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You could, but you need to have power to the security light all the time, so you would need to make sure that when you turned off the porch light you didn't turn off the power to the security light or obviously it will never some on. I had a pair of ordinary carriage lights outside my garage doors, so I just took the carriage lights down and hooked up the security light and it it fitted directly into the wiring box. I put a plate over the other carriage light box to keep the rain out. Phil

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Q: I want to install a motion detector security light outside can I simply run wiring from where I want the light and join it to the wiring that feeds my backyard porchlight or into an existing outlet?
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