2006-06-07 05:26:45 · 10 answers · asked by nathanscottb 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
mastereddie8 is wrong about the code.
The national electrical code (NEC) specifies 6 inches for low voltage landscape wiring (table 300.5), but it has to be 18 inches under a driveway. These depths are for direct buried or in conduit. Wires that are buried must be rated for direct burial.
2006-06-08 04:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by An electrical engineer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Outdoor Low Voltage Cable
2016-12-12 15:10:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The National Electrical Code (NEC) states that for low voltage lighting systems the wires or leads which supplies power to them will be only of the DIRECT BURIAL TYPE none other accepted unless they will be ran inside of a NEC approved conduit eg.. PVC conduit tubing . If bare wiring (no conduit ) will be used it will run no less than 3" (inches ) bellow ground level and such systems will be supplied of a propper gfci capable power feeding system and propper fusing . Please check local Building codes for further requirements if needed. Dont forget theat either a qualified electrician or plumber will be the best bet on choosing the right way to wire these systems.
2006-06-07 12:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by mastereddie8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Transformers have a accepted winding and a secondary winding. they are wound with a ratio in recommendations. The ratio is the secondary divided by the accepted. occasion: a accepted winding of a hundred turns and a secondary with 10 and one hundred twenty volts on the accepted : one hundred twenty * (10/a hundred) = 12. this provides the needed output voltage needed. some transformers have dissimilar faucets so which you would be able to get diverse voltages from diverse connections. while you're wanting greater beneficial than 3.9 volts, you could desire to purchase one that has the surprising voltage.
2016-12-08 07:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by leja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope all the lightning you experience is outdoor. ;^)
But for low-voltage lighting, I'm not sure there's a limit. If you refer to 12-volt DC lighting for gardens, I don't think it'll give you the trouble that a 240VAC cable run to, say, a hot tub might.
But I'm no electrician.
2006-06-07 05:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by Son of Smaug 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're installing track lighting for a walkway then just a couple of inches is fine. That's why they use low voltage.
2006-06-07 05:31:03 · answer #6 · answered by Brian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 inches is normal for low voltage lighting.
2006-06-07 09:51:34 · answer #7 · answered by justme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3-4 inches will suffice.
2006-06-13 16:19:45 · answer #8 · answered by skynscuba 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 volt stuff is so safe, you can bury it just 6-12 inches and be safe.
2006-06-07 05:30:59 · answer #9 · answered by cedykeman1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any depth you want...even just an inch or so will do
2006-06-07 05:32:00 · answer #10 · answered by Jack Kerouac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋