Wiring New Porch Light

You ve completed wiring the light switch and the outside light together.

Wiring new porch light.

If you don t have an outdoor box to tap in to consider installing one on your house. For convenience and security wire porch lights with a programmable switch. Such switches have override options for turning the light on and off at will. The outlet is always hot and the switch controls only the light.

Turn the power back on and test the light switch combination. For added security program the lights to stay on until dawn. You should locate the junction box for the porch and place the light as close as you can to it so that you have less wire to run to the new light. Step 1 mark the area where the light will be added.

It incorporates a combination light switch outlet photo 11. Today we re going to install a porch light to the side of our home. Attach one wire at the light end to the white wire of the light by twisting them together with a wire nut and the other wire to the black wire of the light by twisting them together with a wire nut. This is a pretty straightforward project and doesn t require cutting the sidings of the.