Step lighting can be a very effective way to prevent accidents.

I'm having a raised concrete patio put in my back. It will be raised about 2'' above ground level. It's wall will be out of natural stone. There are two sets of steps and I want to install step lights like your model DCL1-N on them and around the wall. My question is how do I do it? I'm confused. Are there electrical boxes that the contractor recesses into the steps/walls? Don't I need something to put the 12 gauge wire and 6ft pigtail in? I understand the process of the installation, but if I bury the pigtail and 12 gauge wire in concrete, how do I get to the wire if something breaks? If it was a 120v installation, the lights would come with a "back box", but your light looks like it screws into the concrete. Can you help me? Thanks

I would be glad to help you better understand the mounting techniques for installing LOW VOLTAGE LIGHTING FIXTURES in a brick or stone wall. You are right, never install a wire without a conduit in a masonry wall!

The HADCO DCL1N is designed to mount directly to the wall without a back box. You should install a PVC conduit from each light back to the transformer location. Make sure you use electrical (sweep 90's) and not plumbing 90's to connect the conduits. Otherwise you will never be able to pull the wires!

These are great looking STEP LIGHTS! Thanks for shopping at Residential Landscape Lighting & Design. Call us at 800-239-2939 if you need help selecting a TRANSFORMER or WIRE for the project.

Labels: Copper Step Lights, Direct Burial Cable, Hadco, Low Voltage Light Fixture, Transformer

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