I have an old floodlight sitting in the center of my front yard that used to light a flagpole. We had to take it down due to corrosion, and now, we don't have a clue on how to get rid of the floodlight. Please assist, and thanks in advance :)

Can you locate the feed end of the cable servicing the floodlight in the home? Probably at a switch.

Best to disconnect and cap the cable at the house end, label that end to not re-energize, and then you can cut the cable at below ground. Again cap the end at the fixture end just in case the cable gets energized somehow in the house.

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Originally Posted by tkrussell

Can you locate the feed end of the cable servicing the floodlight in the home? Probably at a switch.

Best to disconnect and cap the cable at the house end, label that end to not re-energize, and then you can cut the cable at below ground. Again cap the end at the fixture end just in case the cable gets energized somehow in the house.

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What exactly do I cap it off with? Please be a bit more specific. THANKS!

Wire nuts should do it. If this was a dedicated circuit you could disconnect at your panel.