yeah im trying to instal back porch light on mobile home but when i took the old one down there was 3 sets of wires ive figured out what they are now just need help hooking them up
Do you mean you have 3 cables in the light fixture box? But still do not understand your question. If you have figured out what each cable is for like, power in, switch loop, etc... why are you having an issue hooking up the light?
I will NEVER understand why people take stuff apart when changing a light fixture or a device. What goes on in the head that makes one think that it is a good thing to do?
ive got main power wires going to outside plugin on outside trailer than had another set of wires that hooked up from there to my light switch but now i cant figure out where to run light switch wires
the main power wire runs the plugin outside the trailer than it had one coming off the main power wires to the light switch to power the light on and off i need to no how to run light switch wires to main power so it works
the main power wire runs the plugin outside the trailer than it had one coming off the main power wires to the light switch to power the light on and off i need to no how to run light switch wires to main power so it works
black from power in--->black from power out--->white (needs to be taped black) from the switch
white from power in--->white from power out--->white from fixture
black from the switch--->black from fixture
can i send u a pic of it so u can see what im working with when i took the light down there was 2 whites going to light and one black but i didnt pay much att to them but ive got my power wires hooked back to the outside plugin now i just need help with hooking switch wires up to the power
so if i am understanding correct:
the black from my main power needs to be hooked to the white on the switch
the white from the main power needs to be hooked to the white on the fixture
the black from the switch needs to be hook to the black on the fixtures
Thanks Kbuz, I just found this info and finally wired up the porch light my wife has had in the closet for a few years.. Worked great. I had initially just wired all blacks together and all whites. Circuit breaker didn't like that! THANKS MAN.
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