Hanging LED Lights for the Patio, Part 1

Time to replace the 7 year old LED strip lights for the outside of the patio enclosure. Originally this was a 16ft.(5M) weatherproof LED tape fitted under the edge of the patio roof. Over the years, that LED tape broke down to where 5-10% of the LEDs had failed. That strip light was removed and will get re-used to light up the garage attic storage area.

At the same time, I needed to fill in the gaps between the patio roof framing with some sort of insect screen. I selected a 24" wide, 0.108" galvanized steel mesh and cut it into 25.5" lengths to fit the 24" spacing on the roof framing:
https://www.mcmaster.com/9217T23

In upcoming videos:
That was stapled to the underside of the framing and then some black PVC angle was caulked and screwed over the mesh:
https://www.mcmaster.com/7077N16

That PVC will cover the raw edge of the mesh and staples as well and providing a drip edge for the patio roof.

Brass s-hooks were used to hang the LED lights from the PVC angle:
Amico 48FT LED Outdoor String Lights with Shatterproof LED Filament Bulbs:
https://amzn.to/3CLlFpx

The 15-light string was cut into 9- and 6-light strings and mating connectors added to the cut ends:
2-pin low voltage lighting connectors:
https://amzn.to/3RpZppk

3 of the socket connectors were used to make a splitter to take the power feed and send it out to the 9 lights under the patio roof, 6 lights under the house roof and finally to the gas grill 12V light input.

Then a DPDT toggle switch will be used to tie these lights into the existing patio lighting circuit as well as having a manual control option. Since the gas grill and cook top on the patio are potentially to be used during extended power outages, having a backup to a complex home automation system for controlling these lights is desirable.

More to come...
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Louisiana Fairytale by Austin Rogers
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