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Don’t Compromise Your Lighting Investment With A Shoddy Installation.
Not all lighting installations are the same. Over the years, we have seen more than our fair share of nightmare installations. You know, the kinds of things that make you shake your head and say, “What was that guy thinking???” We have all been there at one time or another.
Often calls for repair come from frustrated homeowners who invested a pretty penny into a lighting system that never really worked the way it was supposed to, does that sound familiar? At California Outdoor Lighting we go above and beyond to make sure our installations are built to stand the test of time. Our 3 Step Professional Installation Process guarantees that nothing is overlooked, and the end result is a beautiful and extremely functional lighting system.
Step 1 – Preliminary Installation
ur installation staff will be using the original design plan to ensure that every detail has been met, exactly as it was intended.
Upon arrival, our team is divided into two major tasks :
- Transformer Mounting and Installation
- Fixture Placement and Lamping
Once all transformers have been mounted and fixtures have been set and lamped, our team will begin running direct burial cable above ground, and preparing each individual connection.
Waterproof Connections
Direct burial cables are the veins of your lighting system. They need to be healthy to operate optimally so why do so many companies use connections that will fail?
Splices where individual connections meet are the weakest point of your entire system and are where most failures occur.
Water-tight connections completely protect the splice and virtually eliminate any corrosion of the copper. Wire nuts and pierce point connectors allow water to enter and degrade the copper. This will eventually lead to major failures and the need for wire replacement. Our connections, like everything else we provide are built to last. We will preserve the integrity of your system.
Our installation staff is also trained to think of the future of your lighting system. At each splice, an additional 1 – 3 feet of wire is added. As years pass and landscapes mature, this extra wire will make repositioning fixtures to highlight those changes much easier.
Once each fixture is wired, our staff will run a test to make sure everything is working properly, now for step 2.
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Step 2 – Night-time Adjustments and Walkthrough
Once all fixtures have been set and activated, the next step is scheduling an evening for night-time adjustments and a walkthrough with you.
This step is crucial, it ensures we did what we were supposed to do, knock it out of the park!!!
Upon arrival that evening, our designer will spend as much time as needed to go through the entire scene, making sure that any needed adjustments are made before calling on you. Once that is done, we would like to walk the property with you. This is the perfect opportunity to discuss each and every aspect of the lighting design.
If additional adjustments are needed, they can be done right then and there and if any additions are requested, they can be added during step 3.
Our goal is to leave that evening, knowing that you will be standing there in awe, long after we have driven away. Then it’s time for step 3.
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Step 3 – Final Installation and Documentation
Now that you are completely ecstatic, it’s time for us to get things done!
During final installation, we will make any additional that were discussed during the walkthrough and begin the process of burying cable.
Our trenching is done by hand! Trenching machines can bust pipes and cut communication lines. We take every precaution to leave your landscape in exactly the same condition we found it, with the addition of magnificent lighting that is!
We also want to make sure that we protect your investment from accidental damage. Adding conduit to planter beds prevents damage to wires from planting annuals and setting wire a minimum of 8” deep in sod protects it from yard aeration. These are just some of the steps we take to raise the bar!
Once all cables are buried, a full system electrical test is conducted to ensure the transformer is running optimally. The readings will be recorded in the as-built documentation we put together for you. This will record the details of your system, should you ever need them in the future.
The only thing left to do is, set back, relax and enjoy your new atmosphere!
Us vs. Them
Bad Connections
The most common point of failure is in a bad connection. Wire nuts, silicone filled or not will allow moisture in, once corrosion starts, its not stopping. Our water proof connections are designed to keep water out.
Improper Wire Burial
