Yea im not a fan of string lights tho id rather the cob lights 1 in each room as they put out a ton of light.
I dont like the string lighting because the base every 10' makes it hard to pull back down when its time for above ceiling inspection and power gets turned on.
Ive read article 590 and this is what i dont understand it says all temporary installations need a ground yet ive never seen a string light with a ground in the yellow SO cable. I read the version of EC&M which they usually do a better job explaining but ill break out my 2017 codebook when i get home.
Not what it says. 590 covers temporary installations, not just lighting.
Only thing I can think of is if there's a socket on the far end.
Yea i read that part but i didnt see an exception for lighting which is why im confused it said all branch circuits must have ground fault protection maybe i just misunderstood and that just means lighting must be gfci protected but with no real ground i dont see how its truly gfci protected.
I was thinking of just making some with t condulets and screw in bases that way i dont have to worry about damaged cords and just replace the low voltage cord when the time comes. From all the jobs ive been on i havent been on one where the string lighting comes back out if the ceiling uncut.These are the ticket. They have an outlet so you can chain them together with extension cords if you need to.
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Ive used them before tho and they are nice and bright the clasp on them is also super handy.These are the ticket. They have an outlet so you can chain them together with extension cords if you need to.
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The ones i used had a cord on them and OSHA dorsnt approve of aftermarket cord ends that is why i wanted to find a cheap alternative to traditional string lights because they are costly and the bases every 10' are impractical for my use case . But after reading 590.4 some more i see only hard use listed cables and nm cable are useable so i just have to scratch off the idea of using any other type of cable as much as i wish i could.These aren't string lights. Theyre individual fixtures with a feed through outlet. You can run a bunch of them together with cheap 16ga ext cords.
Your low voltage landscape wire is not a listed wire or cord type that you can use for line voltage temp wiring.
Milwaukee makes a similar portable high bay that is made to be hardwired, its often used with MC cable, but its twice as much $ as the one i linked,
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Haha uhoh u posted milwaukee tools now i have to buy them.These aren't string lights. Theyre individual fixtures with a feed through outlet. You can run a bunch of them together with cheap 16ga ext cords.
Your low voltage landscape wire is not a listed wire or cord type that you can use for line voltage temp wiring.
Milwaukee makes a similar portable high bay that is made to be hardwired, its often used with MC cable, but its twice as much $ as the one i linked,
RADIUS™ LED 70w Temporary Site Light
Ah ok so the issue with that first light I posted is when its line cord gets damaged you can't replace the cord end on it?
Not much more than the parts without the cable, then figure in the cost to assemble. Even if you remove every other cage and screw a blank into the socket, you're still probably ahead for many uses. (You can also get, or make, 5-light strings.)
It would be residential. I just thought itd be more cost effective to have a permanent reusable solution instead of the strings. I think they would work out to about the same cost so i guess im better off with string lighting.
Well strings are sorta reusable.