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LIGHTING TIPS

Low Voltage Lighting Moorpark Walkway

When we are landscaping homes in areas like Malibu, California, the ordinary approach is not good enough.  This goes for lighting the landscape as well. One of the key tips we use in outdoor lighting is converting any type of light to operate on a low voltage system.  It is a simple trick, really, since the only working part of the light is the bulb, itself, and it is only necessary to use a low voltage bulb (12 volt) rather than a standard type bulb (110 volt).  This allows us to use virtually any fixture in the garden that is rated for outdoor use.

This means we can use a very wide range of fixtures such as lamp posts and

Low Voltage Lighting Camerillo Property

custom pilaster lights and have these turn on with a timer or photo-cell along with the usual landscape lights.  The low voltage system uses about one third as much power as regular light for the same amount of illumination so is

much more cost effective to run.