New Build in CA and I'm installing the Easytouch 8, SWG, 3 Intellibrite pool lights and 1 Spa light myself in order to get to save some money which can be used elsewhere in the build and to get the exact setup that I want. You also get the additional benefit of really understanding your pool setup and functionality post-construction.
Yesterday I installed the lights and found that it would have been much easier if I limited the conduit to about 2 90s maximun before pulling. I have 80-95' runs with 2, 90 sweeps in the last 8 feet leading to the ET8. After attempting several times on the first light to make the entire run with a fish tape from the niche I cut all of my PVC conduit just before the 2-90s and the job was a breeze. I then used a coupler and reattached the last section with cable in it.
Lesson Learned - Limit 90s before fishing or install conductor at the same time as the conduit, piece by piece. I decided against the later in order to avoid the conductors coming in contact to wet PVC cement. I bet that this method is to blame for some of the light change-out horror stories I've heard. Conductor glued to conduit can't be a good thing, right?
Also, once through pull conductor about 4 to 5 feet from niche and j-box to make sure that the conductor is not binding anywhere before final install. This would be the time to catch a stuck conductor before back-filling trenches and pouring decking.
Question - Can anyone else share how what precaution or steps they would take to make future light change outs easier? I assume that the lights are a typical failure on a pool, so I want to make sure that I am not a future horror story
Thanks!
Yesterday I installed the lights and found that it would have been much easier if I limited the conduit to about 2 90s maximun before pulling. I have 80-95' runs with 2, 90 sweeps in the last 8 feet leading to the ET8. After attempting several times on the first light to make the entire run with a fish tape from the niche I cut all of my PVC conduit just before the 2-90s and the job was a breeze. I then used a coupler and reattached the last section with cable in it.
Lesson Learned - Limit 90s before fishing or install conductor at the same time as the conduit, piece by piece. I decided against the later in order to avoid the conductors coming in contact to wet PVC cement. I bet that this method is to blame for some of the light change-out horror stories I've heard. Conductor glued to conduit can't be a good thing, right?
Also, once through pull conductor about 4 to 5 feet from niche and j-box to make sure that the conductor is not binding anywhere before final install. This would be the time to catch a stuck conductor before back-filling trenches and pouring decking.
Question - Can anyone else share how what precaution or steps they would take to make future light change outs easier? I assume that the lights are a typical failure on a pool, so I want to make sure that I am not a future horror story
- Run pull cord with conductor?
- Use putty to plug the wet niche conduit hole?
Thanks!