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Got called out by a customer I had installed some bollard lights (Aluminium Bollard Black 750mm - 100w ES - https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/GLAB3.html) for a few years back to say they were getting random RCD trips, mainly at night when the outside lights were on.
Bollards were installed in what I would consider a fairly typical fashion, bolted to concrete pad, SWA loop in and out into a Y conduit box, with gasket & lid, wagos inside, TRS out to the lamp holder.
Started looking at the problem, IR tested the loop the bollards are on and it's around 0.08 meg. It seems that some of the bollards were completely full of soil and ants, to the point that some of the Y boxes were damp inside and some of the ES lamp holders were also full of soil. Cleaned them out, replaced the lamp holders, remade the connections and all is good again.
Any suggestions for how to keep the ants out of these things? I was considering a load of silicon around the inside of the base, but I'd rather keep that clear so that any water that does get in can drain. Other than filling the bottom of them with ant powder, I'm guessing some of you have come across something similar?
Bollards were installed in what I would consider a fairly typical fashion, bolted to concrete pad, SWA loop in and out into a Y conduit box, with gasket & lid, wagos inside, TRS out to the lamp holder.
Started looking at the problem, IR tested the loop the bollards are on and it's around 0.08 meg. It seems that some of the bollards were completely full of soil and ants, to the point that some of the Y boxes were damp inside and some of the ES lamp holders were also full of soil. Cleaned them out, replaced the lamp holders, remade the connections and all is good again.
Any suggestions for how to keep the ants out of these things? I was considering a load of silicon around the inside of the base, but I'd rather keep that clear so that any water that does get in can drain. Other than filling the bottom of them with ant powder, I'm guessing some of you have come across something similar?