How To Install An Outside Light Tips Tricks Hacks - Outdoor Porch Light With PIR Sensor. Wire It Up

how to install an outside security light is a diy do it yourself electrical guide on how to wire up and install an outdoor light with pir sensor. I cover a few tips tricks hacks and ideas and give a general overview on how to install an outside light.
This video is only a guide and I do not accept responsibility for any work undertaken. Please use a qualified electrician or competent person If you are not confident undertaking the electrical work yourself.

[@Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng]

Some good stuff in your video, much appreciated

[@TryDiy]

Very professional, I especially liked the use of the ferrules (not many people use them).

[@mikebolt9753]

Thanks for the positive comment. Appreciate it :)

[@colinmckinlay5479]

Great informaation very clearly filmed

[@mikebolt9753]

Glad it was helpful!

[@catherinemcgraw9039]

Good information and demo Mike. Thanks

[@merlin5476]

My biggest problem i find is actually finding an LED sensor light that lasts for more than a year, ive gone through 5 or so different manufacturers and they very often give up around 12 months.

[@paullewis1637]

Slightly, that’s an understatemnt

[@MuhammadAtif-dd8rl]

Thanks

[@MuhammadAtif-dd8rl]

Great

[@dcpowered]

This is a brilliant video tutorial! I am hugely impressed with everything! Keep up the amazing work!!

[@mikebolt9753]

Thank you so much!

[@Notmehimorthem]

Please Manufacturers! We are up a ladder, x wind, x amount of light, perhaps performing a new wrestling move involving keeping on a ladder and holding two tools, at an angle. Put a light in the PIR housings. Make the PIR Housing act as an illumination for the area. Where the dials are located (which is also lit by same bulb) put an opaque stencil with the dial names - clear universal letters. Go on, jump on this.

[@Danhamer1988]

Iv always put the fused spur inside the house. Lot of customers want to be able to turn the light off at night so this just covers that problem I find

[@mikebolt9753]

Yeah fair play.

[@prashanththangamani391]

Hello Sir, Great Video Crisp and Clear Loved it so much , straight away Liked the Video , Subscribed and Saved Video to Favourites :) I am trying some DIY and tried to replace an existing outside wall light with a new PIR sensor outside wall light which takes GU10 bulbs up and down and glows both ways. I watched some videos and did the replacement. I am not sure what I did wrong. I took the picture of old lights wiring and connected exactly the same way for the new light. After finishing when I switch on the Light flickers and goes off. The light does not flow. Even the old light did not glow and it was always off. Not sure what wrong did I do. Any inputs will be very helpful , Thank You !

[@mikebolt9753]

Hey thanks for the sub. I would probably get a qualified electrician to take a look at it mate. Could be a number of things. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

[@Nyle95]

Thanks for the video, very informative. I subscribed part way through. Was there a reason you opted to put thr switch outside and not indoors?

[@mikebolt9753]

Didn't want to chase out the wall so just put the switch on the outside.

[@user-kx8lj6ue5i]

Hi I was wondering I want to do this the same and was wondering if you could get the power from an existing outdoor lamp as want to have both Or does the power has to come from and plug. Thanks Brian

[@user-kx8lj6ue5i]

Hi Mike So does that mean that I can get the power from the outside light and or switch As it’s a single switch how do I wire it up and not go on and off with the switch Hopefully you get what I mean Thanks Brian

[@RC-oi1gg]

Hi Mike. I have two security lights I’d like to fit on the back of my house. Can I run both security lights through the same FCU? Many thanks.

[@mikebolt9753]

Yeah should be fine.

[@adhdpersons]

Great video for novices like me. Just out of interest, why did you swap the 13amp for a 3 amp fuse and could I put the FCU in doors? Thanks

[@mikebolt9753]

Better to have it fused to 3amps to protect the cable. Yes you can have the fcu indoors.

[@bitTorrenter]

​@@mikebolt9753Can't 1.5mm² handle up to 6A though?

[@mikebolt9753]

yes but if you use a 13amp fuse you could have more than 6 amps running through the cable under fault conditions.@@bitTorrenter

[@jopjop5533]

Just done this job only I put the fuse box inside beside the socket

[@bradbradbury8036]

*No cats were harmed in the making of this video*

[@mikebolt9753]

haha

[@richardclarke9966]

If the cat had have been the fourth option to strip the wires then I would have been impressed 😆

[@UKBJH]

Great video… only question.. should the cable from socket to FCU not be 2.5mm (instead of 1.5mm)?

[@UKBJH]

@@mikebolt9753 but 1.5mm ok as well?

[@UKBJH]

@@mikebolt9753 then 1.5mm From FCU to exterior light?

[@mikebolt9753]

@@UKBJH starting from the consumer unit its 2.5mm to the socket. From the socket to the fcu and then the light is 1.5mm. Hope this helps

[@adamdavis2788]

@@mikebolt9753 would recommend to have done from the socket to the fcu in 2.5/4mm although not required it is better practice as the 1.5mm is technically not fused down until after the fcu

[@adamdavis2788]

@@Dog-whisperer7494 the 1.5mm between the socket and the fused connection unit is rated at 13amps Meaning that the 16/20/32 amp breaker that this is on does not protect the cable if their was a short on the cable in the fuse spur the mcb would trip after the cable has melted. DIY having minimal knowledge about electrical currents causes house fires and if it is found that you have done work to your own house that caused it your insurance company will not pay out

[@TherealEddieC]

Rookie question: what do the ferrules do, and why on only 3 of the wires? Thanks in advance!

[@mikebolt9753]

Because the flex cable is stranded and not solid core it just gives you a better electrical connection.

[@TherealEddieC]

@@mikebolt9753 Thanks so much. Very concise, and to the point!

[@Wilko101]

I have a similar situation to you. Just purchased a light with a 1 m inbuilt cable. Do you need to use the junction box? Can I not just run the wire straight from the light through the wall and into the plug socket inside using a waterproof grommet on each side of the wall?

[@mikebolt9753]

As long as its watertight then you should be fine

[@rossfarrell]

As you’re adding a light, you’ll still need a 3A fuse.

[@bol317]

Any issues with the outside light, which are common, will cause your socket circuit to trip. Having a fused connection unit (you have called it a junction box which is different) means that the 3amp fuse will blow and it will be separated from the socket circuit so the circuit will be working as normal, and remain safe, even though your outside light is faulty.

[@landoftheloops3]

07:30 wondering why wall plugs were inserted into mortar? thought brick was always best.

[@mikebolt9753]

Still hold fine in the mortar

[@soransangasary]

👏👏👍👍👍

[@KandasamyThusyanthan]

Thanks for the info, few questions: Is it wrong to use 13a fuse instead of 3a for this purpose ? What mm cable you can use outside light eg 0.75mm, 1mm?

[@ef7480]

Lighting circuits generally have to be fused down to a 3A or 5A fuse if connected to a socket circuit as a 32A circuit breaker protecting the socket circuit wouldn't trip in time if a fault occured on the new lighting circuit cable. . The fuse protects the cable.

[@billsbasementworkshop1902]

Hi, I thought that this would be just another DIY amateur video but you supprised me. The use of the correct fuse and the IP rating of the FCU was what kept me watching. If you are a DIY'er then you seem to be very competent and know what you are doing. Well done and hats off to you.

[@mikebolt9753]

Thanks :)

[@raymondstewart9263]

After drilling the pilot hole I would have initially opened up the hole from the outside with the 18mm bit for a couple of inches and then drilled from the inside. This would have avoided blowing the brick in my (diy) experience.

[@raymondstewart9263]

@@mikebolt9753 If you have already drilled the pilot hole from the inside and gone easy as you exit the outer brick so you don't blow the brick you can then drill an inch or so from the outside with the 18mm bit and then drill through from the inside. Lines up no problem in my experience.

[@Jaglover123]

If you turn the hammer function off to get through the outside brick, it will take a little longer but less likely to blow out the brick, maybe make smaller increments when increasing drill bit sizes. Thanks for the video. Love the Marksman pen, great for accuracy.

[@thereal1006]

you need to put a drain hole in too

[@JuiceBanger1]

you dont if you want to keep the rating. its sealed. there is a school of thought for both drill and no drill

[@shootNbreezeIRL]

Didn't get to see the finale of the light turned on.

[@mikebolt9753]

yeah my bad