[Shop-talk] flood light extension (Steven Trovato)

[Brian Kemp]

Steve - I just mention for safety/awareness.  I am not an electrician or building contractor.

You could probably get away with junctions in the pull box for small wires like the light in this case, but if there was ever a problem and an insurance inspector determined it was caused by a code violation, they could deny the claim.

A home inspector could also question it as part of a home inspection for the house buyer when you sell.  I had a buyer of my house in 2009 try and negotiate a better price for "code violations" their inspector found.  I forwarded them a response from the city building department with code references showing their inspector was in error and I was in compliance with code.  The sale happened, but it was hassle and a nervous buyer could use valid non-code compliance to walk away from a sale.

All my experience is in suburban CA, so it my be different in the nice places where others on the list live.

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net>
Sent: Jun 5, 2024 8:24 PM
To: Brian Kemp <bk13 at earthlink.net>, <markmiller at threeboysfarm.com>, <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] flood light extension (Steven Trovato)

Brian,  

This is just a light on my home/shop.  While I try to do things the right way, no one will be inspecting this.  Does code even apply to this?  This is essentially a light fixture, not part of structure wiring.  I have seen homemade light fixtures like creative artistic chandeliers.  I have also seen outdoor lights made of things like old lanterns or the globes from old gas pumps.  I'm not trying to challenge you here, I really don't know where the line is drawn.  

-Steve T

At 08:21 PM 6/5/2024, Brian Kemp wrote:
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Check local codes.  My city does not allow junctions in pull boxes like these.  I had several to change angles or in the middle of long pulls and had to open the cover for the building inspector.

Brian

On 6/5/2024 12:49 AM, Mark Miller wrote:

If the wires aren't long enough you can extend it with a piece of threaded conduit and pipe plus a type C conduit body you can make the connection in:  https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sigma-Electric-ProConnex-1-2-in-Rigid-Conduit-Body/3389356 (https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sigma-Electric-ProConnex-1-2-in-Rigid-Conduit-Body/3389356) 



Regards,Mark Miller   707-490-5834markmiller at threeboysfarm.com (mailto:markmiller at threeboysfarm.com) 
Outside my shop I have a typical flood light with two of these:https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sigma-Electric-2-25-in-LED-Gray-Switch-Controlled-Floodlight/3136837Is there any way to extend the part with the threaded end?  Throughsome bad planning, one of the lights is blocked by the gutterdownspout.  I would like to extend it out from there.  If thewiresneed to be longer I can figure out how to do that.  Whatever I dowill have to be suitable for outdoor use.  Moving the downspoutwouldbe difficult.  I can also relocate the whole light, but some sort ofextension arm would be the quickest and easiest solution of it ispossible.  Thanks.-Steve T. 

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