[Shop-talk] flood light extension

[Jim Stone]

Hmmm. Maybe I just did it with a short piece of conduit and fittings. It was at least 20 years ago so I could easily be misremembering.  But I definitely did it and it was definitely with standard fittings that I found at Lowe’s or Home Depot. 

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> On Jun 4, 2024, at 1:12 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net> wrote:
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> Well, I think black pipe uses pipe thread that is tapered so it gets tighter as you go.  The electrical stuff does not seem to be tapered so it uses those lock rings.  As Jim was saying, there is rigid electrical conduit, so maybe the solution can be worked out without a trip to the plumbing dept.  Thanks for your thoughts on the matter.
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> -Steve T.
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> At 12:55 PM 6/4/2024, Jim Stone wrote:
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>> I had to do that a number of years ago for pretty much the same reason. As I recall, the thread size is the same as standard plumbing and I just used a short length of black pipe with a connector to extend the reach and painted it to match. It would be easy to check by bringing one of the fixtures from the electrical department to the plumbing department.
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>> Jim
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>> > On Jun 4, 2024, at 12:40 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net> wrote:
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>> > Outside my shop I have a typical flood light with two of these:
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>> > https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sigma-Electric-2-25-in-LED-Gray-Switch-Controlled-Floodlight/3136837
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>> > Is there any way to extend the part with the threaded end?  Through some bad planning, one of the lights is blocked by the gutter downspout.  I would like to extend it out from there.  If the wires need to be longer I can figure out how to do that.  Whatever I do will have to be suitable for outdoor use.  Moving the downspout would be difficult.  I can also relocate the whole light, but some sort of extension arm would be the quickest and easiest solution of it is possible.  Thanks.
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>> > -Steve T.
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