Thank you so much! I replaced my outdoor light fixtures for the 1st time. I was tired of waiting for my sons and did it myself! I feel so accomplished!

Thanks! I used this to replace some old outdoor lights this weekend. They look amazing and I didn't get electrocuted, which is a huge win.

Thank you, KZread Husband, for teaching me how to remove and update my outdoor light! You did a great job; therefore, so did I!

How easy to understand! Thank you! And it's nice to see that there are porch lights that don't have difficult to reach, dainty bulbs.

Thank you so much. I am going to attempt this in our 25 plus years old house next week. I am very handy and changed outlets and switches inside the house myself but have not done driveway lights. Thanks for the great video !!

Wow thank you for the thorough breakdown. You made this extremely easy by identifying all the parts

Should always use a tic tester or multi meter to test the hot. Never trust the switch in case of a 3 way or the wiring is messed up.

@lancer717

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I had a scare once before. It was a 3way

@mariebee3146

10 ай бұрын

But if the breaker is shut off there shouldn't be any electricity running to it, no?

@devonwilliams2423

7 ай бұрын

@@lancer717 I had a scare once in a three-way, but my wife and I got tested and luckily everything was good, good advice! 😊

@IAmThe_RA

6 ай бұрын

​@@mariebee3146 The breaker can be faulty or the circuit could be fed from another circuit because of dodgy wiring.

@IAmThe_RA

6 ай бұрын

Or best use a voltage indicator with a proving unit, that's the only way to prove the circuit is 100% DEAD.

That was smoother than flowing water. Thank you. This is actually on my honey-do-list. Going outside to change the lamps now. However, im turning off ALL the breakers as my breakers are partially labeled. 👍👍👍

Just a note, Black wire is Hot not positive. Also you should twist your wires as the other ones before to put the twist one connector so they all stay together inside the box

@davidcrieder

25 күн бұрын

And then add a small piece of electrical tape around it

Thanks, this was well-explained and helpful. As a result, I was successful in changing out my old fixture to a new one.

Thanks I appreciate you showing me how easy this was.

Great video! Straight forward and very easy to follow…. ….now, on with replacing the light fixture!!! 🤞🏻

Great video. Best descriptive video on this task I’ve found.

Thank you! Very helpful and feel confident changing out my fixture to update my home a bit!

Clear and to the point. Thanks!

Very easy to follow! You explain things in a very easy to understand way!

This was a very helpful video. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you so much. I'm scared of even a static shock but I believe I can do this with your instructions!

Always use a little handheld tester to make sure your power is off. It looks like a pen or a marker. You hold it to the wires and press a button and if the wires are still hot it will beep nice and loud.

@IAmThe_RA

6 ай бұрын

It is only used to check if the circuit is energized but not to check if the circuit is dead. For 100% safe isolation, you have to use a voltage indicator with a proving unit to ensure the potential difference across hot, neutral and ground are 0V. This why you almost never see a professional electrician carry a handheld tester.

Yo! That transition in the beginning was 🔥!!

Thank you, this video was super easy to watch and follow along.

Thank you. You made it very easy to understand and follow. 👍

Thank you, exactly what I was looking for.

Thank you! You made this look easy!!!!

LIFESAVER! I have all my smart bulbs in my home....been needing to find out how to do this! GREAT VIDEO! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

So helpful just changed my deck fixture for the first time with this video

Great video!! Thanks for sharing!!

Thank you for the video! I will try that!

Great video.

Thank you, this was soooo helpful

Super helpful!

Wow smooth transition in the beginning of the video from old fixture to new! Well done on your video editing skills man ;)

@LRN2DIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man. I appreciate that.

Thanks for the video man! 🎉

That bulb🤯👍👍👍👍

super helpful. Thanks!

Thank you this was very helpful . I installed both the fixtures with the help of my wife

I appreciate you brother! Got mine setup within 10 mins.

Thank you!

Love it Champ you are the Best thanks

thanks for making it easy and explain it

thank you sir changed mine easy breezy all learned from you .

Really nice job.

Good video but I would use a tester on the wires just double check that the wires are de-energized.

Thank you for this video 😊 just bought my first house this year and I'm gonna change my porch light soon so this was really helpful 😁

@2cuteNmyGT

2 жыл бұрын

Updates?

@ExecutionOfAllThings

Жыл бұрын

@@2cuteNmyGT he ded ☠️ ⚡️

Thank you I am 71 and I can do this!

Scandinavian first name, mountains in the background. I know a Utahn when I see one. Great video!

THANKS MAN your vid motivated my mother and I to switch out ours!!! STAY STRONG BROTHA MAN!!!

@LRN2DIY

11 ай бұрын

Nice! You guys got this!

Great content, I’ve been looking for a comprehensive guide to change my outdoor light fixture - found it here! ➕➕

Thank you brother...

Thanks for the video i repaced it in no time and saved $$

Thank you sir 🙏🏾

OK but what that initial light fade in transition was insanely smooth

5:55 nice catch 👌

Thank u. Can u turn it off as well using the smart bulb

Great video, great instruction...........I cannot get the the screws off the old current fixture.

Besides what others have said about using a non contact voltage tester, you should have connected the ground to the bracket. It was wrong in the old set up and now it'll be wrong for years to come.

thank you!!;

Cool shirt 👌

Always use an electrical tester and confirm the wires are DEAD.

I have the exact white lamplight in your thumbnail, I would like to paint it black instead of changing it what kind of paint it right for that kind of material?

None of my exterior light fixtures currently have junction boxes, there’s just a wire sticking out of the side of the house underneath. Was that pretty common in the 70s?

So i have new sconces with that same bracket as opposed to the cross bracket that has the 2 set screws in the middle to set your level. I used this bracket you have here and the entire sconce just wanted to swivel and sway in the wind. How do you keep it level??

With the light outdoor light off, that should be good enough!!

Thank you so much! Thabks to your video I did it by myself! Homeowner single mom over here in Puerto Rico! 💪🏼

great video, however, I need an extra outlet to send a wire to my garage. Any ideas?

I am yet to find a video with no dislikes 👎🏽. What was there not to like with this video ? Thanks for sharing

ok, that shirt is great.

My question is why are there 2 black wires and 2 white wires pre wired. Instead of just one black and one wire. Is the second pair of black/white wires in parallel connection to another fixture ?

Seen some negative comments. Thanks for the videos. Everyone that wants to know has got to learn somehow. I have learned so much about cars through KZread. And for you KZread haters! Why you even watching? Go do you and mind your own business.

The Black wire is the hot wire NOT a positive.

@LRN2DIY

4 жыл бұрын

Very true. My bad.

How come you didn’t use the ground screw on the bracket too?

@E40360

6 ай бұрын

Yeah why not?

What do you do if theres just a hole drilled through the brick and no box/ support?

What if your home doesn’t have a ground . What do you do with the ground the that the new fixture comes with

Thanks, that looked so easy! Now I may be able to install my moms to save her money from hiring someone.

@LRN2DIY

2 жыл бұрын

You got this!

Do yourself a big favor and buy the wago connectors to connect the wires. Sooo… much easier and secure a connection than using nuts + stranded wire + copper wire.

I have a smart bulb can I use it in any fixture?

So question... I have a red & black connected, & 2 whites connected on the current light. The new light has a black, white & green/yellow & tells me which is which as far as neutral, ground, live so is there some other way to hook up the wires? Should I just call an electrician?

I lightly touch both. some houses though are resferse I thought white was always hot

Are the wires different colors than white & black? I’m learning and curious Thanks

@jonathanmelendez1669

10 ай бұрын

Should be white and black depending what country you from

Do you ever caulk the light fixture? I’m curious because in a different video they did. Curious your thoughts.

@LRN2DIY

2 жыл бұрын

You certainly can, and should, if it’s in an area that is exposed to the weather. I didn’t on this one because it’s on the porch and is well protected.

Im just gonna turn off the main power, I bought my house few months ago but I still dont know it, Im not sure if the labels are correct

I don't have a porch breaker, what do I do?

You really NEED to check the wires are actually DEAD before going in and touching them even after popping the circuitbreaker. The number of electrocutions that occur because the wrong breaker was switched off or some wiring error that backfeeds Line (or Active or Phase) ... NEVER called POSITIVE (used to describe DC voltage) to the connection you are working on. This video kind of took a shortcut on safety! Another good practice is to put a temporary note tag on the breaker you have switched off so someone else doesn’t come by and reset it for whatever reason not knowing you’re working on mains electrics!

@TheBoardRoom_

2 жыл бұрын

0:34 the video says the ensure the power is off. If you need a KZread video to explain that to you, then you shouldn't be working with electricity in the first place. Hire someone.. LOL

@peteb2

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBoardRoom_ still a good idea to measure or even use a chicken stick for any potential on the conductors you're going to handle even though you pulled the fuse, or popped the breaker at the fuse box and locked them out with a tag warning you are on the other end! Just good safe practice to get into really....

@RETRO-RANEYS-RESTORATIONS

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir I agree 👍

@knightrdrx

2 жыл бұрын

@@peteb2i thought i had my box labelled correctly but i got zapped because one outlet needed 2 circuit breakers to be shutoff for some reason.

@peteb2

2 жыл бұрын

@@knightrdrx Yikes!

What is the green wire identified as I opened mine up and my new light has a red but old one has a red and green

@LRN2DIY

Ай бұрын

Green is pretty universally the ground or earth wire.

Is there a usual place in the circuit breaker where the outside lights are connected to? I look at my breaker panel and I can't figure it out. I turned off the ones that make sense to me like those near the kitchen since this is for a porch light by the kitchen back door. I tried turning off everything in the kitchen (cooktop, kitchen GFI, nook dining area, dishwasher, garbage disposal) but the porch light is still on. I don't want to needlessly turn off oven and A/C since they are in use. I even turned off jacuzzi and bathroom GFI, garage GFI -- still the light is on. I'll try some more later. Thanks.

@ricowork

11 ай бұрын

I had to brute force even though I was alone in the house. It turned out to be the upstairs family room.

For whatever reason any dusk to dawn bulb in my outdoor fixture flickers. Normal bulbs do not flicker…. Not sure if it’s time for different bulbs or just replace an aging fixture

This was very informative and looks easy to do. Thanks. Question...the light outside stays on all day, how do I fix that?

@jab376

2 жыл бұрын

It shouldn't. That's unusual. Get an electrician to check it.

@elsiesmalls55

2 жыл бұрын

@@jab376 figured it out and fixed it myself.

@jab376

2 жыл бұрын

@@elsiesmalls55 that's all that matters.

Question: if my old light is a motion detector type, could I use a smart bulb for dusk to dawn lighting?

The only problem with mine is that yhe screws that go into the box are horzantal and the the screws that stick out don’t let me because it’s in the way

My didn’t fix flush to the wall so ca I installed without the wall box

Yeah mine is not going smoothly. It is with the screws that the caps screw onto. The screw is too long and caps do not rest against the light, so it leans out

I tried replacing today but the holes in the old crossbar doesn’t fit the new lamp we bought. So unfortunately I have to replace the crossbar also (new one came with the lamp). I don’t know how to remove the old one. It looks like it riveted back to the wall.

@LRN2DIY

2 жыл бұрын

That’s annoying. It definitely shouldn’t be riveted to the junction box but that doesn’t mean it isn’t. Hopefully you’re able to get it out of there!

I just installed new porch lights and followed this example. First light fixture worked fine. I covered the sensor amd the light came on now problem. The secomd light same thing but ince I turned the power back on amd covered the sensor the second light did not work and I tested the first installed lighr and now it was not working. I went to see did I trip the circuit. Went amd did a reset but no powet. No sure how the first light worked as tested but thw seco d did not. Now I'm fustrated.

You call the black wire as positive. Is there positive in AC wiring?

@deepspace7798

4 жыл бұрын

yes there is.

@christophertaylor87

3 жыл бұрын

No. It is “hot” the white is “neutral”

@theurbanartist775

Жыл бұрын

@@christophertaylor87 neutral as in ground? I’m curious because I plan on changing my porch light fixture.

I actually prefer the old light fixture much better.

So what do you do if the existing light fixture is dead? How can I identify which breaker to turn off?

@susancarter7556

Жыл бұрын

Your box should be labeled on the switch as to what each one is for. If not, you’ll probably have to get an electrician in to fix it anyway.

@perrinperformance1

Жыл бұрын

Hold the wires. Have someone turn off each breaker. When you feel the tingling stop flowing through you, you'll know they got it. Jk. Buy a multimeter and put it on AC. When 120VAC is not shown then power is off.

Are smart light bulbs durable enough?

💚🤘🏿

Okay, I'm going to have to call the pro, because I do not have a junction box on mine, just a black and a white wire, no grounds, but there is a red wire that I can see about a quarter inch deep in the wall.

just a quick little comment you don’t need to turn off the circuit breaker for outdoor lights you can just make sure the switch is off. And put a piece of tape over it so no one can flip it back on.

@jonathanmelendez1669

10 ай бұрын

True

@kevinaalberts9251

7 ай бұрын

EXACTLY!!!!