Home safety is something everyone must deal with these days and the market has no short supply of products designed for protecting homes. Barred windows and alarms are a helpful and useful way to keep burglars and vandals away from your property. However, a cheap but effective mechanism for protecting your home is a properly installed safety lighting system. Make sure you are comfortable dealing with live circuits before you install your safety light, however.
Instructions
1.Shut off the power to the electrical outlet you will be working on. Trip the pertinent circuit breaker in your fuse box and use a voltage tester to ensure the power is off.
2.Remove the existing light fixture if there is one.
3.Unscrew all the light bulbs from the security light's sockets. If you leave them in, it will be more difficult to properly wire the socket.
4.Connect the wires to the socket with wire connectors. Connect the black hot wire from the LED light to the black hot wire from the outlet. Connect the neutral white wires. The green ground wire should remain connected to the outlet.
5.Push the wiring back into the outlet. Place the new fixture on the outlet and secure it with a screwdriver or cordless drill. Screw the light bulbs back in the sockets.
6.Place the motion detector beneath the light. Check your instruction manual to determine the exact distance it covers and how sensitive the sensor is, then point it in the direction you want and screw it onto the fixture if necessary.
7.Test the light. Go back to the fuse box and turn on the power. Go outside to check whether your light works. Best way to do this is to walk past the sensor to see whether the warning light turns on.
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