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