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- Installing the garden lighting yourself - this is how it works with low voltage
- Why am I allowed to install a low-voltage lighting myself as a layman?
- Install garden lighting - step-by-step instructions
- Tips
Installing the garden lighting can take over the savvy home improvement itself
Installing the garden lighting yourself - this is how it works with low voltage
The installation of garden lighting with a 230 volt connection is in the hands of an electrician. On the other hand, if you are planning to light your garden in the low-voltage area, you can do all the work yourself. This guide explains how to do it right.
Why am I allowed to install a low-voltage lighting myself as a layman?
Recessed lights, spotlights and bollards in the low-voltage system are very popular with home gardeners because no specialist is to be commissioned for the installation. The starting point is a 230-volt outlet on the house, in the garage or in the garden. This is connected to one or more transformers to control the voltage for all connected lighting devices down to 12 volts.
If the transformers have protection class IP44, they can be easily positioned at any place in the garden. It is not necessary to lay underground cables in a 60 cm deep trench. Cable damage is not dangerous to humans or animals. For example, the main cable of the garden lighting system by Luxform extends into the garden up to 45 m.
Install garden lighting - step-by-step instructions
Create your personal lighting plan in advance. To buy the live transformer, add the wattage of the lamps. The sum of the wattages must not be greater than the associated transformer is able to afford. The bandwidth of the transformer sizes ranges from 20 W to 300 W. How to properly install the garden lighting:
Since there is no danger to children, adults and animals from low voltage, the cables do not have to be buried deep in the ground. For aesthetic reasons, you can hide the cables under bark mulch, gravel or garden soil. Because the installation is so easy, creative gardeners like to use low-voltage recessed spotlights to insert them into wooden floorboards and to guide the power cable underneath the planks.
Tips
Is a low-voltage lighting in your mind as little as the meter-long installation of power cables? Then comes the innovative energy column as called. Thanks to several power connections and a light element, the entire garden is supplied with energy from a strategic point.