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Street light on garage, easy to change to something else?

  • 07-03-2025 09:39AM
    #1
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,044 ✭✭✭✭


    I have a street light on the front of my garage, hasn't worked in several years.

    Does anyone know if it's a simple task to change it over to another form of light? Thinking a bulk head type, as the area gets a lot of football action and anything else might get a battering.

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  • #2
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,464 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    All depends on the wiring really. Just whip it off and then decide on whether you need to extend the wiring by using a waterproof enclosure (looks very exposed too, so it needs to be a solid enclosure such as a whiska box with screw-in glands) and then extend the wiring out to the new fitting. Just be aware that the original light was obviously directional and a bulk-head if installed on the wall surface will project light 360-degrees around, so you'll have a significant loss of effectiveness. A caged bulkhead would be what you need if you were going down that route.

    https://www.eurosales.ie/products/black-wiska-box-85x85x51mm-ip66-no-terminal-block-bbox.html?filter_set%5B%5D=4776,4852&page=18



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