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DIY & Home Improvement

lumberjack_jeff

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2. 1) turn off the breaker

Reply to Greybnk48 (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2013, 03:44 PM

Aug 2013

2) Remove the fasteners securing the porch light.
3) Verify that there are no loose insulated conductors, then tighten any wire nuts you find in the box.
90% odds this fixes the problem.
4) unscrew the lamp post fixture and tighten the wire nuts you find here. If that doesn't solve the problem, the buried wire is probably broken.

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I have a question about home wiring. [View all] Greybnk48 Aug 2013 OP

Good chance... Wilms Aug 2013 #1

Well, I'll tell you one thing Wilms Greybnk48 Aug 2013 #9

1) turn off the breaker lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #2

We'll be gone until Monday, then we will try your suggestions. Greybnk48 Aug 2013 #6

don't forget to turn off the circuit breaker shireen Aug 2013 #3

Better, get a cheap electrical tester Warpy Aug 2013 #4

+1 n/t X_Digger Aug 2013 #5

LOL! O.K. n/t Greybnk48 Aug 2013 #8

Thanks. Will do. Greybnk48 Aug 2013 #7