The installation of garden lighting with a 230 volt connection belongs in the hands of an electrical engineer. If, on the other hand, you are planning the lighting of your garden in the low-voltage range, you can carry out all the work yourself. This guide explains how to do it right.

The experienced do-it-yourselfer can install the garden lighting himself

As a layman, why am I allowed to install low-voltage lighting myself?

Recessed lights, spotlights and bollard lights in the low-voltage system are very popular with home gardeners because no specialist needs to be hired for the installation. The starting point is a 230-volt socket in the house, in the garage or in the garden. This is connected to one or more transformers in order to regulate the voltage for all connected lighting down to 12 volts.

If the transformers have protection class IP44, they can easily be positioned anywhere in the garden. It is not necessary to lay underground cables in a 60 cm deep trench. Cable damage is not dangerous for humans or animals. The main cable of Luxform's garden lighting system, for example, extends up to 45 m into the garden.

Install garden lighting - step-by-step instructions

Prepare your personal lighting plan in advance. To buy the right transformer, add up the wattages of the lamps. The sum of the watts must not be greater than the associated transformer is able to provide. The transformer sizes range from 20 W to 300 W. How to install garden lighting professionally:

  • Measure the distance between the transformer and the lamp that is furthest away
  • Lay the connection cable starting from the transformer, past all the lamps to the last light
  • Connect the individual lights to the main cable using cable clamps in the click system

Since low-voltage voltage does not pose any danger to children, adults or animals, 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. Since the installation is so easy to do, creative gardeners like to use low-voltage recessed spotlights to insert them into wooden floorboards and run the power cable under the planks.

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Is low-voltage lighting just as little in your interest as laying meter-long power cables? Then the innovative energy column is just what you need. Thanks to several power connections and a light element, the entire garden is supplied with energy from a strategically good point.

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Garden design