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Originally Posted by Acinonyx
The lightbulb in the lamppost by our garage that used to turn on at duck and off at dawn needs to be replaced. Is there a special bulb we need to get? I don't know if the bulb has a sensor or there is a sensor / timer built into the lamppost by The Villages.
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Your inquiry shows you are in the collier section. A guess your home your light is about five years old, if original. As others have posted it might be either the sensor or the bulb or could be the breaker has been switched off. If, your lamp is like mine you have three bulbs in it. It is possible but not likely that three bulbs would fail at the same time so easy, if one or two bulbs are not lighting, a night, it is clear the bulbs need to be replaced not the sensor. It is possible that three bulbs have failed-happened to a neighbor. He replaced the sensor and then discovered it was not the sensor but the bulbs-oops. I would do the easy first, change the bulbs and use the LED bulbs. They last far longer and use roughly 1/10th as much electricity. As the outside light does not dim, you do not need to purchase the type that is capable of dimming-I think the ones that dim are slightly more expensive and give slightly less light for the same amount of current-truth it doesn't really matter. How to put the bulbs in? If, like mine there is a trim piece that secures the top of the fixture. You need to turn it counter clockwise to remove it. It may be stuck. Do not force anything. Do not pull out the vice grips or the pipe wrench etc. Hint-best tool is to wrap it with a rubber band and use your hand. For the eye, based on your asking the question, you might be better off asking a neighbor or hiring a handyman to do it.
I am in the collier section. If, you send me a PM I will try to help you out-for free.