Here are some tips for installing LED landscape lighting. Keeping these things in mind will help you to save time, energy and supplies.

Consider this when installing outdoor led lighting:

• How many lights will you install (based on your design)?
• How far (distance) will you run your lights (from transformer to last light)
• What gauge of low voltage landscape lighting wire will you use?

Things you’ll find helpful:

• LED landscape lights save up to 80% in energy; where you may use a 20 watt halogen, you can now use a 3 watt LED. A 10-light LED only uses 30 watts.
• Last up to 35k – 50k hours (over 10 years in most cases).
• Use smaller transformers because you are using fewer watts; 150w transformers will be sufficient for many job up to 30 lights (more savings).
• More fixtures on a line equals less wire (more savings).
• Use a smaller gauge wire – 12-2 works very well.
• One 12-2 wire run can handle 185 watts up to 100 feet; no fancy wiring
• LEDs operate between 10v – 15v; no dim lights on the line.

For existing (12v) low voltage systems:

• No need to re-wire your outdoor lighting system; remove the old and place the new
• Be sure your voltage is between 12v-15v