These systems are balanced to operate between 10.5 and 11.5 volts - a very tight window. This can also happen with professional grade outdoor lighting using a multi-tap transformer. None of the lamps actually get the proper voltage and will burn out prematurely. This is bad because the first light is bright the second is a little dimmer, and so on down the line. If we are talking about a DIY lighting system made up of products from a big box store (we do not work on these by the way), it’s probably installed in the dreaded “daisy chain” wiring method. This may not seem like a big deal, but let me tell you why it really can be a big and costly deal. We arrive to find lot of lamps burned out.
In outdoor lighting, most problems boil down to three main issues but those issues can cause other problems - so let’s fix the main landscape lighting problems right from the start.ġ. Burned out lamps (light bulbs). Because there are so many incandescent and halogen outdoor lighting systems out there, we get calls all the time asking for help with these systems. When something doesn’t work like it’s supposed to, no one is happy. Let’s be quite honest and open here: Nothing is 100% perfect all the time, and everything has problems. Most businesses with integrity work hard to minimize failures and inconveniences that may occur down the road, both for them and for their clients. Let’s tackle the top 3 landscape lighting problems we see
