![]() There’s little more aggravating than getting knee-deep into a project and discovering that you need something you have to stop, clean up and run to the store for! Your supply list is particularly helpful. Until now, I haven’t felt like I could begin to tackle it. Wow, you made this look SO easy! This is definitely a project for my “to do” list! Alas, because it’s an “elective” -p it’ll be down near the bottom, but it’s something I’ve been wanting to do for 15 yrs. I’m crossing my fingers to see them operate for the 11TH year. I place a couple of bricks on the foam so the wind is not a problem. I take all the solar lights and stick them in a large piece of Styrofoam ( or a box of dirt) and place them on top of my covered air conditioner. ![]() The open bag allows any condensation to drip out. The bottom of the bag remains open a bit because I can’t close it around the stake on the light. I slip a zip lock bag over the head of the light. Snow blows up into the fixture and corrodes the electronics. Solar lights need to operate every day or the batteries fail. The important part is how I store them for the winter. My present set is 10 years old and going strong. I did not ask, but I expect the winter in Chicago gets them. But I notice every few years the lights are changed out. My neighbors have a lot of hard wired landscaping lights. This winter I will put a rec room in my unfinished basement. Measure the distance between the mounting holes on the power pack. GFCIs are required by code for exterior electrical outlets because of moisture.ĭry fit the power pack next to the GFCI so that it’s power cord will plug into the outlet. Hopefully that outlet is a GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter), too!!! You’ll want to strategically place the power pack next to an exterior outlet. How to attach the landscape lighting power pack to brick ( without cursing up a storm) ![]() That can be a little tricky if you have brick.īut I have a several tips to make it a breeze. The first step in the installation is to attach the power pack to the house. Voltage drops cause lights to dim and you’ll be a little upset when you experience it (especially after all the hard work you did). I chose 12/2 low voltage wire so that there wasn’t a voltage drop for the light farthest from the power pack. The total power of the lights is 94W and the power pack can handle 200W. That’s plenty of power for the 50W flood light and four 11W path lights I used. The power pack in this tutorial can handle 200W. You’ll want to choose a power pack that can handle the power output of your lights.
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