Get Ready for Landscape Lighting Installation (part 3 )
👉Step 3: Place All Components
Clear the path where you planned to add light fixtures and wires.
Lay the low-voltage cable following the line of fixtures. Use 10-gauge wire for main lines from the transformer with total watts of 200 or less, and switch to the 12-gauge wire for the larger system between lights.
Use a flat-blade shovel to cut a slot a 3-inch-deep trench in the soil where the low-voltage wire will cross the lawn to bury wires and prevent them from damage during the process. Then lay the cable in the trench and make the connection with the light fixtures by making cable slack at each fixture point.
👉Step 4: Plug in the Transformer
Install the cable nearby the outdoor electrical outlet installed before and mount your low voltage transformer on a post.
Use strippers to cut off 3/4 inch of insulation from the cable, twist the strands together, attach them to the terminals marked either 12 volts or 15 volts on the bottom of the transformer and hold the cable securely in place. Make sure you usually replace the standard outlet cover with a weatherproof cover since the transformer is always plugged in the power.
Here is some information for your reference. To know more, stay tuned in our next articles. Or want to learn about other related information if you have any questions, please contact GREEN ARBOR LANDSCAPING (206) 265-2940 for advice.
Clear the path where you planned to add light fixtures and wires.
Lay the low-voltage cable following the line of fixtures. Use 10-gauge wire for main lines from the transformer with total watts of 200 or less, and switch to the 12-gauge wire for the larger system between lights.
Use a flat-blade shovel to cut a slot a 3-inch-deep trench in the soil where the low-voltage wire will cross the lawn to bury wires and prevent them from damage during the process. Then lay the cable in the trench and make the connection with the light fixtures by making cable slack at each fixture point.
👉Step 4: Plug in the Transformer
Install the cable nearby the outdoor electrical outlet installed before and mount your low voltage transformer on a post.
Use strippers to cut off 3/4 inch of insulation from the cable, twist the strands together, attach them to the terminals marked either 12 volts or 15 volts on the bottom of the transformer and hold the cable securely in place. Make sure you usually replace the standard outlet cover with a weatherproof cover since the transformer is always plugged in the power.
Here is some information for your reference. To know more, stay tuned in our next articles. Or want to learn about other related information if you have any questions, please contact GREEN ARBOR LANDSCAPING (206) 265-2940 for advice.
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