How to wire a standard security light sensor with standard, blk, wht and red wiring.?

Question

I dont have an existing light fixture that I will be replacing the security light with.

Answer 1

Don't listen to the first 4, they're clueless......on a sensor like you're saying, the Black would tie to the Hot, white to 2 other whites(when you get the new light or the existing light) the red will hook to the black for your light, thus making the sensor a light operated switch, if you're getting rid of the sensor, when you get the new light you'll tie color to color because you will be getting rid of the red on the sensor and the sensor itself. Hope this helps.
Green or Bare is ALWAYS Ground

Answer 2

Just wanted to clarify your question. Go with the 4th answer from the 20 yr electrician. Are the red, black and green on the fixture? or are they in the box? If they are in the box, the red may be a tracer for a 3 way switch. Does another switch control the existing light fixture?

Answer 3

The sensor is just a switch. Black in and red to the light. The white goes to the light.

Answer 4

The red wire is the "load",which wires together with the black wire going to the light bulb .The other wire coming from the light (bulb)will be wire-nutted in with all other white wires,even through it too might be black. This leaves the "hot" black wire (power in)which goes to the black wire on the sensor light. With power on -- when the sensor activates== power will flow from the black ,hot,power in wire into the connected black wire going into the sensor part -- through this into the red wire and into the light bulb and out again into that one black wire connected to all the white wires. Simple --you got it ?

Answer 5

Here in the US, in a house the black wire is the "hot" wire, and the white and green are grounds and neutrals. In vehicles, the red is a "hot" wire and the black is the ground. Never heard of a red wire in a house. Hope I've helped you out. Be careful and best of luck.

Answer 6

White is neutral, Black is 110V in and red goes to the light. All whites tied together and greens and bare wires to ground.

Answer 7

the fan has a blue and black twine each and every is a change leg one to the mild and one to the fan..the change has a feed in various of circumstances darker colour and a couple of change leg wires. the warm incoming twine feeding the change is going on the feed twine and both change legs bypass on the different terminals. if this does no longer sparkling up the placement you ought to have the fan stressed out incorrect...

Answer 8

white to black and black to white and the red one goes on a little green screw.

Answer 9

black normally groud others to power.