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Home electricity/wiring question
Posted on 5/30/19 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 5/30/19 at 10:02 pm
I have a spot on my patio where a outdoor light once was. The wiring is still there but not light. How hard is it to convert that wiring to a standard 120 outlet? I’ll say I know zero about electricity and other than installing a basic fixture I don’t like fooling with it.
This post was edited on 5/30/19 at 10:04 pm
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Posted on 5/30/19 at 10:05 pm to Glock17
Easy, just hook up the outlet to the wiring. It will likely be switched like the fixture was.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 10:08 pm to Glock17
Buy a tester and turn the breaker off first. Then it’s simple.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 10:10 pm to CBLSU316
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Easy, just hook up the outlet to the wiring. It will likely be switched like the fixture was.
Seems easy enough... I’m wanting to put an outlet there so I can hang a tv.
Posted on 5/30/19 at 10:23 pm to CBLSU316
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Easy, just hook up the outlet to the wiring
Yep. Question would be what amp circuit is it but just buy a 15 amp outlet and you'll be good.
Also, buy a tester as another poster said and put it against the wire up there now to see if its hot. Then turn off the breaker for that circuit and put the tester against the wire to make sure its off before installing the outlet.
Home Depot tester. It beeps when the wire is hot.
This post was edited on 5/30/19 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 5/30/19 at 10:36 pm to Zappas Stache
If it’s in a wet location than you will want to get an “in-use” weatherproof cover or a similar box. Not a good idea to just slap an outlet up there with no weatherproofing. Also needs to be a GFCI outlet, or on a GFCI breaker.
Posted on 5/31/19 at 7:42 am to Glock17
Do you have a wire just hanging out or is it in a box?
Posted on 5/31/19 at 9:24 am to bee Rye
Just the wires hanging out... I’d have to cut the opening a little bigger to do the box
Posted on 5/31/19 at 3:16 pm to Glock17
you can either just mount an outdoor surface mounted box right there, wire in your receptacle and add a cover, or cut in a box. It would be a switched receptacle and your same light switch would turn on and off power to the receptacle. By code you should be using a weather resistant GFI.
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This post was edited on 5/31/19 at 3:17 pm
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