Wiring and Installing Exterior Lighting

I was tired of unlocking the door in the dark, so I decided to install coach lights! Hopefully this video can help out others who are considering doing this themselves.

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• exterior lights
• installation
• coach lights
• wiring lights
• garage
• electrical
• DIY
• mounting block
• installing lighting
• handyman light install
• installing exterior lighting
• wall
• mount
• light
• outdoor light fixture
• how to
• fixture box
• outdoor fixture box
• electrical supply
• siding mounting block
• Arlington
• Arlington 8141-1
• Arlington 8131-1
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• home lighting
• romex
• 14-2 NM wiring

[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.

[Prouisorsapientiae]

@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?

[Prouisorsapientiae]

@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.

[Techozek]

American electricians got nothing on U.K electricians.

[topspinmonkey]

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

[Prouisorsapientiae]

@telfairgangsta

Thank you!

[telfairgangsta]

nice work