How to use flexible conduit to wire a new outdoor, garage light.?
We are installing a new outdoor light to the other side of our garage. We are using pre-wired flexible conduit to connect the power from the existing outdoor light. The flexible conduit has three wires- black, white, and one without covering (plain copper). We are guessing that the bare wire is a ground, but what do we connect it to?
Yes, the bare wire is the ground wire.
If the box is metal, connect it to the box.
If the box is plastic, connect it directly to the light fixture. Most light fixtures now days have a green screw somewhere on them for this purpose.
It is imperitive you keep the white with the white, and black on black.
Remember to shut off the circuit breaker that controls that area first.
BillyandGaby above is incorrect about black and white.
White is the common wire, and is not hot and cannot hurt you if you touch it (if everything is wired correctly). Black is the hot wire, and you can get shocked if you connect with the black wire and any ground wire, common wire or…water or the ground….
If in doubt, buy a how-to electrical book for home-wiring at the local hardware store.
Mike
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