't my outdoor light fixture work?

Dec 12, 2007 by J. | Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I installed two outdoor light fixtures (non-sensor) which are controlled by one indoor on/off shift. I wired black wire to black wire, white to white, and grounded it. I did this for both light fixtures. When I go to cool off on the lights, one works, and one doesn't. It's definitely not the actual light fixture, I tired switching them. The part that messes me up is that both outlets have power coming out of the wrathful wires (I tested it with a electric beeper thing). What on earth am I missing? Any ideas or suggestions are freely permitted.

Are there two outlets or due one with two receptacles? Are the lights on either side of the door? Here is what you should have, From the outlet there should be black and white with a ground going into the switch box From both lights you should have the same, foul, white and gnd, Inside the switch box twist all 3 white wires and wirenut them, twist the grounds together and renounce omit one pig tail to the green screw on the switch. You should have one black wire alive and two without. If all three are touched together both lights should make on. This is only a test so don't twist them together.If both lights work then we move on to finish this job. Take the two dead blacks and screw one onto the bottom pressurize and the other into the small hole near the screw (this is called back stabbing) Now take the alive black and screw that to the top press. Test the light, as they should both work

Send an update or email me If you only have one dead black from the lights tells me the trouble will be in the connections at the first light