Basics: Adding a Light to An Existing Circuit

Basics - Adding a light to an existing lighting circuit.
How to Add a light fitting to an existing TPS circuit. Demonstrated using a PDL 629 batten holder.
Link to Part 1: • Basics: Wiring a Light...
Cheers for watching!

[@thetwogardens6048]

Finally I found someone who Demonstrated what I wanted in an easy manner.

[@billyboyd3493]

Legal or not people will still do this work. So, knowledge empowers someone to do this safely - rather than fumble around and do it unsafely. Congrats mate.

[@julyc2603]

loved when the apprentice came to give you a hand, lol. Excellent video, easy to understand it, thank you for putting it together for all of us.

[@r9p0m7p8]

Man - you're a life saver, Dave! Really... Cheers mate for all your time you do to educate us on how things are done. Your Apprentice Kitten must be so happy having you. :)

[@johnpaa9032]

Very well explained Dave thank you. Your attention to detail is awesome 👏

[@jackjack8488]

If only I found your channel during my Electrical course, thanks for the gold mine of info mate.

[@checkmate1430]

are you doing an apprenticeship now?

[@bigbrain3366]

Is there a maximum number of lights you can daisy chain together like this? I’m looking to combine 5+ lights

[@byron3880]

Really simple and well explained, exactly what I needed thank you!

[@philipwillis5276]

Thanks for the help struggled for about an hour until I come across your video sorted it in 10 minutes brilliant

[@fancyfurmobiledoggrooming4542]

Thanks, Dave. I am thinking about creating my own farmhouse chandelier and I needed explanation on how to wire up multiple lights. Your video was easy for me to understand. Great job on your video.

[@rickikilei9308]

So awesome! Thank you! So easy to understand and straight to the point!

[@Smiley-ez8li]

Well explained Dave. Just what I was looking for.

[@mrmukura]

Cheers mate, good vid, easy to follow. Need to do this in my shed.

[@richardcompton9528]

Great video. The best I've seen by far! Thank you

[@fredthe52]

Finally a good practical explanation of how to do it loud and cleare👌👌👍👍👏👏

[@thenewsydneyguy8662]

Dave bro, you are golden and need to be protected at all costs!

[@marydonnelly7839]

Nicely illustrated, thank you.

[@DuyDepTraiPhoBaTrieu]

My garage needs one more light for this one corner. This video will come in handy for sure :)

[@Ben.ODonohue]

Very helpful. I would really like to see a video of yours just like this but with a motion detector or pir in the circuit

[@asifjafri6961]

Really helpful video thanks.

[@alanchappell414]

Brilliant explained beautifully 👍👍thank you👌👌👌

[@vidalcharide]

Thankyou very much, well done.

[@seamuswarren]

I have one strap from the first of two ceiling light batten fittings to the single gang switch that was linked to both. A single black cable entering the switch via the same conduit as the strap containing a red and black cable. The single gang switch once had a dimmer but I removed it. I am uncertain of that second black cable’s purpose. At the moment turning on the switch causes a short so something is askew. The ceiling lights tap into a hot wire feeding all eleven battens looping or daisy chaining along the circuit.

[@bunzthompson236]

Hi, great videos are you able to show how to add a PIR sensor to an already line between switch and light, thanks

[@clivecamangon7998]

How do you wire a new led down lights with built in ballasts?

[@kianwinter8561]

Can you wire a permanent live bulb off an existing light fitting or is nothing live in the existing light fitting until the switch is flicked?

[@JReklis]

Thanks for sharing these vids m9, I don't see one for making an outlet circuit? is it the same as a light circuit/multiple light circuit? I actually found your vids when I was looking for a copy of AS/NZS 3000-2018 as I am planning to run the cables in my new home for the sparky to come and wire it up, and I just wanted to read the standards for doing so... have you got a more cabling specific vid that talks about how and where to use conduit and asociated parts and how cabling should interact with wall framing and floor joists?

[@yingle6027]

What is loop used for? Should I not worry about it? Thanks.

[@jasonjohnson3577]

Excellent!!!

[@JTBCOOL1]

This is the easiest to follow and understand video yet of the 3 other videos I very recently came across. The only thing is that I am not sure of is the ground situation. I am not daisy chaining lights but rather cameras with spotlights. I want to make sure I ground properly. I will probably be running two sets of wires (romex) from the light switch to the two separate camera/light fixtures. I probably am overthinking this but where the ground is concerned should I just run each camera/light's ground wire to the switch and tie it off on the ground connector as I would be doing if I only had one camera/light?

[@davidwilson-tn3sm]

Hi Bro, any chance of video showing adding extra electrical socket to existing ring.

[@beatmasterfrancisdrake6640]

Can I put a plug in in the end of my two lights??

[@brubru6819]

Smashed out of the window. Thanks.

[@peterwoodroffe818]

really amazing

[@jamespring1901]

Great video, what would you do if your existing circuit doesn't have an earth wire?

[@Shalk7]

Hi Dave, love watch your videos. I had a question, if i am installing base plug sockets for Downlights can I use the existing cables or do I need to run new ones ?

[@chillievans]

Could i put a switch between the new light and old light? (For a new loft light, from the garage lights underneath)

[@jeffkelly3542]

Great Video Dave...Could you do a Video that shows the difference between ..Loop at Light... Loop at Switch...and Active Switched..?? Cheers !!

[@ljt9020]

Hey Dave what’s the easiest way to attach flush boxes to metal studs ?

[@rafac13]

Awesome, if you have a chance, can you make a video on how to do the wiring for air conditioning, thank you

[@pearlperlitavenegas2023]

What happens if you leave the red out? I want to install a motion sensor ceiling light thats not connected to the on/off switch thx

[@user-ez3yj6lw7v]

Wow thank you. Didn't know it was that easy. Any tips on how this is different when doing led downlight? I've noticed there is no ground for led downlights.

[@ambrose3218]

Great video mate. Any chance you can do a fan with light install?

[@cubitme]

Dave, what is the advantage and disadvantage from doing wiring from the socket vs all the way from switch

[@PeaceOfPiee]

generally easier to wire from the socket as its likely accessible, switch is in the wall so youd have to drop the cable down/up, socket is in ceiling. you just do whatever is easier.

[@hikingwiththeshackletons]

Thank you 😊

[@droy333]

If I wanted to run say a 2 gang switch for 2 separate light circuits. Does each circuit need to be run from the switch box or can you just loop the source into the next circuit?

[@danielmulholland7112]

I need this too

[@squizsquires6247]

Good stuff! Q.How wire switch / bulb / female outlet socket in series? Thanks manzo

[@H-D1]

Good one daveo

[@sheepish-vb]

Legend mate

[@bossmanprezzie8923]

This is great but im still trying to get my head round it. Is this circuit in series or parrallel? Or does it not matter? Im about to wire up 2 led lights and thought if i did it this way then the 2 lights would end up "dimmer" cos the circuit is in series. Can anyone clarify?

[@c0wb0ys01]

Parallel so it can carry the same volts

[@KRandomDiary]

.,good tutorial boss..

[@KRandomDiary]

.,nabulls eye na kita..

[@easytalker864]

Easy peasey! 👍

[@bccsivxx-xxivvii]

Does the fixture type matter that you're adding? Like if you've got a fluorescent up can you add an Led later or can those not be on the same circuit?

[@sparkydave]

That's fine. Although keep an eye out if there are sensors or dimmers on the same circuit as these are only compatible with one type of load..(ie incandescent, LED, fluorescent)

[@ChazSweatshirt]

Amazing video (and videos!), thank you so much! This is extremely helpful for my pre-app work (especially when the tutors aren't anywhere near as helpful as this) and through into my upcoming apprenticeship. I'm assuming in this demonstration, these two lights are wired in parallel? Would you be up for making a demonstration video for wiring up these two lights in series with TPS to see the difference for educational purposes (I appreciate series isn't usually the done thing for most light circuits)?

[@fortysixyou]

Thanks for the helpful video. Also you kind of sound like Terry from the Disney movie "Soul".

[@mrdouglasbaker]

Thank you

[@hemiandreassend3848]

Hi dave what part of NZ are you living in?

[@MrMASILIVA]

What if the first light 💡 is connected to a PIR motion sensor and you want to add another light so they can both use the exact same PIR sensor??

[@bluestang9530]

A motion sensor just takes the place of a switch. If you want a switch also, just wire a switch before the motion sensor. You’d have power source, switch, motion sensor, light, light.

[@Jason-rw8yc]

Is the concept the same for shop lights

[@nosycatUK]

Why bayonet lights dont require to use different terminals for the wires ?

[@terrythetuffkunt9215]

So technically, i could just swap that switch for a plug end? And plug in into an outlet? I could theoretically use an extension cord and cut it up and loop a few lights together this way?

[@northbayjoe]

No, you will want to get the proper gauged Romex that's rated for the type of amperage your power on that circuit is running on. To small of a wire gauge can cause potential issues/hazards.

[@R_a_c_o_o_n]

Cheers dave

[@ramyswar296]

Thanks

[@rogerthatramjet]

awesome thx

[@seandumenil2302]

Sparky Dave could you do a program on how to install an oven with cooktop please

[@GlovesareoffSweetScience]

Electrifying.......💡...........💡..........💡

[@seagreenspiral]

Do you know how many lights you can add to an existing one is there a limit?

[@georgegeorgel7254]

As many as u want but u dont have to exceed the power consumtion of the circuit cause the circuit breaker will jump from the fuse box

[@georgegeorgel7254]

The more lights u add in one circuit the more power consumtion increase and the more amps will flow in the circuit which makes the resistance to increase the higher resistance is more amps will flow one 1mm cable or 1.5 mm is enough to take all amps with no resistancewhich can take up to 16 amp but the circuit breaker is also very important in one circuit for safety reasons

[@georgegeorgel7254]

Its important not overloading the circuit

[@georgegeorgel7254]

If u add more watti the amps increase and the reaistance start to increase

[@wakapaddler1967]

Dave, if you only need 3 holes why is there a 4th one in the baton? why make them with 4?

[@danielarnold792]

Red. Black. Earth and earth

[@yingle6027]

@@danielarnold792 What is loop used for? Should I not worry about it? Thanks.

[@dmbassett]

Assume you do this with the power off to the house/lighting circuit?

[@lukeheilbronn3631]

It would be silly if you didn't lol

[@mydearriley]

Does this series mean the lights individually will not get as much power?

[@bartekbgraczyk5574]

No! the individual light would still get same power

[@patrickjacobsen7805]

Question if one light blows isn't the other one gonna go out as well cos its wired in series?

[@sparkydave]

These are wired in parallel. Imagine a black line and red line, each lamp (and any additional lamp) sits between the two lines. Hope that helps. (In the video the black and red cables were never cut - just extended).

[@patrickjacobsen7805]

@@sparkydave I see how it works now cheers. Thanks for taking the time out to reply keep up the good work.

[@jamescampbell7404]

How many lights can you actually add to a circuit

[@sparkydave]

There are a few factors to consider, including cable size, the total power consumption and overall distance from the switchboard. Generally, in a residential setting, it depends on the combined power consumption (watts) of the entire circuit running off the same fuse/circuit breaker at the switchboard. Ideally the combined wattage should be less than 1kW on the same lighting circuit (4.35A) for residential. Calculated P=VI. Very easily done with LED lighting these days - you will over illuminate a room, if not the entire house, before you overload the circuit. Should the circuit become overloaded, the fuse/mcb will operate protecting the cable from excessive temperatures.

[@teddybattle4329]

How many lights can i add on this method?australian standard.thanks

[@andrewford80]

Heaps

[@abrogard142]

we have much hassle with the stripping you know, Dave. Showing us your chosen tools and techniques for stripping would be good. (two years ago. wonder if you'll see this0

[@armedgunman8988]

Like

[@yourfuckedd]

mean g chur

[@helenwilson4081]

So you’re telling me I paid 110 AUD to have someone come to the house and do this??..

[@menzyblessing891]

You had to you have no experience

[@ondoidlifestyle5754]

Absolutely. People pay me $350 to caulk stuff on their roof because they don’t have a ladder or want to go up one. Takes 5 - 10 mins. You’re paying for the service.

[@robertmitchell3804]

INVOICE: $1,000. Flipping a switch: $1. Knowing which switch to flip: $999. 😉

[@Crazybird-3]

I just read someone paid 400$ to have a man come and move a light switch and outlet to the wall right behind the switch. I wonder how he screwed around doing this 10 min job to make it take alot longer so he could charge that amount.

[@andrewford80]

Pretty sure it's illegal to do this yourself in Australia. The industry protects itself and extorts the consumer through legislation.

[@georgegeorgel7254]

This is a paralel circuit

[@brian559]

Great vid....so if I wanted to add a 3rd light to that circuit I would connect into the 2nd socket?...and a 4th light, connect into the 3rd and so on?....and if so, how many additional lights can you go...is there a recommended limit?