will this trace or locate break in outdoor underground electrical wire for my landscape light?
1779177
The signal strength is not particularly strong. It is fine for tracing wires behind sheetrock. If your landscape wiring is buried underground I am not sure what success you would have with this product.
1779178
You do have to be pretty close to the wire for the sensor to pick it up, so I don't think it would detect it at all underground. Besides that, even if it could, it's not designed to clarify where an abrupt end to a signal is, so if you lost the signal, it could mean the wire is broke or you are no longer following the wire. Bottom line, this tool is not the way to resolve your problem.
777202
It is in the green when working properly. But if the wire is grounded by grass or tree limb it will go to red. Then you need to walk the fence and find the problem.
670110
Yes, use this for outdoor low voltage landscape light fixture. It is as good as the one sale for $5.00 something per bulb in either Home-deport or Lowe locally
2243704
Simply unplug old bulb, plug these in. Look closely at base of these and and the ones in your low voltage landscape lights
1893637
Don't think it's because your using outdoors, it's labeled for indoor or out door use. I use two of them in my outdoor security lights, and have not had any problems. My lights are protected by the roof overhang, but even if they weren't the fixture is sealed well enough to keep the weather out. it sound like others have mentioned, a loose bulb, or a loose electrical wire connection
870231
I am not sure I purchased this to go with the existing underground wiring that we have had for several years!
1694941
It's a loop. It won't work if there's a break. Once it's buried, the most likely source of a break is if you dig into the wire with a tool, rototiller, etc. I put in a few colored stakes when installing the wire to remember where it is.
765167
Unsure about wire that may be burried. Suggest you call manufacturer and discuss with them for a definitive answer.
1803917
Mr. Bosco, great idea however I believe that you would be best served by running an independent source to the light. A little critter chewing a hole in the wire eliminates the system security. The previous comments are really quite true. Safety first!
556529
If you have an intermittent break in the fence wire that might do that. I've replaced one that died. Had to connect it to a volt/ohm meter to make sure it wasn't a broken fence wire. The light goes out with a broken fence wire or when the unit dies.
313099
Yes, and no...it is designed to help you follow wires as they travel behind drywall... it MAY be of use in your situation, but as always, safety first, turn off circuit breakers for that whole section, before you start poking around the wiring... might just be a loose wire on back of socket, or a busted socket itself. This device can help you trace wires, and make sure "RED" over here is the same red over there, etc...make sense? If in doubt, and you are not familiar with getting 'bit' by 110 volts from accidentally touching the wrong wire (s), I would recommend you just hire an electrician, and stand back, so if anything happens, they get bit, not you... your mileage may vary. I used mine for tracing phone wires, and network connections, never for power, but the theory is the same, disconnect anything that COULD power the wire you want to trace, and see if you find any breaks where it shouldn't be (like from mice or nails breaking your power cables) it will help reduce the number and size of holes you have to break into the drywall, that is for sure... good luck, be safe, and if ever in doubt, just call a licensed electrician...
78523
The buried depth of the wire depends on local code and the pro-pointer probably isn't the right tool to find it.1) its detection depth is only a few inches2) the detection footprint is narrow, it is a pin pointer.3) it would be uncomfortable scanning any large area.4) you might be deceived into thinking there wasn't a buried run when in fact there was.
1495018
I bought it to use indoors. I'm not sure even if it is properly protected if it is intended for outdoors. I have transformers for some outdoor low voltage landscape/deck lighting that are definitely made for the outside. Not sure if I was much help, but good luck with your project!
23517
The fixture has a ground wire. However the ground wire was not attached to the fixture chassis inside the lamp. Had to tap a hole and tie down the ground. I would GUESS it is not UL listed.
1501067
I can not tell you, I receive it broke, the wire connected to the light was disconnected.
2266839
I don't believe so. It is similar to any other low voltage light where you connect it to a transformer.I have mine connected to the same low voltage transformer/controller that is used for all of the outdoor lighting.
2065292
No. The intent of this device is to divert a surge of electricity to a legitimate ground (e.g., your water main or a lightening rod) rather than having it enter your house, should your antenna be hit by lightening. I have mine connected between sections of the coax cable that runs between the antenna and the house, and the the other connector has a length of #10 copper wire (per code) running from the device to a lightening rod. It definitely needs to be installed outside; you certainly would not want all that voltage making its way into your house!