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Help with porch light and switch
Hi, I just purchased my first home and the back porch doesn't have a light (realtor thought that contingency would be a deal breaker). I have spent, literally hours searching the internet on how to do this. Apparently I'm not asking the right question. I need a porch light and inside switch...- Jessica
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- light porch porch light screwfix switch
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- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Replacing porch light
New home owner here diy. I went to replace the porch light and didn’t take note to how the wiring was attatched before removal so know when going to install new fixture I’m left with 2 sets of romex(black, white, and bare) but there’s also an additional black wire by itself that I’m not sure...- Pmcginnis821
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- light porch porch light replacing wiring help
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- Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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Electrical help - No ground wire?
I purchased a new porch light and it seemed pretty straightforward. From the new light there's a white wire, black wire, and ground wire. Coming out of the building is a white wire, orange wire, and there was a broken/rusted ground wire on the crossbar that wasn't attached to anything before...- Julie C
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- electrical ground porch light wire
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- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Porch light photo cell and pir and timed?
hi I need some advice, I have 2 elv down lights in the porch over the front door, what I want is them to come on automatically when it gets dark using a photo cell, but at midnight I want them to turn off and only come on via a pir sensor, I understand how to do one or the other but not both, I...- 12vshocker
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- light photo pir porch porch light
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- Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
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Dual switch to porch light switch seperation help please
Porch & Stairs separation? So I got a dual light switch at the bottom of the stairs & a single light switch at the top of the stairs. Another switch in the porch, which is somehow connected to the stairs switch. bit confused on how to undo & redo this. The porch light sometimes cant be...- MarkytheSparky10
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- light light switch please porch porch light stairs switch
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- Forum: Lighting Forum
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wiring for 2 way and porch light switch
Hi, I have a hallway with 2 lights, both these lights are controled by a switch upstairs and a switch downstairs -2 way. The downstairs switch also contains another switch for the outside porch light. The switchs were the wrong way round (the one closest to the front door controlled the...- _golds123
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- 2 way light light switch porch porch light switch wiring
- Replies: 12
- Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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Porch light
Hi, Firstly I hope I am in the right place to post this topic, if not apologies as I am a bit new tall this. Ok, can you help please? I have just had a new porch built and want to put 2 new lights up inside to replace the old single light that is there. I wired this light myself some years ago...- Dempsey1965
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- light porch porch light
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- Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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