I just finished doing an electrical install for a new in-ground pool. The pool had a single LED light. It was just a "through the wall" light. I would call it a "no niche" light but the light, Pal 2T2, actually says "wet niche" on the body of the light. This light just requires a standard 1-1/2" wall fitting.
I was called in late to this install and was under the gun to get things ready for both the concrete pour and an electrical inspection. The pool company told me that the light needed a short piece (5 or 6") piece of 1-1/2" PVC added to the fitting before reducing the conduit down to whatever size conduit I was running to the transformer.
Well guess what? I was in such a rush to get conduit in the trench for the inspector to see before the trench got covered up that I forgot to add the short piece of 1-1/2" conduit before my reducer. I didn't realize I had forgotten to add the piece until after the concrete had been poured. The light wouldn't go into the fitting far enough because the tail of the light hit the reducer. That's what the short piece was supposed to be for. There wasn't enough material in the coupler & reducer to drill it out so the tail of the light would clear so I had to add an adapter so the light could be installed. But that made the light sit away from the wall about 1". It would have been 2" but I cut the adapter down 1" to make it closer. It actually looked decent but I would have preferred it to mount flush.
The reason I'm posting this is I thought that it might benefit all involved if installers would go ahead and add the short piece of 1-1/2" conduit. Then let whoever is doing the electrical add the size reducer they need to continue the run. This would eliminate mistakes such as I made by forgetting to add the piece.
Does anyone have a better solution to fixing the problem I had, other than adding an adapter? I couldn't actually find the exact adapter/extender that I needed so I just bought two different pieces and made what I needed. I think it was a 2" slip x 1-1/2" MPT and a 1-1/2 FPT x 2" S. I cut both pieces the same length before gluing them together, taking about 1" off the total length.
I would have liked to have found an all in one piece with 1-1/2" male and 1-1/2" female.
I hope to never make this mistake again but thought someone might have a better solution.
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Buy decent lights, 2" versions won't bottom out.
I didn't buy the lights. I only installed what was already bought. I usually only furnish the electrical boxes, timers, etc.
I read that Billy, part tease, part warning to others. No offense meant.
None taken, thanks!