Low voltage lighting

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This is not the first problem that Fine Homebuilding has brought up with respect to wiring within walls using landscape lighting cable. This is a thread I started on a previous article published around September 2003. I only received -2- responses, and was sort of puzzled by the lack of response with respect to the wiring method used. Again, it was the "zip" type landscape wiring that was used as fished within the wall cavity. Perhaps I didn't stress my opinion enough, however, I am happy to see so many here pick up on this.

It does cause me to stop and wonder why such a great percentage of articles, [respectively], about low-voltage lighting, and the same mistakes made each time would be published by the same magazine. Again, I'm happy to see that I wasn't the only one concerned with this.
 
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To Jason 123,

Perhaps you believe that generically both the "zip" type landscape lighting cable and UF cable are listed for use "underground" that they are transferrable; as this is not true. If they were, it would explain your misunderstanding. These are distinctly different cables. It would also sound like, with help from the other members that you are better understanding the reasons why. If it would help, this is an example of one manufacturer's web pages for UF cable. On the other hand, this is the same manufacturer's link to their landscape lighting cable. And while we were only speaking previously to the low-voltage application of this product, please note that there is a higher or "line-voltage" version available.

I don't know if this helps, but I hope that it does.
 
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Jason, any cable that is UF will have "Type UF" clearly printed on it every few feet as well as on the reel if there is one. If you don't see it it's not UF. It's that simple.
 
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