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Sun, Oct 17, 10 at 14:53
| I've got an outdoor floodlight (150W) that is connected to a single 20 amp breaker. I want to add 2 more flood lights, with a separate switch to control the new lights.
Is there any problem with doing this? And would I just run the wire for the new floods out of the existing junction box?
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| Done correctly, there is no problem with what you propose, providing the 'existing junction box' has an 'always hot' lead (i.e. one that is not controled by a switch) as well as a neutral and a ground. |
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| just be sure you use 12/2g for the wiring. i would reccomend 12/3g for a loop switch with the neu capped. |
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