@@bottomlineupfront6209 I’m guessing needle nose pliers will be your friend. My old lights had somewhat rusted caps, but once I started them with pliers they unscrewed pretty easily. Hope you have the same luck!
Good job describing the process of changing the light fixture. Thank you so much, my friend I am doing it for will feel much safer in her neighborhood.
Thank you so much for this easy to understand and follow video. I'm hanging a new exterior wall light this weekend. I've hated the builder grade light that's been hanging for 5 years now. Awesome video.
I turned off the light at the breaker, and it still shocked me even though no voltage was detected 😐 I turned off all the breaker switches and that worked just fine. Lesson learned.
Thank you so much! Your easy to follow video gave me, first time home buyer, the confidence to do this simple project. All done! I got a tester/probe like you have too. Subscribed. Truly appreciated, brother!!!
Thank you for the link to this video. This project is on our schedule for Sunday morning (2 days from now). Your video makes it look very easy. Mine might be a little tougher; I don't have any power tools yet. Do you have any videos that talk about power tools beginners should have? Thanks again for this link.
@@TopHomeownerThere’s a ground wire under a nut on the lamp. The white and black wires are in the same area. There’s also a ground wire in the box. I’m not sure what to do with the ground wire. The lamp was free and no instructions. Your assistant is most appreciated.
Looks easy but I have a question.. when I buy my replacement lights how can I be sure the bracket holes and or brackets will match up so the install stays simple?
The lights typically come with a universal mount that should adjust to most electrical boxes. Honestly the only way to check would be to pull the old light fixture off of the wall and take a look before disconnecting the wires. I hope this helps.
I have 3 porch lights. 2 in front of the house and 1 is next to the front door. All three runs on the same light switch. Like when I turn the lights on at night and they will all go on. I have notices, the front porch isn't working anymore. The porch light always hangs. No matter what I do or even tighten the screws. The other 2 in front of the house still works great. No problem. Could this be a front porch light bad and all I have to do is to replace it? Can the wires become lose in time?
Be sure to connect the ground wire from the light to the ground terminal on the bracket. Sometimes the ground comes through the metal box itself. It should still work without a ground, but it will be more of a shock hazard so I'd recommend making sure the fixture is turned off whenever you replace a bulb.
What about to just turn off the switch to the light , instead of breaker . This clear in audio and video and speech Video brings me a big step closer to DIM (Do it myself) 💪. Thanks!
I think you can just turn it off at the switch, but the breaker is a sure bet. Either way you could use a voltage tester to confirm the power is off. Thanks for watching!
@@TopHomeowner I am gonna go ahead and subscribe your channel for appreciation and to learn more . Would you recommend a simple voltage tester for a dumb like me😉.
Safety. The circuit may be hot/active in the box regardless of light switch position. Not something you want to guess or assume incorrectly. A good reason for testing everything in a box after breaker switch throw is that wiring from two circuits may run through the same box. Safest is turning off the all the mains. Never risk a shock in trust of everything being cold or insulated in a box.
Expecting the delivery today of two sconces to replace non-functional half-century old ones, the original lights on a 50-year old house. I've removed one of the originals, found a bunch of unidentifiable debris accumulate over time. And, find there is no ground wire, just black and white. Not sure what to do about that. I guess just tuck the sconce's ground away and forget about it?
@@TopHomeowner It's been a month. I installed the replacement sconces as I suggested I'd do. So far, no issues. If I'd wanted to pay an electrician, I wouldn't be doing the job myself.
Excellent video. I have a question. The screws that came with my new light which return back through the light to tighten the light at the end are too long. And I can’t seem to back them off through the bracket any further. Is the only way to address this than to cut to shorten them? Thank you -
Go to Ace or hardware store to find shorter screws if you don't want to cut. Make sure you bring your original screws so you can see if they are metric or standard, and also to make sure the threads line up (the threads on two screws will lock into each other perfectly if they match)
Never saw a ground wire get hooked up like that. It makes sense but I'm wondering if pigtails are recommended in order to reduce the amount of exposed wire that could cause an issue if hot/neutral touched ground via exposed wire or something.
I need a bit more instruction on the ground wire. The ground wire is connected under a nut on the lamp. In other words, there’s a ground wire coming from the lamp and one in the box. Not sure what to do.
@@dannytempleton2619 yeah on the lamp you'll have a ground wire that's attached under a nut or screw. You can use a wire nut (the plastic connector) to connect the end of that ground wire to the wire that's in your box. HOnestly I would go look at another video if I were you because the way this guy did it is unnecessary.
@@deyoglines I would put in a pigtail wire of about 4 inches off of the mounting bracket (green screw). Run that into a big wire nut that can hold 3 wires and insert the end of the pigtail, the wire from the wall, and the wire from the light. Alternatively you can put the wire from the light and the wire from the wall both around the green screw and tighten it, then check the tension to make sure it's tight so that the stranded ground wire from the lamp isn't loose. His way works too but it's definitely tougher to try to shove the lamp against the bracket with his way, unless you organize the wires so that they fold in correctly. Can be done with some practice though.
I replaced one for my Mom but had a problem getting it to sit flush to the wall. The screws were so long that when I used the nuts, the light just hung there. I ended up taking it back off and backing the screws back into the bracket, but it never did get very tight. Was I doing something wrong
@@TopHomeowner He wound up skipping the ground to bracket connection and just made the light to home / wire to wire connection, closed up and then caulked as that was how the builder had originally installed it (minus the caulk)....now he's curious if he needs to go back and redo. Tks for getting back.
@@TopHomeowner Yeah I don’t see any in the off position. We just purchased the home and was a remodel but the porch light doesn’t look new and neither is the electrical
I just bought some nice outside lights to replace the 20-year old ones over our garage. Remove the old and looks just like yours. But the new fixture has a round mounting bracket that assumes my mounting screws are at 12 and 6, not 9 and 3. I can't mount it because the brackets that go onto the fixture is at 9 and 3....very frustrating! I might have to replace the light fixture but feels like the grout for the mounted stone around it might be gripping it. Stupid cheap Chinese crap!
Thanks! I knew this was a fairly simple task, but following along with your video gave me the confidence I needed to do it myself for the first time!
Me too.
What if connectors are all rusted in place?
@@bottomlineupfront6209 I’m guessing needle nose pliers will be your friend.
My old lights had somewhat rusted caps, but once I started them with pliers they unscrewed pretty easily. Hope you have the same luck!
You just saved me $75. Thank you for the simple/clear instructions!
Great to hear!
Builders are just trying to be cheap.
Thanks you so much for the video
Great instructional video. After viewing (several times), I replaced two outside light fixtures. Feeling a like Pro. Thank you!
Great to hear!
Good job describing the process of changing the light fixture. Thank you so much, my friend I am doing it for will feel much safer in her neighborhood.
Glad it helped
Thank you for this illuminating tutorial
Glad I could brighten your day 😉
Thank you so much for this easy to understand and follow video. I'm hanging a new exterior wall light this weekend. I've hated the builder grade light that's been hanging for 5 years now. Awesome video.
Good info. Did mine yesterday. Watching this after . If I may suggest, insure those terminals are VERY secure. Thanks.
This was a really good video. Short and sweet. The only thing I would add is to use a power detector for safety before disconnecting the wires.
Thanks, great point!
Thank you! Helps me feel confident to finally tackle my porch light replacement.
Glad I could help!
I turned off the light at the breaker, and it still shocked me even though no voltage was detected 😐 I turned off all the breaker switches and that worked just fine. Lesson learned.
Was the breaker mislabeled?
You made this super easy to understand & follow along, thanks so much !
That is great to hear, it is our goal to make it easier than when we did it.
Super helpful, just replaced mine thanks to your video! Thank you so much!
Great to hear!
Thanks for giving me the confidence to do it myself! Success
Your old light is my new upgrade 😆
Great video.. I just bought a light I have to install. This video helped out a lot. Thanks.
Glad it helped
Silicone caulk- can you show us which one to buy and how to do it. Thank you sir.
Thank you so much! Your easy to follow video gave me, first time home buyer, the confidence to do this simple project. All done! I got a tester/probe like you have too. Subscribed. Truly appreciated, brother!!!
Awesome! Glad to hear it and thanks for the sub!
Seems the same as replacing my kitchen fixture. Awesome
What do you touch the tester with to listen for sounds thank you
Awesome video! Can you please tell me what that drill bit was you used to remove the screws from the original bracket? Thank you!
Loved it, keep them coming!
Thank you for the link to this video. This project is on our schedule for Sunday morning (2 days from now). Your video makes it look very easy. Mine might be a little tougher; I don't have any power tools yet. Do you have any videos that talk about power tools beginners should have?
Thanks again for this link.
Sorry just saw this comment, we don't currently but I'll add it to my list of content ideas. Thank you!
@@TopHomeownerThere’s a ground wire under a nut on the lamp. The white and black wires are in the same area. There’s also a ground wire in the box. I’m not sure what to do with the ground wire.
The lamp was free and no instructions. Your assistant is most appreciated.
Looks easy but I have a question.. when I buy my replacement lights how can I be sure the bracket holes and or brackets will match up so the install stays simple?
The lights typically come with a universal mount that should adjust to most electrical boxes. Honestly the only way to check would be to pull the old light fixture off of the wall and take a look before disconnecting the wires. I hope this helps.
I have 3 porch lights. 2 in front of the house and 1 is next to the front door. All three runs on the same light switch. Like when I turn the lights on at night and they will all go on. I have notices, the front porch isn't working anymore. The porch light always hangs. No matter what I do or even tighten the screws. The other 2 in front of the house still works great. No problem. Could this be a front porch light bad and all I have to do is to replace it? Can the wires become lose in time?
What do you do if there is no ground wire coming from an old house?
Be sure to connect the ground wire from the light to the ground terminal on the bracket. Sometimes the ground comes through the metal box itself. It should still work without a ground, but it will be more of a shock hazard so I'd recommend making sure the fixture is turned off whenever you replace a bulb.
@@TopHomeowner thank you
What about to just turn off the switch to the light , instead of breaker . This clear in audio and video and speech Video brings me a big step closer to DIM (Do it myself) 💪. Thanks!
I think you can just turn it off at the switch, but the breaker is a sure bet. Either way you could use a voltage tester to confirm the power is off. Thanks for watching!
@@TopHomeowner I am gonna go ahead and subscribe your channel for appreciation and to learn more . Would you recommend a simple voltage tester for a dumb like me😉.
I'm sorry I'm just seeing this, UA-cam doesn't notify me when there are responses to comments but this is the one we use Voltage Tester: geni.us/BqrxE
Safety. The circuit may be hot/active in the box regardless of light switch position. Not something you want to guess or assume incorrectly. A good reason for testing everything in a box after breaker switch throw is that wiring from two circuits may run through the same box. Safest is turning off the all the mains. Never risk a shock in trust of everything being cold or insulated in a box.
Thx boss I feel very capable now 👍
No problem 👍
Nice light! Thanks so much easy peezy!
No problem 👍
What is the name/make/model of the adapter thingy you were using to unscrew the screws to the bracket? Now I want one!
Here you go! www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DW2507-Compact-Rapid-6-Piece/dp/B0045PTLEW
Good video but my new brackets do not line up with the old set up. Plus, I have no ground wire from the house.
When you tighten the mounting posts do they sit right on top of the bracket screws below it? That is what’s happening to mine.
Expecting the delivery today of two sconces to replace non-functional half-century old ones, the original lights on a 50-year old house.
I've removed one of the originals, found a bunch of unidentifiable debris accumulate over time.
And, find there is no ground wire, just black and white. Not sure what to do about that. I guess just tuck the sconce's ground away and forget about it?
I would talk to an electrician in your area and see what they recommend and what is code.
@@TopHomeowner It's been a month. I installed the replacement sconces as I suggested I'd do. So far, no issues.
If I'd wanted to pay an electrician, I wouldn't be doing the job myself.
Hello, did you wire nut the ground to ground or do they both just attach to the ground screw on the mount?
I looped the ground wire to the bracket screw and used a wire nut to connect it to the ground wire
@@TopHomeowner thank you!
Hello,
When you said turn off the power, did you mean to switch off the main power or the light on/off button?
I meant the main power at the breaker.
@@TopHomeowner thanks
Excellent video. I have a question. The screws that came with my new light which return back through the light to tighten the light at the end are too long. And I can’t seem to back them off through the bracket any further. Is the only way to address this than to cut to shorten them? Thank you -
Cutting them might be the only way. You could check the hardware store too and see if they have any screws that are shorter (I assume they would).
Go to Ace or hardware store to find shorter screws if you don't want to cut. Make sure you bring your original screws so you can see if they are metric or standard, and also to make sure the threads line up (the threads on two screws will lock into each other perfectly if they match)
Just saved me $$ knocked it out today. Thank u
Glad I could help!
Never saw a ground wire get hooked up like that. It makes sense but I'm wondering if pigtails are recommended in order to reduce the amount of exposed wire that could cause an issue if hot/neutral touched ground via exposed wire or something.
How would you do it? I had a similar question about the ground wire needing to have a wire nut too
I need a bit more instruction on the ground wire. The ground wire is connected under a nut on the lamp. In other words, there’s a ground wire coming from the lamp and one in the box.
Not sure what to do.
@@dannytempleton2619 yeah on the lamp you'll have a ground wire that's attached under a nut or screw. You can use a wire nut (the plastic connector) to connect the end of that ground wire to the wire that's in your box. HOnestly I would go look at another video if I were you because the way this guy did it is unnecessary.
@@deyoglines I would put in a pigtail wire of about 4 inches off of the mounting bracket (green screw). Run that into a big wire nut that can hold 3 wires and insert the end of the pigtail, the wire from the wall, and the wire from the light. Alternatively you can put the wire from the light and the wire from the wall both around the green screw and tighten it, then check the tension to make sure it's tight so that the stranded ground wire from the lamp isn't loose. His way works too but it's definitely tougher to try to shove the lamp against the bracket with his way, unless you organize the wires so that they fold in correctly. Can be done with some practice though.
I replaced one for my Mom but had a problem getting it to sit flush to the wall. The screws were so long that when I used the nuts, the light just hung there. I ended up taking it back off and backing the screws back into the bracket, but it never did get very tight. Was I doing something wrong
If you can't screw the posts into the box any further, you should be able to pick up some shorter ones at the hardware store.
Great video! Thanks💯
Thank you for the feedback!
Thanks for this.... Very helpful!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for letting us know!
I'm going for it. Thank you so much!
You can do it!
I don't know if i turn the power switch off at the back near the ac or at the breaker inside
Is there an added benefit (or an inherent problem) to only connecting the ground wires and not tying them in to the bracket? ...Asking for a friend
Honestly I'm not sure. The bracket is designed to accept the ground so I didn't question it!
@@TopHomeowner He wound up skipping the ground to bracket connection and just made the light to home / wire to wire connection, closed up and then caulked as that was how the builder had originally installed it (minus the caulk)....now he's curious if he needs to go back and redo. Tks for getting back.
Thanks, well done!
Good job... thanks
Now how do you replace the actual light in that same fixture?
On this specific model it's a permanent LED light.
Thank you!
You bet!
Thanks
awesome job
Thanks!
Thank you
Going to try doing this myself. Thank you!
Thank you saved some $$
Awesome!
Thanks!
You bet!
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What if original light not coming on? I replaced the bulb and does nothing. Same with back porch
First thing I'd check is all of the breakers to make sure nothing has tripped.
@@TopHomeowner Yeah I don’t see any in the off position. We just purchased the home and was a remodel but the porch light doesn’t look new and neither is the electrical
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I just bought some nice outside lights to replace the 20-year old ones over our garage. Remove the old and looks just like yours. But the new fixture has a round mounting bracket that assumes my mounting screws are at 12 and 6, not 9 and 3. I can't mount it because the brackets that go onto the fixture is at 9 and 3....very frustrating! I might have to replace the light fixture but feels like the grout for the mounted stone around it might be gripping it. Stupid cheap Chinese crap!
ALWASY USE BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE OVER THE WIRE NUTS. FOR THE NEXT PERSON WHO HAS TO MESS WITH IT.
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Ok. But…. Did it turn on? 😂
Yup! I'll make sure to include turning the lights on in future videos 😂
They developers did it because they are cheap and were in charge of the Florida BIA.
Thank you!!
Thank you!