How to Install Portable Flood Lights

Installing the Portable Floodlights

• 1

  Choose a ceiling electrical box, in which the floodlight switch and a circuit that can handle the extra load will be installed. Switch off the connection to this circuit at the main panel, then bore a hole through the electrical box by using a small drill.

• 2

  Install the cable for the floodlight. Use a cable clamp to secure the cable to the box and use wire connectors to cover the wire connections.

• 3

  Set up the switch box by outlining the interior switch box on the wall, then use a utility knife to cut out a section of the wall.

• 4

  Install a cable going down from the ceiling electrical box to the switch box and clamp the cables as in step 2.

• 5

  Set up the weatherproof fixture box so that it solidly supports the portable floodlights. Mount the box on a level platform supported by L-shaped arms for stability.

• 6

  Diagram the fixture box on the outside wall, then make a cutout, avoiding wires and pipes.

• 7

  Secure the cable to the light fixture box by using a cable clamp, then follow the manufacturer's instructions to install the box on the wall.

Installing the Wires

• 8

  Attach the wires to the switch box. Cover the wires from the neutral-colored incoming and outgoing cables with wire connectors and connect both wires from the black cables to the terminal screws on the switch.

• 9

  Put together two bare-copper ground wires and tie the other end to the switch if a ground screw is available.

• 10

  Assemble the light fixture after reading the manufacturer's instructions and connect the wires from the floodlight lamps to the incoming cable in the switch box.

• 11

  Cover the perimeter of the switch box with a caulking agent.

• 12

  Finish installing the bulbs.

• 13

  Turn on the switch to test the floodlights.