How to install outdoor lighting Fixture from start to finish.

If you need a video to show you how to install a motion sensor light from scratch THIS VIDEO IS FOR YOU!!!!! Everything from finding power to installing wire and light switch to control outdoor fixture. Great project for an experienced DIY. Work at your own risk when working with any type of electrical.
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[@lukas______]

Excellent video. Thanks

[@peternotarfrancesco2614]

I prefer to drill the outside hole at an upwards angle to preclude any moisture from traveling down into the wall. This means that it might be a little harder to fish the wire down. Fairly good video though.

[@1percentSolutions23]

Your the luckiest handyman EVER. This wall didn’t fight you at all. Awesome!!! I usually encounter blocking, can’t find my fish tape etc…

[@ve4edj]

In the top of the outlet box you need a push in bushing to prevent it from cutting the insulation on the sharp metal edges

[@irishchopper9065]

Wonderful. You have taught me many things with this video. Thanks

[@davidchapman64]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@joeweatlu5169]

Before removing the outlet cover it's a good idea to run a knife blade around it to cut the paint.I Also I'd just replace the original receptacle with a spec grade one and pigtail the wires. Not a good practice to use backstab connections. Just some hints to do The job to code: The ground leads can't just be twisted. They need to be secured with a wire nut. Where the romex goes into the original outlet box you need a romex connector. Doesn't take much more time or money to do The job to code.

[@danstvguy]

Pretty lucky catching that wire cable with your finger from inside the box and especially to coax it into the hole.

[@jimbola77]

awesome sir I finished mine just like yours you saved me a ton of money I did not have! Also, I scored the outside of the wall plate before removing it so it did not take the paint away thank you again love your work...

[@faustoromero8306]

Thank you! this is going to help me a lot. By the way, beautiful german sheperd!

[@NoneMechanic101]

Thank you

[@GoSox35]

This was a good video. One thing I noticed you didn’t do is, when you knocked out the top of the metal box, you didn’t use a push in connector to protect the Romex from fraying on the sharp edges of the metal box. 😎

[@mariomene2051]

Made it look easy.

[@gusespe4458]

Excellent Video Thanks Bud !!!👍

[@SergioKella-p1f]

Good job

[@lorenrickey5481]

Nice job! I like to use the midway nylon face plates. It’s a size in the middle of normal and large. The only thing that I would have done differently would be to pigtail the outlet connections together and then attached the receptacle, if there was enough room. Hey Sunny!!

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

Thanks Loren Rickey me & Sonny appreciate it👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@lorenrickey5481]

@@HighRidgeHandyman Get well soon! Take all the time off you need to heal properly

[@danbrown3460]

Nice job with the video. Everything was well explained and I learned a few things. Hey Sonny! You got a good boy there.

[@richiestarks6163]

Clear and concise! Subscribed!

[@mclovin9678]

Very informative!

[@ftjp8]

Appreciate your content, thank you!

[@williemitchell9943]

Excellent Job

[@juanrodriguez8772]

Thanks! Great Tutorial!

[@wesleystaub5416]

Unless the holes in the back are pressure connection ,I would pigtail the neutrals and hot so that you have one wire on each terminal

[@jimbola77]

thank you sir for sharing awesome stuff to know...

[@KevinCoop1]

Good video! Technically, a “plug” is what attaches to a cord and has male prongs or pins. A receptacle is a female device to accept a plug.

[@WoodgemanX]

Pigtail the wires in the outlet box. Back stabbing outlets is hokey, the holes on your wire stripper are for making loops on the wires. Did you clamp the wire going into the outdoor box, did you put caulk around the hole.outside the house?

[@SciaticaDrums]

On the outside you want to drill that hole so it slopes down to the outside just in case any water gets behind the box.

[@mytube30005]

You can't just feed the wire through the hole of the metal box. That will fail the inspection. You need a Clamp Connector to protect the edge of the metal hole from cutting into the wire. You can clamp the wire to the clamp connector before fishing to the box and screw it in.

[@stonybrain]

when will the inspector come on this job?

[@afzalhakeen4941]

i always count everything before i wired anything else from a receptacle so i won't overload a breaker

[@pipolopez6905]

Appreciate the connect

[@shannonkingston224]

Thanks

[@noelrodriguez7088]

You should do the plug wires parallel, that means both wires and put them together and adding a pig tail, same for power wires, this is safer .

[@tundragoingplaces6961]

If the flood light is motion activated, why do you need a light switch? Can you run the wires directly from the plug to the flood light?

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

@@tundragoingplaces6961 you could but i wanted the option to control it if i wanted it off for any reason or if i change it out to a regular flood light 👍🏻

[@thesamsonfamily5495]

wow ! well explained!!!

[@johnlange8729]

Considering it is light and motion sensitive, I would put a switch cover over the switch.

[@staiboy1]

great contect thank you

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

Thanks👍🏻

[@mikeswithers2535]

Your short cutted the ground on both boxes. Did you pig tail for the switch and what if you dont have a metal box to ground into

[@reemwill8763]

Y u didn't show hhow u fished the wire? It had to be hard to get it thru that little hole in the box

[@franciscoaceves5329]

Never Backstab, either pigtail or loop

[@haunthunterify]

Yup! I cringed at the stabbing.

[@hemothy]

does it matter which set of incoming wires you pigtail? or would you pigtail all 3 and just have one set on the terminals?

[@rezaramon316]

What type of screws do u use to mount the j box outside the house. If I have stucco exterior walls. Can I use the same screws ?

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

@@rezaramon316 I would use tapcon screws👍🏻

[@littlecajun2241]

Great short video, thanks. I'm not an electrician, I only play one on TV, but why didnt you connect white connector into switch? Doesnt that start and stop power to flood light?

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

It’s a single pole switch. It’s made for the hot wire “black” only. The whites are the neutrals “ground” back to the main panel. The switch is designed to open and close the circuit sending power to the fixture. When installing plugs with GFCI you want to connect all. Hope this answers your question.👍🏻

[@littlecajun2241]

copy :-) I was thinking white was hot. Thanks for responding. Happy New Year.@@HighRidgeHandyman

[@user-sg2pj2hx4h]

Would you a GFCI outlet for the inside to protect the outdoor fixture or outlet.

[@snakeye2669]

It not require from section 210.8 of the NEC for light fixture, but yes for all outdoor outlets. It should at least be recommend.

[@jonathanjacobo612]

Can you make a video with a timer switch?

[@jesusttorres446]

What kind of wire did you use?

[@TboothePRODUCTIONS]

If I was experienced, I wouldn't be watching your video...

[@m3dmonds]

When you twisted the two grounds together at the switch, how were you left with another ground wire to attach to the switch?

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

I twisted a pigtail piece about 8 inches long to accommodate the plug

[@wesleystaub5416]

Also wheres the romex connector since you knocked out the 3/8 hole ,you could have probably used the same hole where their would be 3 wires 2 in one hole and one in the other

[@jasnapon]

400 to 600 labor how do you sleep at night🤔

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

I use one of those my pillows they work great. Have you seen the prices in Fairfield county Ct lately?? One bedroom apartments start at 2500. Not to mention food and everything else insurance and so on. I sleep just fine. 💪🏻

[@Voltrondefenderoftheuniverse]

If he was not to be making $400 to $600 labor ., he would have trouble sleeping at night .😵‍💫

[@joeweatlu5169]

At those prices he should be doing it to code at least.

[@lotus956]

Ads that keep me from seeing video actually make me hate the product lol.

[@weitang1196]

😂I’m new and I have a stupid question. Why do you install a new switch when you have an outlet to begin with?

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

To control the outdoor fixture. It’s gives me the option to keep the motion light on without any interruptions, or I can actually turn it off if not needed. It would be the only way to turn off power to the outdoor fixture

[@weitang1196]

@@HighRidgeHandyman Thanks. I thought the light would be off automatically when it's daylight.

[@shaneowen4177]

Never drill at a downward angle on an external wall, you are begging for water ingress if you do that. Drill at a slight upward angle, the snake is harder but your wall will thank you in ten years

[@user-nk9cl5mu8g]

Hey, how much would you charge a job like this? Great work!

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

It all depends. Prices vary from different area codes obviously. What I do is I would charge for the materials needed with a little extra for going to pick the stuff up And then at least a half a days work in my mind. You have to figure out what you need to make per day to be profitable. And it would be a half a day of that. Good luck take care.

[@user-nk9cl5mu8g]

I got this opportunity to do this light and I don’t know how to charge this because I am not an electrician, but you gave me the confidence to make it happen, and I will get everything I need to do it, the only thing that was not clear for me was how to attach ground to the metal box, but for the rest great video

[@user-nk9cl5mu8g]

I am a carpenter and I get pay 250$ the day, 125$ sound good? I think they will get scared for the price

[@quadrunner8244]

How long did it take you to get the snake wire from outside the house down to the switch cut out? I mean how did you get it to go exactly there or did it take some time? Thanks

[@sarahann530]

​@@HighRidgeHandyman So how much did you charge for this job ?

[@LA-rl1lu]

Running the line wire though the top of the new switch blue plastic Jbox makes no sense. The next guy who opens the box won't know which wire is which by just looking. If the line wire comes in to the box from the bottom, most people would logically (correctly) assume it was the line wire since the power source is below the box.

[@thesamsonfamily5495]

what wire gauge do i but to do this?

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

14/2 wire. Reason for that gauge is because this was a 15 amp circuit. But if using a 20amp circuit you have to use 12/2 wire

[@thesamsonfamily5495]

ok thank you

[@legacyrydeshare3478]

I’m charging $400-$600 labor.

[@EricMeeks101]

You aren't wrong because the value of your time is soley based on your own opinion, but I've been doing handyman work for over 10 yrs max I'd charge $125-$150 in labor for it would take less than an HR to complete. That's one of the issues with our trade is people are charging too much for their time and customers are hesitant to commit. Stay humbled and don't overcharge people please.

[@mejrr1985]

You were good up till the grounds. The is literally no mechanical connection to the panel on the grounding conductor. Tying it to the metal box provides no safety. Put your plug tester to use. I bet it reads “ open ground “. It will work but will never pass inspection where I live

[@haunthunterify]

It might not pass inspection anywhere. No grounding.

[@zimvader25]

Lol If it’s not grounded, it’s not passing inspection anywhere in the world. But if youre not trying to pass inspection, I wouldn’t worry about it. It works and it’s not burning down your house.

[@caseymiller7297]

So rather than grounding to the metal box he should have connected the ground wire to the green screw on the receptacle?

[@haunthunterify]

@@caseymiller7297 I am not sure the mumbo jumbo he has in there but to the ground wire coming from the panel I would have made a few pigtails, one to connect to the outlet, one that wraps around the metal box screw and the light. They all should be twisted and bundled under a wire connector.

[@quadrunner8244]

So when installing a light switch, there is no screw for the neutral wires on the switch? And if so, why not? Thanks

[@VietLe-USA]

Everything was crystal clear until the ground wires of the switch. I saw you twisted 2 ground wires together, cut them to equal length, and shoved them into the box, then all the sudden you’re left with one long ground wire hanging out. 16:03 Where did that long wire come from?

[@HighRidgeHandyman]

Twist both grounds together with an extra piece called a Pig tail to extend for the switch. Or just twist both ground wire’s together leaving one longer to extend our for the switch.

[@skmk88]

It’s called a pigtail. It’s a separated piece of the same wire, usually about 6-7 inches in length, that you combine with the ones he twisted together so it’s easier to get to the switch. It’s basically an extender for the wires he twisted together. Look up how to pigtail wires for a switch

[@doggy255]

Looks like the whole house probably isn't grounded.