Fed up with our pitch-black back yard, we were finally able to do something about it six months ago. When fixing the electrical system in our basement and replacing our fuse boxes (see our earlier posts about that), we FINALLY ran a 120v line out to the back yard. We put in two boxes. We intended to use one box, under the deck, for lights that would always stay connected:
This is NOT easy to get to, since it is under the deck. Lots of cobwebs, etc. We used an outdoor outlet with a plastic cover.
Those lights could be controlled by one of the two new switches that we added in the kitchen.
The other box would be above the deck for regular use (for example, by plugging in a radio).
At the same time, we ran a dedicated line to a light just outside our back door. That light would be controlled by our other new switch in the kitchen, and we added a dimmer switch to it:
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