Wiring Flood Light??

Question

Ok, so I'm replacing a motion sensor light with a regular on/off flood light. The motion light was never hooked up properly, so it never worked properly. My dilemma is since it was hooked up wrong, I now can't figure out how to properly wire the reg. flood light. On the light itself, there's the normal Black/white wires on the left side, and black/white on the right side, but coming from the house, there's 3 sets of black, and 3 sets of white. I wired it how is SHOULD be wired, but then the on/off switch in the house doesn't work, and the light just stays on. Any suggestions? Pics? Help? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

get a licence electrician  

Answer 2

Good idea to get an electrician. If not financially feasible, it sounds like there is another light or outlet operated by the switch. All the whites should be tied together and the the blacks. Check your switch for the light and see that the black wires are both on the switch and the whites are tied together bypassing the switch. If not then get help as it was wired wrong. Just remember that electricity runs in a loop. White runs the power back to your panel while black carries the load away from it. If you don't know where the extra wire goes to then check for power and cap it anyway to be safe and just use the switch wire for the light.