Outdoor outlets need GFCI protection and a cover that stays sealed with a cord plugged in, and new outdoor wiring needs a permit. Low-voltage path lights are the easy part, the power behind them isn't.
Most landscape lighting runs on a 12 volt transformer, but that transformer needs a GFCI outdoor outlet with an in-use cover. Line-voltage lights, new outdoor outlets and power to a detached garage are permitted work for a licensed electrician. Steven puts in the outlet, the circuit and the lighting together, so it all works through the first wet season.
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- Landscape and security lighting, outdoor outlets and garage power
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Walk the property, plan the power, wire it, then set the lights.
Walk the property
Where you want light, where you need an outlet and what the garage has to run, with photos if he can't see it yet.
Plan the power
Which circuits feed the outside, where a GFCI outlet and transformer go, and what needs a permit.
Wire it and set the lights
Outdoor-rated outlets, covers and circuits go in, then the fixtures are set and aimed and the timer or photocell is dialed in.
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Outdoor questions
Every question here is one people actually ask online, and each answer links to the page it was asked or answered on.
Can you install landscape lighting yourself?
Low-voltage 12 volt kits are designed for it, but the transformer has to plug into a GFCI outdoor outlet, and line-voltage 120 volt lighting usually needs a permit and, in most towns, a licensed electrician. If there's no outdoor GFCI outlet where the transformer goes, that part is an electrician's job.
Source: tru-scapes.comWhat kind of cover does an outdoor outlet need?
An outlet exposed to rain needs an in-use cover, often called a bubble cover, that stays weatherproof with a cord plugged in, and outdoor outlets need GFCI protection. An ordinary flip lid is only weatherproof when it's closed.
Source: expertce.comIf I run power to my detached garage, what does the code require?
A detached garage doesn't have to have power, but once it does, the code requires at least one 120 volt, 20 amp circuit for the garage outlets, and it's permitted work in New Jersey. Bigger setups with tools or a charger often get a small subpanel instead.
Source: forums.mikeholt.com