It took me three times viewing your video to fully understand how the second hot wire comes to play. I was frazzled with all those pig tails. Brilliant. Thank you.
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Excellent and thorough video. This is exactly what I was thinking for the wiring, Excellent coverage of all the "little things" regarding each task. I am doing a very similar project with multiple lights with a gfci system / outlets and 10 dimmable LEDS with easy stock on for futures. I plan to daisy chain in the exact same manner with 12-4 UF-B in pvc conduit at 2 foot (.7 m) deep, to conform with NEC outdoor conduit requirement in my location (in the states) (actually 18" but I always bury 2' deep in case it is inspected). The conduit in my case is overkill, but I want to do it once and forget it. Plus in the past, digging in the yard, I found old live lines running to a well, another to power my shed and a sprinkler system I didn't know I had. So I will be making new runs for these as well in the same ditches. Thanks again for the excellent video, I look forward to see more in the future.
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I've been thinking of a similar (but smaller scoped) project like this for my back yard. This is the most thorough and helpful video I have found on the subject! Thank you so much for posting this. (Very timely, too!)
I am fairly certain you can't use stripped romex conductors in pvc conduit. The insulation is not rated for "wet" locations. THWN conductors or UF cable would be suitable.
Yeah, you know I went over 40 years in the trade and the first I heard of this was a video I stumbled upon by another RUclips creator. I had asked an inspector for a ruling on this several years ago and he told me that as long as you strip the jacket, it's all good (bundling and heating is the reason to strip). Now I think the difference then is that it's going underground. So to me the issue is a technicality that poses no risk whatsoever, especially if you are doing a proper job of running the PVC and getting good bonding of the connections, etc. Then there is no way to have the conductors surrounded by water, and even then, if the wire insulation is intact, I don't see an issue, but technically yes, it is not allowed as you pointed out. Thanks for watching!
The project featured here is using line voltage 120Vac for the devices. You are referring to low voltage landscape lighting. That only requires a source of the 120Vac to plug in a transformer and then from the transformer you use the 16/2 low voltage cable at the output of the secondary on the transformer (usually 12Vac) and then run that to all the fixtures that operate at the low voltage transformer supply.
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Hey great video! just out of curiosity, is there a maximum length that permanent wiring can be run? does it have limitations like extension cords?. I initially wanted to run ext cords in my backyard with splitters between ea to plug in some led lighting, but after some research, found out it's not safe to daisy chain. Im wanting to run wiring along my fence (probably 400ft total perimeter, but come from left and right directions and meet in the middle so ~200 ft each way) and have outlets for lighting and other conveniences. any suggestions would be great!
So if you wanted to add a receptacle after the gfci would you connect your hot and neutral out of the line side to the next gfci outlet? I'm confused on when you would connect out of the load side of the receptacle.
Yes, You have to pigtail on the line side if you were to add more, and do that at every location (and put in a GFCI) due to the sharing of that neutral. The way I wired this you won’t be able to use the load terminals at all.
@@danperales5804 , either feed this entire circuit with a GFCI breaker, or I could have had a GFCI receptacle first in line, then feed the rest of the circuit on the load terminals. GFCI circuitry has to see a total balance of the current on the hot and the neutral to stay set. If there is even a slight imbalance of even 20 mA, it will trip. So with the way I have it here, the GFCI will be fine to use, but as soon as you turned on the lights, the current they are using would flow back through the GFCI receptacle on the neutral, but not be flowing on the hot side as that current would be by-passing the receptacle as it's coming from the switched red conductor. Same circuit, but a separate wire. Make sense? The other thing I could have done would be to run another neutral wire dedicated to the receptacle circuit instead of sharing with the lights.
No, the equipment ground in the cable or wires that you use will do the job. Thanks for watching Scott! I hope that you gave the video a 'like' and that you have subscribed to my channel and clicked the notifications bell? Thanks for the comment as well. It all helps us creators out a lot!
Out in western Canada, Loomex is a much more common term, but Romex is known as well. I hope that you gave the video a 'like' and that you have subscribed to my channel and clicked the notifications bell? Thanks for the comment as well. It all helps us creators out a lot!
Three reasons, 1. I had a few of those 120V dimmable LED Par30 lamps to use up. 2. One less potential problem (transformer). 3. I wanted to have some convenience outlets around the back yard for various needs, leaf blower, electric chainsaw, charge the cell phone, etc. Thanks for watching!
It took me three times viewing your video to fully understand how the second hot wire comes to play. I was frazzled with all those pig tails. Brilliant. Thank you.
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This is wonderful, and the gentleman knows his trade, and the voice is calming, highly recommend!!!
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I am already subscribed, I liked, and I will follow your Chanel, best regards from California,...
Excellent and thorough video. This is exactly what I was thinking for the wiring, Excellent coverage of all the "little things" regarding each task.
I am doing a very similar project with multiple lights with a gfci system / outlets and 10 dimmable LEDS with easy stock on for futures. I plan to daisy chain in the exact same manner with 12-4 UF-B in pvc conduit at 2 foot (.7 m) deep, to conform with NEC outdoor conduit requirement in my location (in the states) (actually 18" but I always bury 2' deep in case it is inspected). The conduit in my case is overkill, but I want to do it once and forget it.
Plus in the past, digging in the yard, I found old live lines running to a well, another to power my shed and a sprinkler system I didn't know I had. So I will be making new runs for these as well in the same ditches.
Thanks again for the excellent video, I look forward to see more in the future.
oops I meant to type 12-3 - only one finger knows how to type, the others are still learning.
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I've been thinking of a similar (but smaller scoped) project like this for my back yard. This is the most thorough and helpful video I have found on the subject! Thank you so much for posting this. (Very timely, too!)
Happy to help out Zachary! Let me know if you have any questions on your project.
@@theinternetelectrician Thank you so much! Will do.
This was an exceptional video!
I am fairly certain you can't use stripped romex conductors in pvc conduit. The insulation is not rated for "wet" locations. THWN conductors or UF cable would be suitable.
Yeah, you know I went over 40 years in the trade and the first I heard of this was a video I stumbled upon by another RUclips creator. I had asked an inspector for a ruling on this several years ago and he told me that as long as you strip the jacket, it's all good (bundling and heating is the reason to strip). Now I think the difference then is that it's going underground. So to me the issue is a technicality that poses no risk whatsoever, especially if you are doing a proper job of running the PVC and getting good bonding of the connections, etc. Then there is no way to have the conductors surrounded by water, and even then, if the wire insulation is intact, I don't see an issue, but technically yes, it is not allowed as you pointed out. Thanks for watching!
Can I use the landscape wire 16/2 to hook the light? What is the benefit of using those wire in the video and how does that connect to a transformer?
The project featured here is using line voltage 120Vac for the devices. You are referring to low voltage landscape lighting. That only requires a source of the 120Vac to plug in a transformer and then from the transformer you use the 16/2 low voltage cable at the output of the secondary on the transformer (usually 12Vac) and then run that to all the fixtures that operate at the low voltage transformer supply.
Quality video. Thank you!
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Hey great video! just out of curiosity, is there a maximum length that permanent wiring can be run? does it have limitations like extension cords?. I initially wanted to run ext cords in my backyard with splitters between ea to plug in some led lighting, but after some research, found out it's not safe to daisy chain. Im wanting to run wiring along my fence (probably 400ft total perimeter, but come from left and right directions and meet in the middle so ~200 ft each way) and have outlets for lighting and other conveniences. any suggestions would be great!
J. Geils band, "Centerfold" playing in the background while you dig trenches!
Yup, I hope I don't get penalized for unauthorized use of the song! I didn't think my lapel mic would pick that up!
Do you have any suggesting how to run a wire from conduit to an led stip
So if you wanted to add a receptacle after the gfci would you connect your hot and neutral out of the line side to the next gfci outlet? I'm confused on when you would connect out of the load side of the receptacle.
Yes, You have to pigtail on the line side if you were to add more, and do that at every location (and put in a GFCI) due to the sharing of that neutral. The way I wired this you won’t be able to use the load terminals at all.
@@theinternetelectricianThank you for the response. What needs to be done differently to be able to utilize the load side of the outlet?
@@danperales5804 , either feed this entire circuit with a GFCI breaker, or I could have had a GFCI receptacle first in line, then feed the rest of the circuit on the load terminals. GFCI circuitry has to see a total balance of the current on the hot and the neutral to stay set. If there is even a slight imbalance of even 20 mA, it will trip. So with the way I have it here, the GFCI will be fine to use, but as soon as you turned on the lights, the current they are using would flow back through the GFCI receptacle on the neutral, but not be flowing on the hot side as that current would be by-passing the receptacle as it's coming from the switched red conductor. Same circuit, but a separate wire. Make sense? The other thing I could have done would be to run another neutral wire dedicated to the receptacle circuit instead of sharing with the lights.
@@theinternetelectrician makes sense. Thank you! I took one of your classes on Udemy and I really enjoyed it.
Does outside outlets on a post need an additional grounding rod ?
No, the equipment ground in the cable or wires that you use will do the job. Thanks for watching Scott! I hope that you gave the video a 'like' and that you have subscribed to my channel and clicked the notifications bell? Thanks for the comment as well. It all helps us creators out a lot!
We call it romex in Canada too.
Out in western Canada, Loomex is a much more common term, but Romex is known as well. I hope that you gave the video a 'like' and that you have subscribed to my channel and clicked the notifications bell? Thanks for the comment as well. It all helps us creators out a lot!
I want to install 24 5watt LED to a 300 watt transformer ,can I do that ?
Very instructive but why not use low voltage?
Three reasons, 1. I had a few of those 120V dimmable LED Par30 lamps to use up. 2. One less potential problem (transformer). 3. I wanted to have some convenience outlets around the back yard for various needs, leaf blower, electric chainsaw, charge the cell phone, etc. Thanks for watching!
How deep according to electrical code do you have to dig your trench?
It's a local code ,so it varies but 6" is the norm
18" in CA for high voltage 6" for low voltage
make fast drawing good
You're not an electrician unless you use your teeth for the tape..IT'S A REQUIREMENT !
Ok, you got me! But I don’t fully understand what you’re referring to?
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