Outside light

[masona]

I'm building a summerhouse and want to put lights under the soffit board which will be out of sight for rain,can I use any lights fitting or does it have to be waterproof/seal type? I'm looking at up to 4" dia circle low watts type fitting which I can able cut in or screw in as I won't be able to get behind it.

 

[breezer]

so long as you put them in your soffit board (pointing down) you can use ordainairy low voltage lights.

As they will be in your soffit they should never get that wet, if they were in the ground pointing up that would be a differnt story

 

[masona]

So they be okay in damp/moisture weather condition in winter etc ?

And also what lights would you recommend ?

 

[breezer]

i would recomend any paricular light just what takes your fancy.

If you think about it most people have low voltage lights in their bath room and they are ok in there. your soffit will have a edge, so water will (should) never run directly on to the lights, also rain /snow doesn't fall upwards.

I am trying to say that so long as they never get direct water any low voltage lamp should be ok, so long as the transformer / mains connections is inside i do not see a problem.

for what its worth i have a low voltage light in the garden for "testing purposes" its been there for over a year and it still works fine.

Earlier tonight i met someone who has weather proof low voltage lights in his garden, and most of them do not work, because who ever installed them forgot that the transformers are NOT weatherproof

 

[Gees]

Breezer. Snow can fall upwards due to wind. Thats why my garage roof was full of it when her indoors left the door open...