Electrical Short Circuit, Find An Electrical Short, Wire Splicing, Type Of Wire For Outdoor Lighting

Recently We had invested over 45k in new landscaping and one of the last and final stages was lighting. The company we were dealing with has went out of business. My problem is the light appears to have a short.I first checked the main Transformer everything looked good. Second I check the second connections and this looked OK. I have a PVC pipe under the drive way and when we drive up the light go on and off ? Do you know what the problem might be?

I am assuming from your description that you have a low voltage lighting system. Most likely, you have a 12/2 DIRECT BURIAL CABLE, 10/2 CABLE or UF DIRECT BURIAL CABLE running through the PVC pipe under the driveway. I would start by replacing the section of LOW VOLTAGE WIRE that either has a short or a splice under the driveway. It's OK to cut the wire and splice the connections if you have to to correct the problem.

Labels: Direct Burial Cable, Driveway Lighting, Low Voltage Wiring

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