How to Install a Security Light the Easy Way

In this electrical DIY guide i will be showing you how to fit a security light. I will take you through step by step how to wire a security light. If you like the content leave a like and please subscribe for more content like this as I've got a lot more to come and there will be something that will help you out.
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[@stevepratt9646]

This was installed better than a lot of professional electricians I have come across would ever do great video really good install. I'm a self employed electrician with my own business it's nice to see someone explaining things and installing things correctly.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@alapone5063]

The wiring inside the garage does not need to be in a conduit?

[@adzg4m1ng85]

I always feel for a professional it's just another job. It's the same with working on your car, a garage has the official know-how of mechanics etc, but your car is just another one in a sea of hundreds worked on every day. Doing things yourself gives you a natural drive to want the best looking finish possible.

[@craigyboi1979]

The electrician that originally installed our light, wired it directly in to the light itself, so was always a bit difficult to get the light replaced each time. So I added a junction box. I come here to learn how to do it and I found this incredibly helpful. You are a born teacher. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@mastercontrol469]

Installed the light, wired directly into the light?

[@DeanSmith3935]

Hi just wondering (obviously not an electrician), why couldn't you just feed the flex though the wall to a switch, why do you need a junction box?

[@paulb9769]

I don't see how that made it hard to change the light and realistically how often will you be changing the light?

[@Ryan.90]

​​@@DeanSmith3935 Those types of light come with a like 6 inch bit of flex usually. So you're going to need a junction box. There's another kind where you wire straight into the back of the light. (Also not an electrician lol.)

[@tizthelocsmith4758]

​@DeanSmith3935 Great question mate!

[@neillscannell9278]

Second one I've watched. I might take up sparkying you make it look so easy!!

[@ncooty]

Another great video. You're an excellent instructor and presenter. In addition to all the other stuff (e.g., competence, structure), I also appreciate that you use a clear, natural speaking voice without the childish affectations so many KZbinrs use. Well done all around.

[@lisabevans2639]

Great instruction video! Thank you for not repeating yourself ad-nauseam. I believe I will subscribe! Cheers!

[@annahabanna]

I like how you explain: clearly and to the point in addition to the charming English accent😊I may do this project for my back garden in future. This weekend though I have to install a dog flap on my back uPVC door. I guess my main struggle will be the adjustment of the door panel thickness to the larger depth of the dog flap.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks very much

[@julianbenjamin3695]

I knew nothing about installing lights...i just replaced mine using this video as a guide..welldone and thank you..light works perfect..

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped

[@GaryThatsgary]

Nice simple well produced video. Pushed both buttons for you. You can tell that you've watched a lot of American channels before starting yours because you "go ahead" and do things ALOT! 🙂

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks for that!

[@fanfeck2844]

Brilliant quality video, and verbally superb instruction. A born teacher

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Wow, thanks!

[@MarcusOliver2006]

Excellent vid. Subscribed. I only need to swap out an old Halogen for a new LED but now I know what all the wires do. Thank you

[@alex1_matthews]

Watched this video this morning. Trip to screwfix and I have 2 new outside lights. Thanks for the video 👍🏼

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Nice 👍

[@indeed8724]

Earned yourself a new sub, I did very basic electrical training in college for a couple of months and this video is so simple to follow. Will definitely look into your channel more. Thank You.

[@alexpage7292]

Thanks for this video, I’m installing my new light tomorrow and I’ve used your links to get everything I need. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad I could help!

[@ProjectKelstone]

This is something I need to do sometime. I'll probably go up onto the fascia though and over the wall and have the junction box inside on the wall.

[@shadowthegamer5978]

as an electrician, ive always found a step drill bit a hell of a lot easier than using a spade drill bit :) just food for thought, but otherwise good video! dont forget to backfill the hole with weatherproof silicone before you put the cover on as well!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

I agree, unfortunately I didn't have one with me at the time of recording so had to beg steal and borrow what was knocking around. Cheers

[@tsb3093]

The issue about using a sealant on the rear transit cable hole is exactly the concern I had after watching the video. The way it was left had seriously compromised the IP rating of the JB. An alternative would have been to use one of the side ports with a gland to pass the power supply cable through.

[@themulchingman4412]

@@tsb3093twin and earth shouldn’t be exposed outdoors though so you have to put it through the back, then silicone it up

[@nosycatUK]

Great content. Love it

[@sali6120]

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[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@ZalthorAndNoggin]

Thanks for the tip about the Stanley Fatmax Wire Strippers. They look awesome so I've just ordered myself a pair.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Good man!!

[@ZalthorAndNoggin]

@@TheDIYGuy1 Just to say the strippers arrived yesterday. Thanks for your recommendation [and how to use them]. Got to be the best DIY purchase I've made in a long time. Superb!

[@L2succeednow]

Once again your videos are so easy to follow. I always come away thinkig.... I'm going to try that :)

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, I'm glad you like my videos! Give this one a go

[@jamesmontague4770]

Great video, very professional delivery.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you like it

[@simonmaverick9201]

This is bloody fantastic!!!

[@jeyapragashjegatheesan8669]

Super Help for us many thanks

[@drnh4444]

Superb video buddy. I've been trying to figure out how to install this using an indoor socket as a power supply but i think i have it susses now thanks to you. Cheers mate, well done!!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

No problem 👍

[@mickeymouse4897]

Some of the best DIY vids on KZbin. Curious as to why you never silicone sealed the hole drilled in the junction box & hole u drilled thru the wall to stop moisture ingress & crawlies etc. Personally I use crimps in junction boxes to connect bare wire ends, not a fan of the Wago clips.

[@magicmagic3747]

What a brilliant video

[@TheEXTREMEcleaningguys]

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[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped!

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[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks very much 😊

[@CH-en4er]

great program. im 52 and took it step by step. worked a treat. thank you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@andyjackson2269]

New to your channel love your Vidoes, your first video I came across was glanding a SWA. Thanks for your Vidoes they are so helpful 👌👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot,glad you like them

[@JG-fg1ye]

I planned to do this the weekend so happy days

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@tk4270]

Which is a good UK brand of these kinds of lights that don't leak or burn out. Every led pir light I have had leaked rainwater or the led burnt out prematurely. An old halogen one I have from 23 years ago is still intact and works fine, but it costs more to run.

[@andrewmorgan1802]

Great video. Our electrician mounted security light right next to the boiler flue so everytime the boiler comes on the heat off the flue triggers the light!

[@acelectricalsecurity]

Did he fit it where he wanted or did he fit where you wanted it. When I install anything I always ask or I am told before hand, if I see any potential issues then I will raise my concerns, but if a person is insistent on a certain position, then it's their problem.

[@andyhawkes3335]

Pir don’t work on heat

[@samirmanir3188]

Firstly, another excellent video. Not only have you saved me alot of money but I'm now working around the house as a DIY junkie :). I noticed that the links for the WAGO link and Junction box items are unavailable from amazon, therefore would any IP55 junction box do the job ?

[@apprentcepat]

great wee video well explained

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@alastairforsyth3820]

Very good video easy o follow.one thing though .I don't do metric .

[@xtomvideo]

Very well done tutorial.

[@user-lj5ln6dg5g]

Wow you’ve made that look very easy 😀 I’m going to try

[@subhashsingal2401]

excellent.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Many many thanks

[@emfestudios3631]

Great video, just what I needed! What screws do you use please?

[@harveysingh8690]

Thank you mate. Very helpful 🙏

[@TheDIYGuy1]

No problem 👍

[@user-wg5hq3of3x]

Tip Top Video so informative

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you think so!

[@selimekizoglu8542]

Could the cable go through the soffit instead of the brick assuming that drilling through it would have been easier?

[@sahidhussein9606]

Amazing innovations. We used connecters before

[@archiewiles5512]

Great stuff thanks! What about if it's going onto a wall that is already plasterboarded inside? I'd like to fit one to the front of our extension.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You’d need to do some more work to find a cable route. Thanks

[@VinnieTheVanno]

Is there a reason you can’t just feed the flex through the wall and have the junction box on the inside? (Asking as I’ve done just that last week!)

[@stendecstretcher5678]

Good idea.

[@highlife_singh9541]

The junction box is to prevent against weather conditions in an electrical fault. Incase the flex is damaged. Thats why a IPX rated junction box is used.

[@FrancescoGarraffa-ex7zl]

Great Video. Thank you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you liked it!

[@LT212-24]

Already have a outdoor light, but it’s not the brightest so wanting to swap for a new one, but can I add addition light fitting in a daisy chain to the same Switch so I can light up more area when I switch lights on?

[@hkmmagar617]

Good job 👏

[@BenRelle]

11:01 shows you have a crack in the back box that runs from the knock-out at the top to the mounting screw hole nearest it. It's probably a cheapie one. The back box is toast and should be changed. Having said that, it'll probably stay like that for years as the wiring is solidly clipped all around it and 'she be right' as they say down under. Nice vid though.

[@ReginaldOctober-kh3yu]

Can you connect it also to a normal plug,instead of switch spur

[@MRMB1983]

Great video. 👌

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you! 👍

[@harmoneedj]

You sound like you're from my neck of the woods sir (norfolk) 😃 Great video

[@TheDIYGuy1]

I am! Thanks

[@smf1384]

why does the junction box have to be on the outside, why not place inside the garage?

[@BrodaPaul]

Good step by step guide. Keep up the good work!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@peterash9524]

@@TheDIYGuy1thanks for video I have liked it and subscribed, just wanted to ask the far left box in the garage looks like a fuse box what is that for? Is it bcoz there's a more than spur so needs its own fuse ? Thank you Pete

[@Raj.88]

instead of fitting it to the spur plug can I plug it into a wall socket with 3 pin plug

[@exwhyz33]

Great instruction - Thank you

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome

[@traceydeuchar7509]

Brilliant thank you, perfect explanation on how to wire up.🙂 save me £200 that an electrician wanted to charge me to fit 2!!!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Great, that's what this channel is all about

[@mwansashericaezra6952]

Thank you for this video it's really helpful 🤗

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome 👍

[@Jeremyisyourhandyman]

I’m installing a Phillips hue floodlight. It says wall installation only but I am adding a junction box southside for the back porch steps. I have to make my own mounting plate 5 1/2 inches wide by 5 inches tall but the junction box is only 4 x 4.

[@filmboxhd2837]

Hi, mate do you know why we need a junction box instead of wiring directly to a switch? Thanks😊

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[@WanderFeetChronicles]

How do you change the sensor settings? I’d like to know that. Thanks.

[@LeapOfFaith121]

Love it. Thanks. If I'm wanting to take a feed from a light switch in my garage to fit an outside light can I just take a spur straight from the light switch?

[@thomasneill.6101]

Can I add a plug to it and attach it to the plug in my outdoor shed which had it's one trip switch on it

[@martinw245]

What was the switched fused connection unit already feeding? It's very important to warn people not to use a SFCU that powers ANYTHING. I can see people trying to use connection units for heaters and all manner of things.

[@silentwitness4843]

I just cannot believe people are attempting to do this Electrical work is NEVER DIY.

[@xlfive]

Excellent video and well presented,would it be good practice to seal the hole through the brick

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Absolutely. I did this but couldn't put it into the edit due to my camera man messing up 🙈

[@oli230]

Thanks for this video. Can you tell me what that white switch box type is called please? I will be just wiring one light up. You said switch spur, is that what you ask for at the shop? Switch spur box? 😮

[@vitsin87]

Great video! I do have a question, can you just put the wire straight through the wall and use water proof silicon instead of using the box?

[@davidhoughton2073]

You can but if the light fixture needs replacing, may be more difficult to remove/replace it. The junction box makes it that bit easier.

[@paulb9769]

Most lights have weather proof seals on the box so yes you can.

[@Notmehimorthem]

Straight talking good stuff. Today we have better junction boxes - check it out.

[@tonyedwards7568]

Good video, My outdoor lighting has only a live and neutral connection? How would I connect this to the mains? Would i be able to just put a plug on the end of it and into a socket in my garage?

[@bradster00]

Is there a reason you wouldn’t put the black wire from the light straight through the wall and silicone fill it? I’m learning home DIY myself and that was my original idea. Just wondering what the benefit of using that outdoor IP box is

[@StevenMackenzie]

The light might break and need to be replaced, and that will be easier with a junction box on the same side of the wall as the light. The black cable coming from the light isn't intended to be reusable in a new fitting.

[@daveyboyh3107]

Really good video

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@astralgary.]

New subscriber, i think i need a better drill for Christmas , great video

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍. Happy xmas

[@ef7480]

Maybe put the flex straight through the wall into the garage and use internal junction box?

[@Russ1007]

Brilliant video, very well explained 👏

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@jonathanhumphreys1971]

Can you wire that light in to another light for the power

[@lllCostalll]

Just to clarify, you have a 2gang switch one is for an inside light and the other is free, and did you connect the floodlight live wire to the inside light to share electricity? Thank you

[@MuhammadAtif-dd8rl]

Very useful video

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks glad it helps

[@BrunoTunes]

Neat! 👍🏻

[@ming7920]

Hi, a question on installing a outside floodlight, can I fix it with a three pin plug and take power from the internal wall socket? instead of the traditional ring mains.

[@hughhennessy7912]

Yes

[@acelectricalsecurity]

You can use a plug, drill a hole through the wall, fit a plug on the cable then plug into a local socket outlet, you will need a 3amp fuse in it.

[@harryh2157]

Just a quick question....could I wire this to a plug socket instead? Also does the plug socket need to be on at all times for it to work? Hope you get this

[@DjGiluk]

Thanks mate great video again, cheers

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot 👍

[@RC-oi1gg]

Hi. How many security lights can you run through a switched spur. For example can I run two PIR security lights off the same switch spur, or would they require individual isolation switches?

[@user-kx8lj6ue5i]

Hi After some help please. Have a new build with outside light on the back wall. But want to add a spotlight with pir above the door as well. Can I get the power from this light somehow?. Thanks Brian

[@R1chardH]

Excellent video. Do you have one that runs to a second light? or do u just get a bigger connector?

[@Jeff-lg7bb]

I have a black and white white and white one wire but n and l on my flood light so where does my black and white white wires go

[@leeguitarmcr]

Great video! Im just slightly confused with the connection at the end. Could the security light not be fed off the permanent feed instead of the load side of the fused spur? This then enables the switch to operate the outside lights only either side of the garage? Or am I missing a vital part somewhere in the video? Thanks.

[@ArtSurroundsYouAll]

I am wanting to put a powered security light up on my garage but I do not have a spur on the inside of the garage, just a small consumer unit, 2 plug sockets and an indoor light. Could I wire up a flex cable connect to the twin and earth from the light connect them inside a maintenance free box and the other end of the flex put on a plug and leave it plugged into the sockets in the garage?.

[@warrengriffiths8052]

What if you don’t already have a fused spur to feed off?? Great video though 😁

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Then you need me to make a video to tell you how to install a switched spur 😁😆

[@porchetuning3654]

i have subscribed, amazing video !!! quick question if possible can you help i already have an old spot light but the person has just wired it in direct as their is no junctuon box. I want to put in a new spot light on another wall but obviously the cable is not long enough to reach the new wall for the new light. can i use two junction boxes . so that i tap on from the existing light. if thats makes sense.

[@porchetuning3654]

also I have some white flexy twin earth can i use that instead

[@cstrong75]

Great video. Daft question. We had light installed some years ago, but it was terminated with a plug rather than wired in directly. I want to replace with a ring security camera/light and wondered if an electrician could wire it directly to the plug socket feed? The room is now my son's bedroom and I'd like to free up a plug socket as well as remove the risk of him unplugging it! I should add that I am no expert and will be getting someone qualified in to do the actual work!

[@thereal1006]

no you will need to install a switched fuse spur next to the socket in the bedroom to fuse down to 5amps

[@paulsavage7289]

Hi im looking install Nest Floodlight Camera, taking power from an existing double Socket, could i create a spur double socket with a switch for the Camera and another socket for any appliances if needed? (like a cooker switch with socket attached)

[@kingofwebguru]

a great great video, on 11:03, is there a maximum number of twin & earth cables that can be wired into the power feed?

[@denisconor648]

Great stuff.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Cheers 👍

[@rokhsana7291]

Can you put the supply/feed cable straight into the light and discard the black cable completely? I have a light on the side of the house that has been wired directly, so no junction box.

[@nalinkothari466]

Good job! How much do you charge to install? Thankyou!

[@afnankhokhar5578]

Hi, great video - I'd like to ask; is the junction box necessary? Can you not plug straight into the light itself (assuming you can remove the cable that comes with the light)

[@davyarthurs]

Pleased you said about not literally smashing the like button, as just replaced the TV from last time 🤣

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You gave me that idea 😂

[@marcusregan4815]

Good vid, thanks

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome

[@richo9133]

Great video, but can the junction box be installed inside the garage ?

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Yes it could be

[@pabgs4884]

Top man

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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