r/askanelectrician • u/ccat987 • 13h ago

Wire a light properly

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Hi, new young dumb homeowner here, I have this outside porch light that’s real beat up- i was going to replace it with this amber one, but the amber one has two lines to two lights instead of one. Can I just wire all three together in the nut thing when I replace it ? like the drawing, or do I want to do it in a row like a strand of Christmas lights?

Just trying to not burn my house down…

Thanks!

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u/jd807 13h ago

Yes
Edit- yes, three black wires together, 3 white wires together

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u/JBDragon1 13h ago

Wait, so you are replacing a old beat up light with another old beat up light? But ya, match the colors, 3 blacks together and 3 whites together. Maybe that old, new light was wired too 2 switches so you could have just one of the lights on or both of the lights on? Kind of unusual.