Normally there should always be a switch for a light but if you cannot locate this switch that is perfectly fine. If they are motion activated one way to try and narrow down the search area is to have someone trip the lights outside while someone else flips circuit breakers inside.
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Can t find switch for outside light. My sister just bought my neighbors house and has 2 old street style lamp posts in the back yard but we cant find the light switcheslol. If that switch or button is off that means a circuit tripped. She said her husband who passed away a few years ago installed them about 10 15 yrs ago she remembers them working. I cant find the light switch what else do you need to know. Fyi backyard has pool with concrete. Find a switch or button inside the box.
We also asked the previous owner 72 yrs old and she doesnt know either she cant remember. Leave the motion detector wall switch off for one second. To resolve the issue flip the switch back on if it trips again that means there is a short circuit somewhere in the wiring connected to the lights. Electrics uk can i use 2 gang 2 way switch to do 2 one way lights. An apparently dead switch would be a giveaway here. Comments are turned off.
Log in or sign up. Discussion in electrics uk started by sladey82 16 jul 2020 at 523 am. The flood lights remain on. Popped breaker dead switch no lights. You may need to replace the bulbs first. Is there away to find out where the switches are located.
Im wanting to put two lights on the same switch but cant find what i want as a two gang one way can i use a two gang two way as for two. Reset the circuit breaker. Home forums how to. We have looked everywhere. Locate the circuit breaker which provides power to the light switch and make sure it is not tripped. Turn off the wall switch that controls the motion detector flood lights.
If the gfci is fine or you cant find one next check the breaker panel. Turn the wall switch back on. If the circuit is tripped locate the problem within the circuit wiring. Check the breakers for the garage area. Do all the switches you can find in the area actually do something. A short circuit is simply caused by two wires touching which means a wire was cut.
Autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video will automatically play next. All outdoor outlets are required to have gfci protection since the 1970s although sometimes older homes havent been updated. A breaker that is tripped should is identifiable because the switch is in the middle neither on nor off. Im wanting to put two lights on the same switch but cant find what. Up next naya. Repair the damaged wire and clear the fault.
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