Landscape Lighting Guide
Adjusting Fixtures
Over the course of the year, some fixtures may shift, move, or fall over. This can be due to several variables such as wind, animals, or heavy snow to name a few.
At least once per year, ideally in the Spring, Golden Wolf recommends to adjust or reposition the lighting fixtures, if needed, to make sure the fixtures are illuminating the intendended area they were originally installed to highlight. If any fixtures do need to be adjusted, they can be done easily with a rubber hammer, a hand shovel, and some elbow grease.
Replacing Bulbs
All new installs performed typically contain LED bulbs. These LED bulbs are extremely efficient, drawing little energy, and also last a very long time. You can expect a LED bulb for landscape lighting to last several years.
In the Spring, we recommend replacing and bulbs that may have died. This can be a simple task if following manufacturer specifications, but you can always defer to your landscape contractor for support.
Checking Wires
With low voltage landscape lighting systems, the fixtures are connected to the power source, the transformer, through wire. Over time, these wires can be damaged by animals or get damaged if you do not know where specifically they may lie. Typically, landscape lighting wire is buried at least several inches below the ground.
If you ever notice a connection is bad, a light not working, or wires accidentally cut, this would require a repair service. Due to the lighting being low voltage, you do not have to be a licensed electrician to work with it. If is safe to work around due to it being low voltage.
If there were to be a repair needed, please contact your Account Representative to have is addressed and back working in no time!
Changing Timer Settings
Depending on the specific times you have with your system, you may need to change the timer settings. This is typically done once or twice per year seasonally. Reason being is due to the changing seasons and daylight savings time, you may want to have your lighting system come on and turn off at different times.
Depending on the type of timers you have, digital or mechanical, the way you go about adjust the on and off time will vary. You can always contact your Account Representative to assist with this or call the manufacturer directly.
If you have a photocell timer, there will be no need to adjust the timer settings. This is because the photocell automatically turn your lighting system on and off when it gets dark. If you want, you can always change your timer to a photocell giving you a hands off approach to modify your outdoor lighting settings.