Install LED Floodlight - Simple!
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- Опубликовано: 27 мар 2020
- LEPower Dusk to Dawn LED Floodlight: amzn.to/3arGHJ5
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How to replace an outside light fixture with a better, brighter LED floodlight. Safely make this replacement and get more light where you need it. I'll show you how to handle the mechanical and electrical aspects of installing an LED floodlight on a house with vinyl siding, using a vinyl siding block.
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Thanks for watching!
Dennis Coffey
Coffey Craftsman Co
LED Floodlight
Exterior Light
Vinyl Siding
LEPower 
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I’ve wired lights, fixtures, etc. but I subscribed to your channel because of this nice, clear, instructive video. Seems to me a man who can explain installing an external fixture so clearly in a step-by-step fashion is a man whose videos on other subjects I might want to watch!
Grateful homeowner 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you so much Allan! I appreciate you watching, thanks for the sub and thanks for such a kind comment!
Hey brother, thanks so much for the video - bought a new house recently and changed three external lights to this model. This video took me step by step on how to change them - much appreciated! Blessings from Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Cheers!
Thank you for watching, Zul! I'm glad this helped, and congratulations on the new house!
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Thank you for your knowledge and articulate, thorough tutorial video. I learned a lot about lighting installation.
Thank you for watching!!
hope you and the family are doing well through all of this! thanks for the helpful video as always
Thank you so much, Walkr! My wife is working from home, thankful for that! I and my son are both having to go to work, as we are both considered essential industry and our jobs are still running. We're being as careful as possible and praying daily! I hope you and yours are also safe and able to stay home as much as possible!
Thanks for sharing your video. I enjoyed watching. Take care and God Bless.
Thank you for watching, Walt!
Thanks for taking the time to put this video together and explaining everything in a very simple way. I feel a lot more comfortable and confident with replacing my flood light after watching. 👍🏻
Thanks for watching, Jarrad! I'm glad this helped!
Thank you buddy! I have been in construction since I’m 15, I’m now 40! And believe it or not electric is one thing I never got to hands on with. Our house came with flood Lights that did not wrk . But I watched this video , went out got the same lights and installed them! Because of watching your video ! It’s a pretty great feeling ! So thank you so much bud! Cheers 🍻 from Long Island NY! I
That's fantastic David! I'm glad this helped and glad you got your lights going. Thanks for watching!
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You explain this really and more detailed then whats advertised from the box store...i bought something similar and couldn't get the maintenance to install it..but maybe the fear being electrocuted will go away, and with help of ur video I can replace my rusty old outdoor lamp..I need better lighting around my condo
i hope this helps! Thanks for watching!
Hi Dennis! Thank you for your video. I am a first time homeowner and found your video very helpful. I just wanted to say I appreciate you passing your knowledge along.
I'm glad this helped! Thanks for watching, Donald!
Thanks! Subscribed. I like how clear you explain things and how you spoke about electrical safety. That was my main concern.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate you subscribing too!
Thanks for putting this together.
Thank you for watching, Jayson!
Very thorough and easy to follow video. Great job man! I will be installing the exact same one this weekend
Thank you Clifford! I appreciate you watching!
Hello Mr. Coffey~ Thank you for this video! I'm a single (almost) senior and am going to attempt to replace the fixture on my garage myself. Yikes! I don't like ladders (the fixture is about 12 ft up) and electricity scares the heck out of me. But, I'm determined! I will turn off the breaker and use a tester, also.
I'm sure you'll do a great job! Thanks for watching, Margie!
Excellent Video. Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
Thank you Sir for your very helpful video explained clearly. Helps me a lot.
I'm glad this helped! Thank for watching!
Thanks for this video. I'm about to install mine now.
Great! Thanks for watching, Thomas!
Exactly the video I needed. Thanks!
That's great! Thank you for watching!
Great video I'm a first time home owner and installing something similar 👍
Thanks for watching, Jose!
Appreciate the video thanks for sharing have a blessed day.
Thank you so much for your continued support, Tim! I appreciate you being a subscriber and appreciate you watching!
Very helpful. Thank you
Glad this helped! Thanks for watching, M'kabri!
Banger of a video! I need to buy that mount and cut the siding.
Thanks for watching!
Perfect! Thank you so much fellow American!
Thanks for watching, James!
Thanks Dennis likin the Paul Teuttel Sr thing going on
LOL, thanks William! I appreciate you watching!
Thank you, that was very helpful! Cheers!
Thanks for watching, John!
great video, thank you, just purchased this.
Thanks for watching, Rudy!
Thanks for sharing this!!
Thank you for watching, Tori!
Another great video thank you
Thank you Bill!! I appreciate you watching!
Great video! Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
Excellent video! I've been looking for a video on how to install the vinyl siding block onto some flimsy vinyl siding that has a 4 inch hole cut with scissors. Need to replace the light that's over that hole, and would like to put a block on there, instead of just mashing the vinyl laps flat with the new light! Don't have a video about that do you Dennis? Thanks!
I'm sorry, I don't have a video of that process yet. Thanks for watching, Ghibli!
Thanks Dennis
Thank you for watching, Stone!
Thank you very much for the useful video
Thank you for watching! I appreciate your support!
@@dwcoffey We are a Chinese LED manufacturer and a very advantageous lighting supplier.
Thank you for the video...was kinda lost... Not an electrician...my first time changing something like this
I'm glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
Well explained sir
Thank you for watching, Balraj!
Great job on your clear step by step instructions. Would you have info on how to bypass the sensor and keep the light on constant when we are hanging around outside
Thanks for watching, Aaron! The first of these lights I bought came with a little cap that fits over the light sensor, so that one was easy....put the cap on the sensor and the light thinks it is dark all the time, so can be switched on and off at will. The subsequent lights I bought did not come with these caps, so, I've tried two ways and both work. On one, I took a bit of black paint and covered the light sensor lens. On the other, I covered the sensor with black electrical tape and trimmed it off to look nice. I suspect the paint will last longer outside, but both methods are working so far. I haven't tried this, but it might be worth a try....take a small lid from something, paint it to match your light (mine are white) and then stick it down over the light sensor with a bit of silicone....maybe paint the inside of the cap black to block all light.
If you are having issues with a motion detector, I don't have any suggestions for that...these lights of mine are not equipped with motion detectors.
Good job... Thanks!!!
Thank you James! I appreciate you watching!
Thanks a lot.
Thank you for watching!
Great video
Thanks for watching, Doug!
To a T, this is exactly the video I needed lol
Thank you so much for watching!
Great job Dennis, your video was very thorough and insightful, I am going to replace my flood light now that I have seen how easy it. 🫡
Thanks for watching!
thank you
Thanks for watching, Garnett!
Thanks for the video. Great details.
I have a question. Can I replace the light and for a deck ceiling fan? Thank you
Thanks for watching, Jose! You'll need a ceiling fan support behind the electrical box first. You don't want to mount a fan to an unsupported box.
One other thing you can use to test for a hot circuit is a voltage probe. It just beeps when you put it next to any hot circuit. I have a little GB Instruments circuit alert probe that works like a charm.
Yes sir! Great point, easier to use too. Thanks for watching Darren!
Good afternoon Dennis. I will give all the detail. I'm running into a dead end and I'm unable to find resolution to a electrical wiring job. I installed an attic vent fan and the only power in the attic was a line from a switch to a light fixture. There was no ground for the light or in the plastic junction box. I replaced the junction box to one that has a ground. I ran the 14/2 from the fan to the junction box. (I used red Cap's and as extra safety I wrapped the end of each and wires with electrical tape) Connected all ground with a pigtail and connected pigtail to ground screw.
Connected all white/neutral wires and added a pigtail for the light.
Connected all black/live wires and a pigtail for the light.
I replaced the light fixture with one that uses a pull chain for on and off.
Connected the neutral pigtail to the silver screw and connected the live wire to the brass screw.
Turned on the circuit for the attic.
The fan works perfectly, but the light will not work.
Testing I did/tried:
I tried a new light bulb still didn't work. I tried using the original light fixture, didn't work.
I made new pigtails for white and black wires and cut off a little extra casing for each wire, to make sure there is contact.
Still not working.
Do you have any thoughts on possible issue?
Is the feed to the light coming from the switch only, or is there a feed into the light fixture box with the original hot leg running to the switch and back?
@@dwcoffey the feed goes to the light switch. Then a line is run from the switch to the light.
Sorry to rehash, just trying to make sure I completely understand....
The hot line comes into the light fixture box from the switch. Now the new 14/2 line runs from the fan to the light fixture box. Inside the light fixture box, you have tied together the white/neutral from the fan, the switch and the pigtail to the light fixture. Also tied together in that box are the black/hot from the fan, the switch and the black pigtail to the light fixture. Then the hot and neutral pigtaisl are connected to the light fixture. So the switch should be giving you power to both the fan and the light. You've tried 2 light fixtures and bulbs, so the problem is not likely to be the fixture or the bulb. If you have a volt meter, you could carefully check across the fixture terminals while the circuit is hot to be absolutely sure. If not, I think we can rule that out. So....since the fan is working, the only thing left is the pigtails for the light. Sounds like maybe one of the pigtail wires is not making contact where the 3 wires are tied together...either the hot or the neutral.
@@dwcoffey no need to go crazy over it Dennis haha
I found out what I needed to do. I had to use 2 black/live pigtails from the cap and connect both to the screws on the light. This feeds constant power to the attic fan and light without having to turn off the light switch.
GOD BLESS Brother!!
Thank you sir! I appreciate you watching!
Hi Dennis
Thank you much for the video
I just received mine but the instructions tells me to use sealing compound or silicon glue for wet location(I install outside exposed to rain)
Where do I apply the compound, all around where the black gasket meets the base? Or around the junction box or both?
Thank you
I would apply it to both sides of the gasket. Thanks for watching!
Great video, thank you. Do the side lights rotate 180 degrees from the main light? I know left to right it only rotates 90 degrees from the main light, but is it possible to rotate it down 180 degrees so one of the three lights is pointing the opposite direction from the other two?
Thanks for watching, Chris! No, they only rotate about 90 degrees either way in both directions. You can get the side lights to point about straight up or straight down, but that's as far as they go.
did you have to predrill holes in the vinyl box for the mounting plate? I am in the midst of siding my house and am replacing the light fixture. There is not electrical box just a thin plate that was screwed to the masonite siding. I am adding the vinyl box for the siding just not sure how to secure the mounting plate for the new light
Thanks for watching! I did not, I just used the existing holes, but you could locate and drill your mounting holes on a new box install.
Have you had any issues getting water in the fixture? A lot of folks complain of getting water in fixtures just like this. Not sure if they are just not using the gasket or the rubber washer/seal for the mounting screw?
Thanks for watching, Thomas! I haven't had any water issues into the fixture or the box. The one I show in the video gets direct weather too, so you may be right, they may not be using the seals.
I installed an older motion dual spotlight to the side of my shop ( after it was replaced with a newer on on the house), and I connected an extension cord wired to the light and the other end plugged into an outlet inside the shop. I then wanted to set my light to stay on by switching it off and back on, and installed a light switch inline interrupting the HOT or BLACK wire to the switch. I can shut off the light, but, when I switch off, then on, it goes back into normal mode and does not stay on. I figured the black wire was the one to use to interrupt. Maybe it's the white wire then. I'm pretty sure the light system works once I figure this out. Ideas?
Thanks for watching! Some motion sensing lights toggle the sensor when you switch them on/off. So on/off once puts it in motion sensing mode, then on/off again takes it out of motion sensing mode. Some lights work this way.
Deenergized!
Safety first! Thanks for watching, Daniel!
Question: how is the light holding up? Only reason I’m asking is because of kinda leary of installing a light fixture like that where you cannot change bulbs. So if it stops working, you have to change out the fixture?
Thanks for watching! So far it is doing great. No issues. Yes, as far as I know, there is no way to replace individual LEDs without replacing the whole fixture.
Dennis, I'm watching your video 3 years later--how well did that brand hold up? I'm considering the same light for my yard.
Thanks for watching! It's done great. I've installed two more on my house since this one and all are performing well with no problems.
I don’t have a power drill - you think I could hammer a few nails in the mounting bracket instead?
Thanks for watching, Gary! You'd have to be real careful not to break the plastic housing. I'd probably mark my hole placement by holding the fixture in place and using a nail in each hole to make a mark, then move the light out of the way, use your nail to create a pilot hole for the screws, then drive the screws by hand with a screwdriver.
I have two of these floods, in my truck, that I was gonna take out, to see how I was gonna mount them. Never had a flood with a center post mount. So... *what's the chances that the exact model flood that I have to mount, is in THIS video?
Thank you for feeling froggy that day, and making this video.
(* I still can't believe it.)
Haha!! That's great! I'm glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
@@dwcoffey How often do the stars align on RUclips, especially when you're looking for something, hoping for that inconsequential minutiae, that only I'd lose sleep over... AND THERE IT IS! Damn, the good luck! Thanks again, Dennis! Stay safe!
Ain't that the truth! Thanks and same to you!!
Is there a way to use the dusk to dawn sensor and the light switch?
Thanks for watching, Erik! At night, yes. If the switch is off, no light at all. If the switch is on and it is dark enough outside, the light will come on. If you leave the light switch on, the duck to dawn sensor will turn the light off and on via the sensor. With the sensor enabled, you can't turn the light on via the switch unless it is past dusk.
Thank you for the information, this is a job well done. Is your light fixture motion sensor?
Thank you for watching, Lauquita! Mine does not have a motion sensor, only daylight sensor. They do make one, this is the same light with a motion sensor: amzn.to/32gnafS
Ok. Got it thanks.😊
@@dwcoffey Ok got it. Thanks 😊
Some say to seal it with caulk around the base so it’s waterproof… but then these fixtures have gaskets… what’s the best way to go about this
Thank you for watching, Jose! Mine was a sealed unit as the back was completely enclosed, so it could be mounted with no sealing at all other than a gasket to protect the wiring in the box. You could also caulk around the base. I suppose the best method would depend on your siding and how the box is mounted. I'd use whichever method would give the best seal.
What the watt on the bulb and can you replace the bulb when they break?
These are listed as 35W, 3500 lumen. They are LED, so you cannot replace the bulbs.
Well done! this is how I installed mine on same vinyl surface. Was just curious, I don't see an electrical box behind the unit, is it inside the wall where the old light was attached to? Mine looked the same way when I removed my old light. Thank you!
Thanks for watching, Scott! Mine uses the exterior vinyl box as the electrical box. That was new to me when I found mine like that, but apparently is common and acceptable for code.
@@dwcoffey the vinyl box usage may be common but it is not up to code
I only have 2 wires coming from the house a black and white and copper. But coming from the led light there are 3 wires black and white and green so what color hook up to what
Thanks for watching, Tim! White to white, black to black, and green to copper. The copper is the ground wire in your house wiring. The green on the light fixture is a ground wire.
Do you wire the switch leg to the hot
Thanks for watching, Josh! Hard to say, because it depends on how the fixture is wired. If it is a single fixture, single 2-way switch....typically you will switch both the neutral and hot. If it is a 3-way switch, you may just switch the hot leg.
I accidentally bought a 150W LED security flood light. (I thought it replaced a 150W, but it’s actually 150W, equivalent of a 900W!)
Is it even safe to put this where my patio light goes? It’s just like your old one.
Thank you!!
If the actual power requirement for the new one doesn't exceed your old one, it will be fine. In other words, if your old one is 150W fixture and your new one is rated at 150W actual, it is fine. Thanks for watching!
I don’t have a ground wire coming out of my outlet. How do I found the flood light?
Hi Oscar, thank you for watching! If there is not a ground wire in your wiring, but you have metal a metal junction box, you can attach the green wire from the light to a screw in the junction box. If your box is plastic, you can just skip connecting the green ground wire.
@@dwcoffey, is it important to connect the light to the ground?
@@dwcoffey , would lightning hit my floodlight for not grounding it?
It should not be a problem If there is no ground wire there, your previous fixture wasn't grounded either. This particular light fixture is all plastic, so grounding it is nearly pointless anyway.
It’s a fixture like you have without motion sensor and only two lamps on a single switch I wired it up lastnight but it won’t work when the switch leg is taped to hot so I caped the switch leg but need it on a switch
I'm not sure I understand, and it is very difficult to describe wiring through messages, but....if you only have one feed into a 2-way switch and 2 fixtures on that switch, your whites should go to the silver side of the switch and your blacks should go to the brass side of the switch....this includes your feed and your fixtures.
It’s very good I can you’re electrician
If more detail how to shut off the power at the beginning maybe better
Thanks for watching, Anna! Also thanks for the tip!
I have the same type of light but when I install the light and turn it on it stays on for 1 min and turns off why is that.
Thanks for watching, Warren! There's a photo-eye on top of the light that senses day/night. If it is getting any light, that may be making the light turn off. I covered mine with a piece of black electrical tape and then the cap that came with the light.
I got some similar but you can’t replace bulbs
Thanks for watching, James! Yes sir, that's correct. I'm hoping they live up to their claims and the LED bulbs last for years. Time will tell!
You could just remove the breaker from the circuit completely and install it when you're done
Thanks for watching!
I love your video, how can I contact you as we have creative product need your help
Thanks for watching!
@@dwcoffey can you do a video for us as well?
My bracket comes with a bare wire not sure why.
Thanks for watching, Chris! The bare wire will be for your ground connection.
My light has no green wire for house ground
Thanks for watching, Loran. Do you only have white and black wires for the fixture? If so, connect them accordingly. If your fixture has a bare wire also, that is your ground and should be connected to the bare wire from your house wiring.
Dark thirty lolol
One of my Dad's sayings, Haha! Thanks for watching, Ricardo!
Working off a metal ladder shame
At least it wasn't a shocking experience! :)
Hi there, we are looking for social media product reviewer for our product--solar light for garden. I wonder if you would be interested. Thanks
I'd be interested in what you are offering. Let me know: dwcoffey3@bellsouth.net Thanks for watching!
what a gap between the light and wall...guess they forgot to caulk.
Thanks for watching!