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Why does low voltage lighting have to be 10 feet from pool?
Feb 02, 2007 by Rob | Posted in Garden & Landscape
I just put in some low voltage landscape lighting and a few of the fixtures are about 3 feet from the edge of my inground pool. The instructions say not to have any fixtures within 10 feet from the pool "for maximum safety".
I thought low voltage lighting was completely safe. Why shouldn't I have fixtures within 10 feet from the pool edge?
you answered your own question "for maximum safety" .
Low-voltage isn't no-voltage and voltage+pools = bad.
RB | Feb 02, 2007
Low voltage lighting overload?
Jul 14, 2006 by jasakel111 | Posted in Garden & Landscape
My low voltage garden lighting transformer is rated for 150 Watts. What will happen if I put 160 Watts on the line? Will it blow the transformer? Breaker? Lights?
The manufacturers always recommend not to over power the line because it can cause a fire hazard. It might, so far i haven't had any problems like that., my ceiling fans and light fixtures have the same warning i usually go over the rate of maximum 50-watts per socket to 60-watts and from 25-watts up to 60-watts per socket and nothing has happen. Your light system is regulated with a low voltage transformer, not like household lighting, i think it safe to go up to 160 but i advise you not to exceed it over 160.
lelekid4ever | Jul 14, 2006
Do low voltage lighting (such as 15 watt halogen bulbs) use less electric then regular incandescents?
Mar 22, 2008 by Tim S | Posted in Engineering
If I put in track lighting, will low voltage halogens save me money as opposed to regular track lighting?
No they won't save you any power. With any further questions like this you can determine the answer yourself. The losses in the lighting are given off as heat. A halogen bulb has a smaller surface area, but gets incredibly hot, it's step down transformer also generates heat. An incandescent bulb also gets very hot. On the other hand a florescent or LED light, which are energy saving technologies remain cool to the touch. You can also tell how much energy will be saved by the power rating in watts. Most of these lights will give a watt/lumen comparison. Something along the lines of "gives the light of a 60 watt bulb, but only dissipates 12 watts".
CB | Mar 22, 2008
How to wire low voltage lighting to transformer?
Jan 02, 2007 by Scott E | Posted in Other - Electronics
I have 14 LED lighting fixtures with 10" pigtails and the transformer (12vdc 2800 mA 36 W) which powers all of them is 5 ft away. Please advise if wire nuts or what is used to extend the wiring from the fixture to the transformer. I assume I need some kind of terminal blocks to connect the fixtures to the transfomer. How do I connect all the terninal blocks to the transformer? Thanks.
I would cut off all the terminal blocks and use some wire connectors to screw all the wires from the lighting fixtures together,then I'd screw a 5ft wire on the connector wire and connect it on the rest of the wires.The connectors I'm talking about can be found in this website: www.boltproducts.com/heyco/wire-protector-terminal-blocks
Michael C | Jan 02, 2007
Low voltage lighting transformer location?
Jul 30, 2007 by keith | Posted in Garden & Landscape
I asked this question a week or so ago and think I may have confused folks. All of these power packs state for outdoor installation only. I called Malibu technical service and all she told me was that it was the UL code.
More simply put, does anyone know of a concern if I mount and plug in my transformer in my basement, and run the low voltage wiring through a small hole to the outside for my outdoor ground lighting?
Hope that's clearer, thanks for any thoughts!
I have mine mounted in a garage. I've had several mounted outside and the connections corrode away after a couple of years, so I got a little smarter this time.
They do get a little hot, so just make sure you don't have a leaky propane bottle or open container of gasoline or your meth lab right next to it.
thegubmint | Jul 30, 2007
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