The first thing you need to do when you get on a site is to determine where the transformer will be located. This requires a 110 volt outlet. The location of the outlet is often done with the homeowner and is sometimes noted from the estimator’s visit.
Next mount your transformer and run low voltage wire to all light locations noted on the design drawing. Secure wire in place with landscape staples. This process will require a combination of shallow trenches and raking back mulch depending on where lights are located.
Once all wire has been properly routed to each light location, you will begin installing the proper style light fixtures per design drawing. After they are in place begin splicing together each light to the wire. Start by cutting the wire in half where it runs by the fixture. Next split the strands and strip off about an inch of coating. Then take one strand from each side of the cut wire along with one of the wires from the fixture and combine them all in a large wire nut. Do this for both strands of the lighting wire and wires from the fixture. ***When you are done you will have three wires in two wire nuts on an inline light. End lights in a run will have only two wires in two wire nuts to close the electrical loop.
Be sure all wire splices are secured with weather proof gel filled wire nuts.
Secure each lighting fixture in place. All fixtures should be flush with the ground. Repeat this process until all lights are installed, then check that each light is functioning properly by manually turning on the transformer. Once you know everything is working then program the transformer. See video on how to program a transformer.
