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  1. J

    Electrical help - No ground wire?

    Turns out, it was the light. Once I removed the "extra" wires from the night sensor and connected just 2 wires from the light to 2 wires from our home, it lit right up. i:)
  2. J

    Electrical help - No ground wire?

    Ok, I used the meter, set as shown, and touched red prong to white wire (from the house) and black to orange and... nothing. Could we really have ruined the power from the wires while unscrewing the old light? (The old light worked) Man, I wish I were handy...
  3. J

    Electrical help - No ground wire?

    I had to use the old rusty bracket because the siding made the screws not long enough. This set it out from the house just far enough that it would attach. Of course, we'll straighten the most outside bracket. Could the rusty middle be messing things up? I mean, two wires... this shouldn't be so...
  4. J

    Electrical help - No ground wire?

    I purchased a new porch light and it seemed pretty straightforward. From the new light there's a white wire, black wire, and ground wire. Coming out of the building is a white wire, orange wire, and there was a broken/rusted ground wire on the crossbar that wasn't attached to anything before...

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