Wire splice question

[J Persons]

I'm replacing a 70 watt high pressure sodium area light due to damage, and the new light fixture requires about 3' more wire than the old one. Should I use wire nuts or solder and shrink wrap the splice?

 

[electrican]

are you going to splice it in a box, need more info, maby you can use a weatherproof cover and some liquid tight flex

 

[J Persons]

are you going to splice it in a box, need more info, maby you can use a weatherproof cover and some liquid tight flex

The new light has an arm that puts it 3' from the box.

 

[Norcal]

The new light has an arm that puts it 3' from the box.

Ahh, a pole/barn light that is a benefactor of the PoCo. They have cheap ballasts in them that are not very efficient.


You buy a cheap fixture now & pay the PoCo extra, or pay more to buy a quality fixture & pay less in operating costs.

 

[mrb]

wire nuts. solder has no place in building wiring.

 

[J Persons]

Ahh, a pole/barn light that is a benefactor of the PoCo. They have cheap ballasts in them that are not very efficient.


You buy a cheap fixture now & pay the PoCo extra, or pay more to buy a quality fixture & pay less in operating costs.

What type of light would you recommend for a dusk to dawn area light that's efficient and won't kill my electric bill?

 

[John in OH]

PoCo ??????

 

[Gooch]

PoCo ??????

Power Company

 

[Berserker]

My pole barn light went dead. I live out of town, so it was pitch black out here. It sticks out on the arm from the arm, making it tricky to replace.

I tie it off to one vehicle on the side, and another vehicle in the front. I first go up wear a motorcycle helmet. But decided that made it to hard to see a clumsy.

I replace the bulb. Go back down. Nothing. Go back up seems like the photo cell is funny. So about this time the gf comes by. I get her car, go to HD, for a photocell.

Luckily photocells are a standard, or atleast common, they had the same type. I do not want to replace this light someday.

I want one in the back of the barn, but to make it more fun, its on a hill.

I considered cutting an access from inside the barn.

 

[Sr. WiNdTeCh]

As an electrian ill tell you to twist the same size solid wires together with linemans pliers then put on the correct size wire nuts. Your wires should look like the stripes of a candy cane all along the wires until you cant twist anymore when putting on wire nuts. Now when it comes to your solid wire and your lights stranded wire you do it a little different. Dont twist the wires together before adding the wire nut, let the wire nut do the twisting. If you need pics ill see what i can do.