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    Jul 17, 2012, 04:37 PM
    Switch with red black white wires
    I bought a photoelectric switch for my outside light to turn it on automatically when it gets dark. There is a red black and white wire; how do I hook this up?
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    Jul 17, 2012, 05:00 PM
    Black of the switch to black of the power, red to black of the light. All whites together.
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