Need to fix line voltage outdoor lighting

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noone

Discussion Starter · May 19, 2011 (Edited)

We just closed on a home and it appears that there is line voltage outdoor lighting. The thing is, I can't get any of them to come on. The reason I am assuming it is line voltage is because there is a switch for it in the panel and also because every light has a box next to it.

I would like to get this outdoor lighting working as painlessly as possible.

I haven't checked the bulbs yet, but my first order of business will be to check each light fixture to see if there was any power on it with a volt meter. Problem is, I don't know which switch in the house or garage turns on the outdoor lighting which is in the front and back.

Will this simply be a matter of trial and error to determine which switch or switches powers the outdoor lighting?

Thanks for any tips or suggestions.....

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oberkc

· #2 · May 19, 2011

I think my first instinct would be to look for more clues. Do you have a basement? Can you find where any wire(s) exit the house? Are there any external clues (conduit) which might identify where wires exit the house? Once found, could this suggest which switch controls it, if any?

Check wire at one of the fixtures. Does this confirm line voltage, or suggest LV?

I haven't checked the bulbs yet, but my first order of business was to check each light fixture to see if there was any power on it with a volt meter. Problem is, I don't know which switch in the house or garage turns on the outdoor lighting which is in the front and back.

Have you, in fact, checked voltage and found none?

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