Installations Training Regional Training 2019
• Big bulbs (2 sizes) • Wired in parallel • Mini lights • Wired in series
Type of Lights C7-E12 Base Big Bulbs (C7 & C9) C9-E17 Base S14-E27 Base G50-E27 Base Patio Lighting SMD and LED
Incandescent Bulbs
Bulk Light Line Bulk Light Line Spool • Comes in SPT-1 or SPT-2 • C7 or C9 Available • 7 Amp • 18 Gauge Wire • Available in multiple spacings. We recommend 15” Spacing
More About C-7 and C-9 • Mostly used for rooflines, windows, garage doors, walkways /driveways (light stakes) and large trees. • Very Durable and life expectancy is 4 to 6 years (with some dim down) Magnetic Lights
Mini Lights 5 MM T5 M5 C6 G 20 Coaxial / Traditional
• Mostly used for trees, bushes, fences, arbors, columns and flower beds. More About • Very Durable but be careful about pulling wire. Mini Lights Commercial Grade 1 piece mold. • • Co-Axial connections. Most brands connect up to (42) 25 foot strands. •
Ladders, Etc. Stapler Portable GFCI Glue Gun Nylon Cable Ties Utility Knife Electrical tape Extension pole Wire Cutters
More Crew Materials • Screwdrivers • Cordless Drill • 3 Way Adapter • Hammer • Hand Broom and Dust Pan • Extension Cords for crew (each person) • Tape Measure • Flashlights • Trash Bags • Ladders • Caulking Gun • Wall anchors Stapling Use Dewalt brand stapler and staple approx. 1” on each side of sockets.
Tool Belts Omni Clip All In One Plus Parapet Clip Shingle Tab Mini Adhesive Clip Clips and Stakes Adhesive Cable Tie Clips Light Stake Light Stake Light Stake 4.6"-16" 4.6"-16"
There Is No TOUGHER Clip!
Shingles, Gutter, Tile and Staples
Shingle Tab / Parapet Clip AL WA YS INST ALL ALL TYPES OF LIGHTS WITH THEM ON AND PLUGGED INTO A GFCI ADAPTER! Plug them in directly to the outlet before you 2 to 3 Grounding T ri-T ap or 3 leave. Plug Adapter Way Adapter
Pillars Pillars are usually wrapped with mini lights or C- 7’s.. Begin at the bottom of the pillar and wrap upwards; wrap the lights tight, as the tightness is the only thing that will keep them from slipping. You will end your wrap with the female end at the top of the pillar. At the top, you will have nothing to affix the end of the cord to; Use a NYLON cable tie to secure. The biggest difficultly, with regards to cement pillars, will be keeping the gap between wraps as even as possible, while trying to run out of lights at the top of the pillar. In addition, follow the guidelines listed below: • Wash your hands before wrapping pillars (especially white ones). • Always use ladder pads. • Before using a ladder, check to make sure both the pillar and especially the base are made of a solid material, and not foam. • Try to use lights with white wire Iron Gates Iron Gates When installing lights onto an iron gate, keep the lights free from its working hinges. Also make sure that the lights will not be pinched when the gate is fully opened. You should use zip ties, twisty ties, or electrical tape, when attaching lights to an iron gate. (Zip ties are the best choice.) Remember to match the color of the zip tie, twisty tie, or electrical tape to the color of the gate. Magnetic lights are also a good option.
Swags (Half Moons) Swags will go onto the railing of a balcony or along a fence line. When swaging a balcony or fence, you will have to judge how deep or long you want to make it, based on the size of the balcony or fence. When swaging a short balcony, you may want to make your swags short and deep, which will enable you to use up all of the lights. Gauge the length of a swag by counting the vertical bars on the railing, and then dividing the number of bars evenly. If you run into a situation where the last swag does not match the other swags in length, just leave it, assuming that the difference isn’t too immense. If you are swaging along a fence line, you may want to make very long and shallow swags, in order to get the longest distance out of your lights. Bushes, , Shrubs s & & Hedges • The type of lights that you will use for shrubs are mini lights. • Place them on the surface of the shrub or less than 6 inches deep, because any lights placed deep into a thick shrub will not be visible. • Want the lights to appear to be completely random • The pattern is not a precise pattern by any means, but rather consists of many random S turns and filling in gaps wherever you see them. • It’s okay to crisscross over lights, while making this pattern; just try to keep the crisscrossing to a minimum.
Decorating Trees • Trunk and Limb Wrap • Trunk and Limb wraps will be done with the use of a ladder, lift or climbing in the tree • Straight forward method that’s easier during the day to get a mental picture of. • Can be done by one person. • More time consuming. In addition, they require more lights, and take down requires about 75% of the installation time. • Use a Light ball for this type of Wrap. • Orchard Ladder is Helpful. • Outside Wrap • Will be done using an extendable painter’s pole with a bent paint roller arm. Up to 35 feet with graphite pole. • Outside wraps are sometimes difficult to get a mental picture of. It is also difficult to see if you have placed enough lights in the tree and if they are evenly placed throughout the tree without gaps. • Outside wraps usually require two people. • Outside wraps are usually faster, require fewer lights, and take down is about 25% of the installation time.
Light Balling 1. Take a single strand of lights 2. Remove all tags. 3. Put the female end in the palm your hand 4. Wrap the light around your hand half way up the strand 5. Remove the bundle from your hand and wrap the remaining light strand around the bundle perpendicular 6. Continuously turn the bundle as you wrap the strand
Tree Examples
Tree Wiring Power into the tree • Power is typically started at the base of the tree • If needed, you can run X-wire up the tree to have more sources adding inline females as needed Splitting power between trees • Use X-Wire to connect trees and bushes that are close together Wreaths • Very profitable added touch • When choosing a wreath, you will want to fill about 70% of the chosen area, from side to side, as well as top to bottom. • The difficulty with wreaths is in attaching them to the house without being overly intrusive. • Many of the locations where wreaths are hung require doing so by using either a nail or screw. • Be sure to address this with your customer at the time of the sale. Some common locations to hang wreaths: • Front Doors: • Over windows: • Above front doors: • On Gates
• • • Wreaths Cont. Peaks over garages: If you need to be less intrusive you can hang the wreath on a thin cable from an anchor screw placed in the eaves. In windy areas you will probably need to place three anchors: one at the top and one on each side of the wreath. Also, simply hanging the wreath on the screw anchors in windy areas will not be sufficient to hold the wreath in place. What you will do is take a thin piece of wire, affix it to the anchor screw, and then affix the wire to the frame of the wreath. Gates: Simply anchor the wreath to the gate, in 3 locations, using thin wire; one at the top and one on each side. The only difficultly with gates will be if the wreath is lighted. In this case, route the power cord, making sure to keep it free from all working hinges. Open and close the gate several times to make sure that the wire does not get pinched or hung up near the hinges. Balconies: Simply anchor the wreath to the railing, in 3 locations, using thin wire; once at the top and once on each side. Garland When installing garland, a shallow swag is more common than deep swags. Try to keep all of the swags even in their length and depth. It is also common to wrap around the top of a horizontal rail. Below is a list of common locations for Garland: 1. Railing: swags or horizontal – Affix to railing with cable ties. 2. Balconies: swags or horizontal – Affix to railing with cable ties. 3. Gates: swags or horizontal – Affix to railing with cable ties. 4. Commercial Rooflines: swags – Affix by drilling anchor screws into roofline. If drilling is inappropriate, due to water intrusion, glue a piece of wire to the roof line using 2-part epoxy.
Driveways, Patios, & Sidewalks • Outlining cement pathways will be done by using C7 or C9 bulbs and light stakes Light stakes are essentially a 5 or 7.5” plastic stake, with an all in one plus clip on the top. • Keep the lights straight and even. uneven or crooked lights will be very noticeable. Concerns with light stakes: • The bulbs will be facing upward, which can allow moisture into the socket. To prevent water from seeping into the socket, make sure that the bulbs are screwed in tight. • In warm climates, you may want to ask your customers to turn their sprinklers off for the season, or at least limit their use to the daytime only. • Vandalism & Accidents – Since light stakes are usually installed close to sidewalks, passers by have easy access for kicking the lights, or accidentally running them over. • In areas with hard pack soil or frozen ground, you may need to use a screw driver to punch holes in the soil. Snow may also cover the lights up (once it accumulates).
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