Many people let the possibility of working with electric current keep them from doing simple electrical repairs. You don't have to hire an electrician for the job of installing a new outdoor lighting fixture. Save some money by following these steps and install your own new outdoor lighting.
Instructions
1. Find the circuit breaker that operates the outdoor light fixture and switch it to the "off" position.
2. Remove two screws holding the old fixture to the electrical box mounted in the wall.
3. Let the fixture dangle while you test for electric current with a test meter or light. When you're sure there is no current, remove the wire nuts that are clamping the white and black wire from the fixture to the corresponding wires protruding from the wall. Also undo the bare, or ground, wire where it is either attached to the house wiring or to the bracket holding the fixture.
4. Assemble the new lighting fixture.
5. Clamp the white wire from the fixture to the white house wire. Clamp the black wires together and either twist the bare ground wires together or reattach them as they were before, using new wire nuts of the appropriate size. Most new fixtures come with .
6. Mount the new fixture to the wall bracket using new screws provided with the fixture.
7. Place a new light bulb in the fixture and flip the breaker back to the "on" position.
8. Switch on the new outdoor lighting and check your work.
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