Lighting
Programmable Timers
Programmable timers have been installed to control the club house soffit lights and pool deck post lamps. Provisions have been made to add a timer to the small pavilion lights in the future (wiring to the dual-gang junction box above the upstairs panel, RLP-2).
A Honeywell RPLS740B1008/U has been selected as the standard for this purpose. It features a 7-day solar time table (for automatic dawn/dusk control) and compatibility with LED and CFL bulbs. It is rated for:
- 1800 W (15 A) for resistive loads and non-tungsten lights (flourescent, CFL and LED).
- 1440 W (12 A) for tungsten loads (incandescent/halogen).
- 3/4 HP for motors/fans.
Configuration
The timer is configured as follows:
- Latitude of +42° (north) and -83° (west) for Detroit/Livonia, MI
- A correction factor ("ADJ") of -1 (per the table in the manual)
- A single program (P01) with a turn-on at dusk, and a scheduled turn-off:
- Midnight for the pool deck post lamps (for post-closing clean-up)
- 2 am for the soffit lights (for aesthetics/security)
Power Failure
After a 4-hour power outage (per the manual - may be less, however), the time must be reset on the timers.
- Press and hold the large button for 3 seconds to enter the setup menus.
- Press the right small button to select "Time". Press the large button to select.
- Press the large button to select 12-hour mode.
- Press the left and right small buttons to set the hour, then the large button to save. Do the same for the minute, year, month and day.
- The rest of the configuration should remain set. Press the large button to return to normal operation.
Bathroom
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Parking Lot
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Pavilion
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Pool (Underwater)
Details about the pool lights are located [[Pool Lights|here].
Pool Deck Post Lamps
Five post-mounted lamp posts are placed around the pool deck. The date of their installation is unknown, but it seems likely they could be original to the 1967 build of the club.
History
The pool deck post lights have an interesting history. Nobody asked seemed to know anything about them in 2020 - they were non-functional, and minimally useful prior to that. At some point, frosted glass globes were replaced with low-cost four-sided fixtures with 13 W CFL bulbs. Far too small to provide any light, and proportionally way off on a tall lamp post (one might say "visually ridiculous").
It was finally discovered that the lamp post wiring all terminated into a junction box on the north side of the club house. This junction box traverses the north wall, dropping into another junction box that originally had a duplex receptacle. From there, it ran to a basement junction box via #10 AWG wiring - panel markings suggest this was originally a 30 A circuit, which is curious as all lamp post wiring is #12 AWG (20 A). The 30 A circuit may have been used for the "kiddie pool" pump?
Restoration
After extensive conduit clean-up and removal of the aforementioned receptacle, new wires were run from the basement junction box to the basement breaker panel (RLP-1).
A 20 A GFCI breaker was installed for safety, as one of the posts is on the pool deck itself. Furthermore, the depth of the conduit and state of the underground wiring are not known - so this is definitely the safe/proper approach. So far (as of August 2021), the circuit seems to be holding up without tripping the GFCI (suggesting very minimal, if any, current leakage).
No off-the-shelf retrofit kit existed for the lamp posts. So, parts were purchased separately.
Components
| Item | Manufacturer | Part Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitter | Lamp Post Globes - Palm Coast, FL | RD4 | 4 Inch Cast Aluminum Post Top Fitter |
| Globe | Lamp Post Globes - Palm Coast, FL | 88467-WH-4F | Small White Polyethylene Acorn Globe with 4 Inch Solid Flange |
| Bulb | Sylvania | 40706 | Sylvania 27 Watt HID LED Post Top Lamp 3000K 3,600 Lumens |
Notes:
- The fitter itself is of so-so quality (but other options are lacking). The following modifications were/are necessary:
- Drill out all permimeter drain holes (a step bit works well) to clear out slop from casting
- Drill out inner wire hole and install a rubber grommit to protect against sharp edges that might pierce wiring
- Additional purchased #10-24 (SS) screws may be required for securing the globe to the fitter and the fitter to the lamp post.
- Paint with black spray paint.
Soffit
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