An Electrician I am not

[TerryC]

I have spent all morning cutting a hole in my wall and trying to figure out how to run wire so I can mount a light on the wall. I suppose if the TV were off, I would be closer to being done, but it's my sanity at the moment, so it stays on.

This definitely not something I can fix in photoshop, yikes.

[DirtRider]

Know how you feel put up two light at my gate and tonight the one is not working

[hawkeye]

It's only two wires, a hot and a ground, and it will work regardless of how you connect them.

If you want to add a switch then run the ground directly to the light, connect the hot wire to one side of the switch and the other side of the switch goes to the light.

[Dezigns Unlimited]

Black = Hot wire, White = Ground.. Simple lol...

[TerryC]

Yeowzer, there is no way I'm following that advice. I'm thinking the "lol" gave it away.

[Dezigns Unlimited]

It's funny because it's so simple.. I was an electrician for 4 years so i suggest you don't listen..

[Steve]

I have spent all morning cutting a hole in my wall and trying to figure out how to run wire so I can mount a light on the wall. ................

Well you didn't actually say what kind of problem you're having.

I'm a (retired) licensed electrical contractor.
What's the problem?

[TerryC]

Well there really wasn't a problem other then it took most of the morning to drill a hole, run some wire, and put one of them plastic "J" boxes in the hole. Did the other side in about 10 minutes.

[Steve]

Well there really wasn't a problem other then it took most of the morning to drill a hole, run some wire, and put one of them plastic "J" boxes in the hole. Did the other side in about 10 minutes.

So I don't have to come out of retirement??

[Dezigns Unlimited]

So I don't have to come out of retirement??