Lighting Device with Mounting Hood Having Internal Threaded Sealing Device

A method of preventing the entry of water into a luminaire, including the steps of:

• providing a luminaire having a mounting hood attachable to a luminaire housing, wherein the mounting hood includes an upper aperture positioned on an upper portion of the mounting hood adapted for secured engagement with a lower end of a downwardly extending conduit, wherein the mounting hood includes a lower aperture positioned in an interior of the mounting hood which is in communication with the upper aperture of the mounting hood, wherein the lower aperture includes first threads;
• threading a water tight cord grip having an upper portion with second threads into engagement with the first threads of the lower aperture of the mounting hood;
• securing the mounting hood to a lower end of a downwardly extending conduit;
• passing electrical wiring through the upper and lower apertures of the mounting hood and through the water tight cord grip;
• tightening a base compressing element into threaded engagement with a lower portion of the water tight cord grip;
• providing an electrical connection between electrical wiring within the conduit and one or more lighting elements within the luminaire housing;
• securing the luminaire housing to the mounting hood;
• and
• trapping water that drips down an interior of the conduit above a base of the water tight cord grip positioned beneath the upper portion of the water tight cord grip to prevent entry of the water into the luminaire housing beyond the water tight cord grip.