Wiring and Installing Exterior Lighting

[topspinmonkey]

how do you add wire from the junction to the 2 new lights?

[Prouisorsapientiae]

@topspinmonkey

Just run two 12-2 or 14-2 NM feeders to each light. Join all three cables at the junction box; hot to hot, neutral to neutral, and ground to ground.

[topspinmonkey]

@Prouisorsapientiae thank you for the reply. i dont know how feeders work haha. let me do some research.

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@topspinmonkey

The feeders are just Romex cables.  They are called feeders because they "feed" electricity to each light from the main cable. It's nothing special! Hope this helps.

[topspinmonkey]

@Prouisorsapientiae thanks. but how do you add feeders? just find a box/light fixture and connect the new wires to the old ones?

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@topspinmonkey

It depends on the existing setup. You will have to figure out what you have, and what you want to add and go from there. Good luck.

[topspinmonkey]

@Prouisorsapientiae thanks man. these wires are not cheap! maybe i will do a video when i figure this out!

[telfairgangsta]

nice work

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@telfairgangsta

Thank you!

[TeamGZFS]

Epic beard!

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@TeamGZFS

lol, thanks!

[eggbass]

Cardio.

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@eggbass

Intelligent thought.

[eggbass]

@Prouisorsapientiae Honest observation

[glk001]

They make electrical boxes mounted on a steel track that will fit between your between the studs...Screw em to the studs position the box to your holes and tighten down the screws...Mount your plate to the box, wire the lights up and then mount the fixture to the mounting plate...Done deal, no need to your one by piece of wood...Use a gig saw next time also instead of the sawz-all...Nice job...

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@glk001

That's definitely a great option to use! I already had the basic boxes, and quite a bit of scrap 1x, so I just used what I already had. A jigsaw would have been perfect, but I didn't have one at the time, so I used the Milwaukee. Great tips, and thanks for the comment!

[glk001]

@Prouisorsapientiae As long as it got done, worked and looked good, thats what counts...Got to do two on a new garage for my sister tomorrow...They built a two car garage and I did all the wiring for it, along with the 100' trench for the #2 / 4 conductor for the sub panel...And of course communication wire and cable for the Tv...LOL...But your very welcome and enjoy your day!..

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@glk001

Agreed! Strangely enough, I helped my Dad, albeit a little, with wiring his two-story garage years ago. We also dug a trench for gas, phone, and coaxial cables (only about 30 feet). The upstairs is an art studio and storage/weight room, and the main floor is a 3 car garage, so it's wired directly from the pole with it's own meter and 200 amp panel. I learned most of my electrical knowledge by watching him!

[glk001]

@Prouisorsapientiae

Now that must be a nice set up and I wish him god fortune with it...Probably cost a small fortune to build...lol...

[glk001]

@glk001 ..Spell check...Good*, not God...Damn typo's...

[gborrillo]

Jesus Christ - either get in shape or slow down. I couldn't even watch this cus every other word was heavy breathing and panting. Next time, don't run a marathon before doing a how-to video. Or maybe shave and you won't carry around all that weight

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@gborrillo

Are you a little stressed out there? A little impatient, maybe? Have you performed any physically assertive activities in sub-freezing weather before? Yes, I'm breathing heavily in the video, and in my subsequent how-to videos, I improved upon this. With all due respect, in which you have shown none, I wouldn't expect you to understand this anyways. Enjoy your hubris!

[FetiMacTV]

really good video. im thinking about doing an outside electrical outlet. and stubled upon this. thanks for sharing

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@FetiMacTV

Thanks! Good luck with the outlet installation.

[ggmorvaj]

Watching some HGTV dude with perfect hair, reading from a script, is nowhere near as helpful as watching you cut messy holes & look worried about everything. Reality vs Fantasy. Thanks for sharing this video, it's really helpful.

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@ggmorvaj

LOL, thanks for the compliment.  You could also say the same about car repair shows!

[uncync]

The guy breaths just too much for me to acutally watch this video.

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@uncync

But, it was enough for you to leave a comment and dislike it! Thanks for the feedback.

[bossdawg165]

Ahhhh lol time for a beer!

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@bossdawg165

More like a big bowl of chili, and a pot of coffee on that particular day! I'm not going to miss the Midwest winters, that's for sure.

[gsd0519]

Great video. Funny dude. Like the diagram insert.

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@gsd0519

Thank you!

[pmarie2003]

Thanks, this is the kind of video I need. I've got lights where I don't need them, and none where I do need them.

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@pmarie2003

You're welcome! You seem to find this situation with older homes like mine.

[sonconmas]

15amp?! Whoa! Here in the UK, it's 5amp for a lighting circuit, and the sockets are fed at 13amps at 240v.

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@sonconmas

That's interesting! Here in the states, you normally find the circuits ran per room; outlets and light fixtures both. We also run on 120V-60Hz current compared to your 240V-50Hz. For items that draw more current, such as heating elements(electric water heater, electric range, dryer), they are ran on their own circuit with 240V-60Hz current.

[captainhowland]

Thanks for the tip on the Arliington 8141

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@captainhowland

No problem! I should have mentioned where you can actually purchase this item. Amazon appears to be the most convenient place, but you must provide shipping costs.

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@Soulcaster99

Thank you! Hey, you have to keep to warm somehow in Ohio, lol.

[jflo68584]

still working?

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@jflo68584

Absolutely! I should have installed these a long time ago.