how do i wire in security lights?

Question

i want to put up a security light where do i wire it into?

Answer 1

Since you don't know, the safest way is to fit a suitable 3 core flex and plug it in. It's impossible to give any advice on fixed wiring without knowing what you have.

Jamand- You have wired your light wrongly, you must not take a light (or any other equipment) directly from the back of a socket, potentially very dangerous, you MUST fit a fused connection unit between the socket and the lighting cable.

Answer 2

things you will need before starting the work are as follows: a 4 inch round wire box, a 2x4 inch switch box, 12/2 wire, wirenuts, light, light balbs, singal pull switch,switch cover new receptical, and electrical tape. the tools you need are as follows: hand saw, latter, scruedrivers (flathead and filups),wirecutters, utillity knife, level, fishtape,pencal, wirestrippers, plires,and powertester.
first you have to figure out where you want to put the light. when looking for a place to put the lights up, look to see if you have a receptical on the other side of the wall. if you do then cut a hole where you are going to put the box for the light. make shure that it is high enught where you can safly change the light bulbs without using a high latter. then on the other side of the wall cut in a hole for the box for a light switch. ( use a singal pull switch) run a wire from the light box to the hole you just cut for the switch. then turn off the electric at the receptical your going to run the wire to. then run wire from the hole for switch to the receptical. be for wireing the receptical wire in the light,useing black wire to black and white wire to white on the light.then wirenut the white wires together and on the switch wire one black wire to switch screw and the other black wire goes on the other screw. twist the 2 ground wires together and put the wire to the green screw. remember the new receptical you got well now your going to use it take out the old receptical and wire the wires as follow: white wire to silver screw and black to the copper screw ground to green screw. if you need more help you may email me and ill try to help you through it good luck. btw if you dont feel good a bout doing this never try get an electrition to do it its worth the money.

Answer 3

Jayktee is right but also consider the fact that if these lights are going to be "Hard Wired " into the system then they fall into Part "P" of the building regs.
Get a part "P" electrician to install this for you as it would be illegal to do yourself without certification and notification.

Answer 4

The easiest way would be to put it on a plug head and plug it into a socket. make sure its got the right size fuse in the plug head. Dont just wire it straight in to your lighting circuit. its better off on a plug head or wired in to a switched fused spur. if in doubt contact a qualified electrician, like me

Answer 5

Depends where you want to put it - I put two up on my garage and just connected a plug to the wires and plugged them in - and used an RCD socket.

In the back garden I just removed the face plate from a double socket in the bedroom- drilled thru to the outside and then connected the wires to the terminals in the socket - PIR light fitted and no problem!

My house has an RCD fusebox fitted (as all should have now)

Answer 6

Into a plug is best as the wattage is quite high for a lighting circuit.

If you drill through a wall, seal the hole, and drill slightly upwards to help stop water ingress

Answer 7

I use a system, that not many do... I use 12 volt lighting in all my exterior fixtures... you install a low voltage transformer large enough to handle the lights (watts) to be used... run low voltage wiring to the fixtures and use 12 volt medium base bulbs (you dint have to change out anything in the fixtures)... they come in all varieties of bulbs... it's about half the cost (or less) and much better lighting...

Answer 8

My friend always take the advice of Jayktee 69, this man is a skilled electrician and always gives a good answer.

Other people seem to talk rubbish when it comes to electrical work.

Answer 9

either run a new circuit or tie it onto an existing lighting circuit that can handle the additional load.
lighting circuits use 14 gauge wiring on 15 amp breakers and utility circuits (for receptacles) use 12 gauge wiring on 20 amp breakers.

Answer 10

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