A motion-sensor light is activated when something moves across the sensor's field of vision. This means you can install a ceiling light that is activated without the need for a light switch. Mounting a motion-sensor light on the ceiling requires substituting it for the light fixture that is currently in place. A few tools found around the house are needed, but you need no special electrical skills.
Instructions
1. Pull the fuse or trip the circuit breaker that supplies electrical power to the ceiling light. Place a ladder beneath the light fixture that will be replaced by the motion-sensor light.
2. Remove the screws from around the fixture, using a Phillips screwdriver. Pull the fixture off the ceiling.
3. Pull the wiring out of the hole that was covered by the fixture. Untwist the screw-type wire connectors that are twisted around the joined pairs of wires by turning the connectors counterclockwise. This will separate the wires that connect the fixture to electrical service.
4. Twist together the exposed ends of the white wires from the electrical box in the ceiling and the motion-sensor light. Twist a screw-type wire connector to secure and insulate the joined wires.
5. Twist together the black wire from the motion-sensor light and the black wire from the electrical box, and twist on a screw-type wire connector.
6. Wind the remaining wire from the motion-sensor light around the copper-colored or uninsulated wire coming from the electrical junction box. Twist a screw-type wire connector over the two wires.
7. Push all the wires into the electrical box. Place the base of the motion-sensor light over the hole in the ceiling. Screw wood screws through the holes in the sides of the motion-sensor light and into the ceiling with a Phillips screwdriver. Screw a bulb into the light socket on the motion-sensor light. Return the electrical power to the circuit. Turn the light switch on to provide current to the motion-sensor light.
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