Direct Burial - Wire Connector
How to use the Direct Burial Lighting Connector
US Patent #9, 425,545
Open top Locking Bolt
Turn the top locking bolt counter clockwise until there is an open pathway through the front of the connector. No need to fully remove the locking bolt.
Strip, Fan & Insert
Strip wires 3/4" - 1", Fan and Pre-Twist wire ends then insert the into the connector as far as the wire will travel. Copper ends should be past the locking bolt.
Hand tighten Locking Bolt
No need to over tighten. The locking bolt will press against the wire jacket and NOT the bare copper ends; giving it a better hold and secure connection.
For a Clean Installation
Press the male end of one connector into the female end of another connector. This will group your connectors together leaving a clean looking Installation.
What's wrong with the other connectors?
It's all about Expansion and Contraction
The natural occurrence of expansion and contraction happens when the connector heats up and cools down. This can be from the environment, repeated cool evenings and warm days. However it also happens in the wire itself. As the natural warming and cooling happens the wire jacket will also expand and contract. All together this causes the connector to come loose.
Loose connection happens most frequently with twist on type of connectors. Built with an internal metal spring like mechanism, the occurrence of expansion and contraction is more profound because of the two dissimilar materials (plastic and metal). Each material expands and contracts differently.
Even if you started with a tight connection, over time expansion and contraction will cause it to come loose over time.
The Q-Loc™ Connector
What makes the
Q-Loc™ Landscape Connector Different?
Our connector was designed to eliminate the effects of expansion and contraction. The wire ends are twisted together and pushed inside the connector. The unique locking bolt then tightens down on the jacket of the wire (which just happens to be the strongest part), and pinches the jacket between the bottom jaws and the bolt itself.
This moves the tension point (aka - stress point) to the outside of the connector specifically the jacket and not the copper wire. **The other connectors stress point is at the copper wire**
The copper wire stays surrounded and water tight inside the cavity by the waterproof material.
Just to make your connection even cleaner, we designed the Q-Loc™ a natural brown color, and the ability to group together. All to keep the connectors from standing out in your landscape.
Contractors:
- Are you tired of loose connections creating call-backs and costing you money? All while making you look bad in front of your clients.
- Are you like other contractors and use electrical tape on your connections to stop them from falling off? All while the look gives customers the impression you don't do quality work.
- Have you tried Just About Anything to make your connectors stay on the wire?
Then Q-Loc™ is your answer
The Ziplock / Plastic Bag Method
Missing Connector
Electrical Tape will save the day
DIYer's (Do It Yourself-er's):
- Are you frustrated spending hours troubleshooting your lights only to find out it's a loose connection?
- Don't you think it's time to stop using connectors that are:
- Too Small - Always a bad idea / Guaranteed to come loose
- Not Designed for Outdoor Use - even if they have waterproof material inside they were not designed for the outdoor environment
- Cheap Quality Products - usually only last a single season
Then Q-Loc™ is your answer
Not Designed For Outdoor
The Effects of Expansion & Contraction mixed with Cheap Quality
Then Start Using Q-LOC Today!!
The Specs
Where To Buy
Online Q-Loc Distributors:
Online Canadian Supplier:
Q-Loc Stocking Distributors:
CALIFORNIA
Aamigo Supply -
Redding, CA
Del Rey Oaks Gardens -
Del Rey Oaks, CA
Garden Supply Hardscapes -
San Jose, CA
Hendrickson Bros. -
Corona CA
Lane Irrigation -
Campbell, CA
Martin's Irrigation -
Seaside, CA
Nor Mac Inc. -
Sacramento, CA
Martin's Irrigation -
Seaside, CA
Urban Farmer Store -
San Francisco, CA
Wyatt Irrigation Supply -
Santa Rosa, CA
COLORADO
Big Tool Box -
Centennial / Parker
CT, MA, NH, RI
Stateline Irrigation -
CT, MA, NH, RI
FLORIDA
Lighting Boss -
Pinellas Park, FL
ID, UT, WY
Mountainland Supply -
UT, ID, WY
ILLINOIS
Tholen's Landscape & Garden Center
Bourbonnais / Kankakee
MINNESOTA
TerraDek Lighting Inc. -
Plymouth, MN
MISSOURI
Kirkwood Material Supply -
Kirkwood, MO
NEVADA
Star Nursery -
Las Vegas, NV
Western Nevada Supply -
Sparks, NV
PENNSYLVANIA
Green Foundry Co. -
Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh Hardscapes -
Freedom, PA
CONTACT US
Contractors please let us know in the message field below your address and which magazine you learned of the Q-Loc. We will be happy to send you samples for testing.
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