Outdoor Lighting Guide - outdoor lighting
Outdoor Lighting Guide
How to light your garden or outside area effectively
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Wiring and Installing Exterior Lighting - outdoor lighting
Wiring and Installing Exterior Lighting
I was tired of unlocking the door in the dark, so I decided to install coach lights! Hopefully this video can help out others who are considering doing this themselves.
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everything about this is wrong
ReplyDeleteLOL, and people wonder why I am breathing hard in the video! Actually, it is aluminum siding. Just work from the siding side so it cuts through the aluminum cleanly. Good luck, and thanks for the comment.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing i do in the cold is shovel snow! Great video. Is that vinyl siding? I have aluminum. Any difference in making the hole?
ReplyDeleteWhat you can get away with by building code varies from region to region, so I can't really answer that. Just make sure it's weather proof!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to do almost the same thing just one... A flood lamp, but no power source I'm going to make a new one.. Can I leave the conjunction box outside I just don't Want to cut big holes on my house
ReplyDeleteIt must take forever to remove your wife from that scraggly muff!
ReplyDeletedude, that is one wickedass beard! That thing is mad distracting. Good job though.
ReplyDeletedid you run a few miles between shots or something? jesus...
ReplyDeleteThank you! Wow, 10 lights? New construction? It's a nice feeling indeed. I always make the effort the learn how to do something myself, and only hire somebody as a last resort.
ReplyDeleteGood video, they look great. I have about 10 exterior lights to wire in, I hope it turns out as good as yours. I will need to run a few junction boxes. It is a nice feeling knowing you did something yourself, and did not need an electrician charging you $500. I was quoted $1100 for an exterior breaker box, bought it at home depot, bought the nolox. $150.00
ReplyDeleteProbably no more than 75 watts. I'll only be using the lights when finishing up on DIY projects, the rest of time will be charging station, grinder,saws etc.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on how many, and what type of lights you will be using. You should be fine using low wattage bulbs, which seem to be the norm now anyhow.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to wire a storage shed with outlets and lights on the same line. Wouldn't spliting the line (junction) 1 way to the exterior light switch and the other for the outlets work with 12-2 20 amp breaker since I'm going to use grinders,drills etc. be enough?
ReplyDeletethis guy working on this , I think he very tired
ReplyDeleteWhy do some people shave their head and then grow a full scraggly beard, it looks dumb and crazy.
ReplyDeleteWhy are you breathing so hard?
Nice work on the lights.
That is one of the most scary chipmunk beards I have ever seen.
ReplyDeleteHi there, I dont know if it is, yes this is an old house and some things are botched by the FIL, things that he did just to get it done. We have had a rough time sorting out some things. I just thought it was strange how it doesnt happen anymore. I do know DH has been perplexed at the wiring of this house, we will eventually get it all rewired. Thanks for your input. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThe best way would definitely be to bore holes through them, but since I knew I would likely never finish the garage, I just stapled them there. I almost decided to bore holes! I also contemplated running another switch/3-way circuit, but I knew I would leave the lights on every day since they contain a photovoltaic cell. If I ever decided to add one on in the future, it would be easy to modify since there are no finished walls or ceilings. Thanks for the comment!
ReplyDeleteInstead of running the romex across the rafters you should of bored holes and ran it thru. But I'm sure you wont damage the cable. Other than that good video.
ReplyDeleteAlso why not install a set of 3-way switches instead of the single pole? One by the entrance at the overhead door and one by the man-door?
The furnace should be on its own circuit. Do you have an older house? Sometimes on older houses, you find problems such as that. Most of the current draw from the furnace comes from the blower fan, and it isn't that much. The circuits that you had the oil heaters plugged into, were not on the same circuit as the furnace. The dishwasher should also be on its own.
ReplyDeleteWe had a weird thing happening at our old house. If we had the heating on, the dryer and the toaster, the power would go out. DH would say too many hot things on. Well, the chimney interior collapsed,we'd been hoping to get through winter with our old heating before replacing with a mini split system, since not having the furnace operating, guess what! We have had oil filled space radiators on, toaster, dryer, dishwasher and have not had one power failure!!?? Do furnaces draw a lot of power?
ReplyDeleteThanks Techozek for your input. Im not sure about all that stuff but I will try to find out and run all of it by my FIL if he ever gets here to help us out. thanks, cheers.
ReplyDeleteOk.
ReplyDeleteThe training process is more elaborate
U.K electricians perform inspection and testing procedures to the absolute maximum. E.g continuity of protective conductors, insulation resistance, earth fault loop impedance, prospective fault current, RCD testing.
The safe isolation procedures are better in U.K
E.g
Test voltage indicator on proving unit, test it's dead, re prove tester, lock off device on breaker.
Also, Wire nuts? No sleeving on protective conductor?
Please explain why you feel that way... Not being arrogant or anything, I am just trying to learn what is going on. I know there is a difference between the way things used to be done and the way they are done now, so would like your input. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing this with everyone, very kind of you. We need to put lights on our garage. I am waiting on my FIL to help with some home improvement stuff, might be waiting for a while with him though.
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