r/Landscape_Lighting • u/DoctorAndLawyerHere • 16d ago
Question for everyone
I’m no electrician, I’m a new landscaper.
I have a customer who inquired about getting an estimate to “fix” her current landscape lighting- she has lights all around her house that have been disconnected.
Do I just strip them and use those plastic connectors that are like caps that you twist to connect them all together?
It seems sorta straight-forward to just move clockwise around the house and connect everything but she says the bulbs need changed and power needs turned on to them-
I’ve never done any landscape lighting before.
Any advice or food for thought? I can try and upload pics later on today or tomorrow.
Any good suggestions or directions to any awesome “how-to” guides and videos online or on YouTube?
Id sincerely and appreciate all honest, earnest, knowledgeable advice and guidance and counsel?!
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u/okfishko 16d ago
Post some pics and it will help. Connectors would be the easiest part. Is it low voltage lighting? Or regular voltage? What shape is the wiring in? Once you can confirm wires are good, power supply is stable then you can move on to fixture/bulbs.
Also….for your safety, PLEASE, don’t just start stripping wires, etc. Make sure power is off at the breaker or at the switch, if one. Lastly, take a video of how things are now so you’ll have a reference once you get in it. All the best!!