Sure, in principle, it's designed to be waterproof. But think of the customer in the department store who asked "these socks are marked water resistant... what does that mean?" The sales clerk replies "well they *will* shrink, but they don't want to." If installed as designed, there's no reason the light bulbs should "…
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Sure, in principle, it's designed to be waterproof. But think of the customer in the department store who asked "these socks are marked water resistant... what does that mean?" The sales clerk replies "well they *will* shrink, but they don't want to." If installed as designed, there's no reason the light bulbs should "fill with water" any more than other spotlights that face slightly downwards. The electrical mount is another issue, and if I were you, I'd do more than rely on just the foam insulator... I'd use regular caulk arount the joint! The instuctions correctly advise caulk aroun the *base* of the mounting... that's a good way to stop rain entering between the wall and the mounting (they correctly advise leaving a gap at the bottom, so that any liquid ingress can easily escape). So in addition to the foam insulator (which--like most foam insulators--doesn't fit well), I smeared a generous amount of silicone caulk over the point where the cover meets the box. No need to leave an air gap at the bottom, in *this* location.
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Sure, in principle, it's designed to be waterproof. But think of the customer in the department store who asked "these socks are marked water resistant... what does that mean?" The sales clerk replies "well they *will* shrink, but they don't want to." If installed as designed, there's no reason the light bulbs should "fill with water" any more than other spotlights that face slightly downwards. The electrical mount is another issue, and if I were you, I'd do more than rely on just the foam insulator... I'd use regular caulk arount the joint! The instuctions correctly advise caulk aroun the *base* of the mounting... that's a good way to stop rain entering between the wall and the mounting (they correctly advise leaving a gap at the bottom, so that any liquid ingress can easily escape). So in addition to the foam insulator (which--like most foam insulators--doesn't fit well), I smeared a generous amount of silicone caulk over the point where the cover meets the box. No need to leave an air gap at the bottom, in *this* location.
By David French on February 20, 2017