I was going to replace existing lights on exterior of my home. The old ones stopped working before installing the new ones. I think I connected everything correctly but don't have power going to them. Checked around breaker panel and didn't see anything wrong there. The other switch on the same plate works for another set of lights. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
2006-11-25 06:46:21 · 7 answers · asked by JollyGreen 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
You need a voltmeter.There cheap (under $10 for the really cheap ones) their simple and I couldn't live without mine. Electricity is not complex but can be dangerous.First of all start at the breakers and determine which one controls your circuit for the lights in question, then check it for power, sometimes the breaker looks o.k. but it will be tripped. You have to manually click it all the way to the off position then back to on to find out if its a bad breaker. If your getting juice from the breaker but none at the light recepticles you got a short or disconnected wire between the lights and the breaker
2006-11-25 06:58:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there became a "short" in the wiring, then the servicing breaker might holiday open and there may be no ability to the furniture in any respect. permit's use suited terminology, an open circuit, this is what it sounds like isn't a short circuit. there is an open in the wiring, of a few type. the two there's a loose connection on the fixture itself, or a twine has come loose else the place in the circuit. yet another determination is that a twine has more advantageous a coating of copper oxide on it and isn't any longer giving a good connection. this could take place the place quite a few wires have been twisted at the same time at a user-friendly connection factor. The white wires that look related to no longer something are as significant to the distribution of electrical energy at your place of residing because of the fact the black wires are. flow to a shop like Lowe's or homestead Depot and get some twine nuts good for 2 to 4 #12 wires, a pair or maybe 3 rolls of Scotch #88 electric tape, #2 hundred or so grit sandpaper and in case you have no longer have been given one, a multi-meter of a few type that they are in a position to have on the marketplace besides. an uncomplicated one that measures AC, DC volts as much as six hundred volts would be nice besides as measures ohms (resistance). once you get homestead, turn off the flexibility to the affected areas. Open up and out the switches even nonetheless you have checked them already, and the mild furniture. Pull out the white wires that are bunched at the same time, and get rid of the twine nut. Toss that one, pull the wires aside and sparkling them with the sand paper. positioned those back at the same time and screw on a sparkling twine nut of suited length. you will could desire to try this one connection team at a time. Take the wires off the switches, separately, and sparkling them besides. is this going to be tedious, sure, inspite of the undeniable fact that it is going to shop your cash, coach you approximately homestead wiring, and shop you some money. as quickly as you have all of this accomplished, do a resistance verify from mild swap to lamp. From the two fringe of the swap to an adjoining white twine you ought to have not have been given to any extent further that 20 ohms or much less of resistance. If there is extra effective than that, there's a twine this is disconnected else the place in the circuit. good success, i'm hoping you get the issue resolved. think of of ways good you will experience approximately your self in case you could restoration the subject your self.
2016-10-17 13:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd call an electrician, you may have a short somewhere and elec problems can get ugly, not to mention you're walking around in the dark out there...I'm presuming you've already flipped the breakers back and forth?
2006-11-25 06:58:48 · answer #3 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The outside lights may be on a GFI circuit with the outside outlets check them (the outside outlets all and see if they have a reset button on them. It may even be in the garage. If this isn't the case, refer to the first answer, he gives good advise.
2006-11-25 07:30:19 · answer #4 · answered by johnnydean86 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
outdoor lights may be connected to a Ground Fault circuit which may be in a room near the wall, like a living room.
2006-11-25 07:29:12 · answer #5 · answered by zocko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would check at the swith to see you got power. if not go the brecker box and see if the power is trun on.
2006-11-25 14:52:19 · answer #6 · answered by davidslyviper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check all gfci outelets and reset them...also were they even wired up and working before?
2006-11-26 04:24:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋