Low Voltage Underground Wire Splice

They rely on gel to encapsulate the splice to prevent water intrusion and corrosion.

Low voltage underground wire splice.

If the light fixture connected to the spliced cable does not light unscrew the knob and reposition the cables and retighten the knob. Low voltage wire connectors landscape lighting connectors 12 18 gauge ul listed landscape wire splice connector low voltage connectors for landscape lighting pathway light spotlight 6 pack. Choose your connecting method depending on the type of cable the voltage and the current. Stretching the existing wire of landscape lighting the first step is that you have to make sure that the already existing landscape lighting is disconnected from the power source.

Basic electricians pouch hand tools and voltage tester ground or trenching hand tools. Instead head to a home center and get a couple of low voltage connectors for direct burial. Splice direct buried electric cables. You can splice low voltage wires with solder and electrical tape or with various connectors or splicing kits.

Underground direct burial wire and extension cord splice kit for 18 14 awg. Cut the wire in the middle with a pair of wire cutters. Since they re low voltage you may be tempted to just twist the wires and wrap the splice with electrical tape. Besides underground power cable it s also possible to slice through low voltage lighting irrigation and telephone cable and coaxial cable.

Cerro s low voltage underground landscape lighting cable is designed cerro s low voltage underground landscape lighting cable is designed for landscape security and outdoor accent lighting applications. Once you do that then you have to make sure that the whole wire is stretched out. 4 5 out of 5 stars 12. To extend the low voltage landscape lighting wires you can splice in additional sections of wire.

4 3 out of 5 stars 58. This cable is sunlight resistant and suitable for direct burial. Using 3 16 14 awg butt connectors 3 clear dual wall 3m heat shrinks w 1 8 long black dual wall 0 8 dia. The following steps need to be followed to splice the low voltage landscape lighting.

Intermediate to advanced best performed by a licensed electrical contractor. 5 coupon applied at checkout save 5 with coupon. For ordinary household wiring electricians use twist on connectors secured with electrical tape and placed inside connecting boxes. The low voltage cable is made up of two conductors the cable splice connector pins have to pierce each conductor one on the bottom and one on the top.

Step 1 stretch out the existing low voltage landscape lighting wire make sure it s disconnected from any power source first.