I like your style but much easier to just flip the breaker at dawn and dusk unless the garage fridge is on that breaker!:bigbow:

electricity
 

Uh,, if the light's "on" all the time, ya think there may be electricity there? :o)

Sensor
 

On the pole 1/2 way down there is a light sensor which went bad . Shut the power off from the main breaker box in your garage for the pole light and replace the sensor on the pole it just unscrews and is a 3 wire connection . You can buy the new sensor at Lowes for about $10.00.

Breaker
 

Keep flipping the breaker and you'll eventually be replacing the breaker. Fix the problem and replace the sensor .

I had already replaced the sensor inside the pole once, a few years ago, but it went out again recently. I just purchased a screw in socket that has a sensor built in and put a bulb in it. Much easier and cheaper than replacing the pole sensor and it works the same.

I screwed:pray: that one up

Put in a LED and forget about it, it will only cost you pennies.

1. Put a new sensor in from Lowes or Home Depot.
OR
2. Put a dusk to dawn bulb in and never have to mess with the electrical wiring.
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I bought a photocell controlled lamp holder at WalMart for about $5, screwed the light bulb into it, and the lamp holder into the pole socket. My light has enough height inside to accommodate the lamp holder. Work well, no electrical work.

Is one way more efficient and cost effective than the other? Eg. A working automatic sensor or the night to dawn bulb?

Try cleaning the sensor it may be dirty

The photo sensor inside the post needs to be replaced I got mine from Ace Hardware for about 18 bucks but couldn’t find a YouTube video that left me comfortable with doing the job myself. So I hired an electrician and $156 later the job was done in 15 minutes.

a new sensor needs to be installed on the post,or you can buy a screw in lite socket that has the sensor built in. Its your choice

There is essentially no difference. You can buy LED "dawn to dusk" bulbs on Amazon for about 5 dollars each. They should last for many years. If you use the bulbs, I would put a piece of tape over the lamppost sensor.

About 15 years ago, we built a new house. It had a yard light with a light sensor. Everything worked fine for about a year or so, then the yard light started acting 'funny'. I forget exactly what it was doing, but it was either not turning the light on consistently or not turning it off. Either way, I decided to replace the light sensor. I bought a new one at the local hardware store and proceeded to remove the old sensor (writing down on paper how the existing wires were connected) and then hooking up the new sensor (using the paper notes). Unfortunately, the new sensor acted the same as the old sensor. So I thought "What are the chances that 2 sensors would have the exact same problem". So I started examining how the sensor was SUPPOSED to be connected to the electrical wiring vs. how it was originally connected. It turned out that the electrician who wired up the sensor had done it wrong, and the original sensor was not faulty at all. So I rewired the connections on the existing sensor, and all was working perfectly again. I returned the new sensor to the hardware store for a refund. The original sensor has been working perfectly for 14 years now. So the 'moral of the story is', it may not be a bad component, it may be how it was wired up. Good luck on your solution!