Running electric to a gazebo overhead We've got a gazebo…
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Running electric to a gazebo overhead
We've got a gazebo in our back yard, about 6-8ft from the house that we want to run power to for some globe lights on a string. Last year, we ran an outdoor extension down one leg of the gazebo and across the patio (it was out of the way for foot traffic) to an outdoor outlet.
The downside to that method was, we couldn't leave it plugged in as that was the only way to turn the lights on / off and I was concerned about catching it with either the weed whip or it getting worn through and shorting out.
So this year, we're putting up lights that can be controlled remotely (they're outdoor rated) and I'm thinking about running the extension to the outlet overhead and want to know if my idea below is reasonable and sensible.
The idea: Put eye screws in the gazebo and through the vinyl (or whatever it is, it's not wood and not metal) siding near the outlet, running a wire of some sort (preferably plastic-coated,) between the two eye screws, then suspending the extension cord from the wire (possibly using zip ties to minimize movement), dropping it down the wall and over to the outlet.
The connection between the extension and lights would be up under the gazebo roof out of direct weather, so that should be OK. In the winter, I'd bring in the extension cord, leave the wire up and the lights in the gazebo would stay up.
Is this a doable, sensible idea, short of getting an electrician out to run power to the gazebo?
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We've got a gazebo in our back yard, about 6-8ft from the house that we want to run power to for some globe lights on a string. Last year, we ran an outdoor extension down one leg of the gazebo and across the patio (it was out of the way for foot traffic) to an outdoor outlet.
The downside to that method was, we couldn't leave it plugged in as that was the only way to turn the lights on / off and I was concerned about catching it with either the weed whip or it getting worn through and shorting out.
So this year, we're putting up lights that can be controlled remotely (they're outdoor rated) and I'm thinking about running the extension to the outlet overhead and want to know if my idea below is reasonable and sensible.
The idea: Put eye screws in the gazebo and through the vinyl (or whatever it is, it's not wood and not metal) siding near the outlet, running a wire of some sort (preferably plastic-coated,) between the two eye screws, then suspending the extension cord from the wire (possibly using zip ties to minimize movement), dropping it down the wall and over to the outlet.
The connection between the extension and lights would be up under the gazebo roof out of direct weather, so that should be OK. In the winter, I'd bring in the extension cord, leave the wire up and the lights in the gazebo would stay up.
Is this a doable, sensible idea, short of getting an electrician out to run power to the gazebo?
#diy
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