Adding switch to dusk to dawn light
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07-18-11, 03:47 PM
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Adding switch to dusk to dawn light
I have a dusk to dawn light. It's has a plug in on the end that is plugged into a receptacle. Right now I can't turn the dusk to dawn light on or off, it just comes on and dusk and turns off at dawn. The receptacle is in a hard place to get at outside the house. Am I able to take the wire of the dusk to dawn light and add a switch to that and then continue it to the receptacle so it is plugged in. Then If I want to turn off the dusk to dawn light for an reason why I am on my deck for a bit I can just turn the switch off and it cuts the power?
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#2
07-18-11, 04:02 PM
Did the light come pre-wired with a cord set and photocell? You may be able to use a line switch. If this is jerry rigged I'd recommend a permanent install and getting rid of the cord set
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07-18-11, 04:15 PM
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It did have a photocell, with just the positive and negative wires. I had to add the wire to the light and then run it to my house to the receptacle. I'm not the most knowledgeable when it comes to this stuff so a permanent install might be out of my realm. I could though put the switch in if it works.
#7
07-18-11, 07:52 PM
To control the light from a single location you would use a single pole switch. You would only connect the incomong and outgoing power and a ground to the switch. The white would stay unbroken.
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