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I'm trying to replace two outside lights. This is something I've done several times but I'm losing my mind on this. I have to lights side by side in parallel. I'll refer to the first spot as #1 (it's on the right) and then #2 (on the left) is where the line ends.
I had an old basic light on #2 yet #1 was empty. The light was removed a few months back, but it worked fine. If I hit the switch the old light on #2 would light up as expected.
I added a new light (has a light sensor) on #1. As soon as I did that, #2 would also not turn on anymore. I thought I messed up the wiring but black to black, white to white is pretty simple. When I took the new light off #2, #1 would turn on again! I'm no electrician but how does this make sense when it's parallel?!?!
I took the new light off #2 and put it on #1 because that one WOULD light up when nothing was on #1. It doesn't turn on.
I have 6 of the new lights, so I tried 2 others. 3 of 3 tried do the same thing. I tried different bulbs. What am I missing??
An expertly drawn wiring diagram is attached.
I had an old basic light on #2 yet #1 was empty. The light was removed a few months back, but it worked fine. If I hit the switch the old light on #2 would light up as expected.
I added a new light (has a light sensor) on #1. As soon as I did that, #2 would also not turn on anymore. I thought I messed up the wiring but black to black, white to white is pretty simple. When I took the new light off #2, #1 would turn on again! I'm no electrician but how does this make sense when it's parallel?!?!
I took the new light off #2 and put it on #1 because that one WOULD light up when nothing was on #1. It doesn't turn on.
I have 6 of the new lights, so I tried 2 others. 3 of 3 tried do the same thing. I tried different bulbs. What am I missing??
An expertly drawn wiring diagram is attached.