AK Lighting

AK Lighting

Located: North Dallas Area
I'm Adam - I'm an entrepreneur who has done landscape lighting since 2012. Three years with a professional lighting company, and then for my own business here in North Dallas.
This channel is dedicated to helping DIY-ers to install or to improve their own landscape lighting.
If you want to learn more Feel free to check out my FREE PDF download of the fundamentals of landscape lighting AND learn how you can make your lighting look professionally installed.
For those of you who live in Dallas and would like a lighting quote or need some help, go to my Facebook page.
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Connecting Multiple Wires

Connecting Multiple Wires

Gutter Lights

Gutter Lights

Common vs Professional Bulbs

Common vs Professional Bulbs

Different lights

Different lights

New RGBW Lights!

New RGBW Lights!

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  • @slepman69
    @slepman6923 сағат бұрын

    This video is a waste of my time!!! How about showing the light how to replace bulb etc!!!!🤦🏻‍♂️🤷

  • @dragonhernandez6643
    @dragonhernandez6643Күн бұрын

    I do not recommend that type of connection because the cables are slightly loose and it causes the sings to heat

  • @dragonhernandez6643
    @dragonhernandez6643Күн бұрын

    How many years of experience are you?

  • @dragonhernandez6643
    @dragonhernandez6643Күн бұрын

    experience

  • @laurenceoliva4988
    @laurenceoliva4988Күн бұрын

    I'm sorry, but I'm going to completely call you out on this video. The information is completely wrong and you're doing people a huge disservice by posting content like this. Every single LED must have a driver in order to work whether its internal or external. Period. LEDs actually use 5 volt DC in order to illuminate and it's the driver that handles the 12v payload from your transformer. Also, all of those lamps are pretty much the bottom of the barrel in quality and light output. Brilliance and FX make the best LEDs on the market hands down, why arent they mentioned? Also, most lamps have an IP rating of 61 to 65, I'm not sure which "engineer" is doing this testing, but these lamps would fail immediately.

  • @laurenceoliva4988
    @laurenceoliva4988Күн бұрын

    @4:10 This is completely false. 12/2 is rated for 20 amps, so on a 12v halogen system, thats 12 - 20 watt lamps. Higher multi-tap transformers could allow you add more, especially on a 24v system utilizing a 30v tap. So many dark spots and weird shadows and the hot spots over the garage... Could have been better.

  • @kkbird21
    @kkbird21Күн бұрын

    For those wondering if it should be a GFCI, the answer is not necessarily. If it's connected to a GFCI breaker or there is already a GFCI on the same circuit, you don't need another one- it's redundant at that point. If there is no GFCI anywhere on the circuit, then yes, a GFCI is a good idea.

  • @joboswell3563
    @joboswell3563Күн бұрын

    Adam. My lawn guy ran over my end run and caused the wires to touch. That string shorted out. I found the problem fixed making sure wires were not touching. The run came back on but shut off after an out 15 seconds. All other runs on transformer are working. Any advice ? Thanks Joanne

  • @laurenceoliva4988
    @laurenceoliva49882 күн бұрын

    "High Quality" and "Volt Lighting" discount this video. You can do much better.

  • @user-md5mc9ry5b
    @user-md5mc9ry5b3 күн бұрын

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @aaronh1230
    @aaronh12304 күн бұрын

    Can I install my transformer on my siding?

  • @HeatedInaCup
    @HeatedInaCup6 күн бұрын

    Hey AK lighting, I just finished running a single run of 200' 10/2 wire. I stopped at the end of the roll because I assumed it would be too much drop. I have 96W of LEDs on the wire, and am pulling 11.36V at the end of the line. I was thinking I should hop on the 14V tap instead of the 12V, but I'm worried now I either don't know how to measure my voltage or maybe I was over estimating the drop I would experience. Think I'm okay as is and my measurements are within reason? Or am I completely measuring my voltage wrong? Thanks :)

  • @SherrieSchmitz
    @SherrieSchmitz7 күн бұрын

    What brand of crimping tool are you using? I am really being helped by your videos!!

  • @MrTaylorb748
    @MrTaylorb7487 күн бұрын

    Does this transformer work with an app to control tru scapes lights?

  • @dg8522
    @dg852212 күн бұрын

    Volt is trash, so much better options on the market…

  • @frankcaramagna9632
    @frankcaramagna963213 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much, Adam! Your videos are awesome, and you have helped me out tremendously with my landscaping project in my backyard

  • @ninjip3460
    @ninjip346014 күн бұрын

    Can you please guide about dot lights for pavers, my paver project is ongoing and I’m almost ready to order true scape 2.5” dot lights, can you please share your inputs.

  • @Barkley2016
    @Barkley201617 күн бұрын

    I have to run a 120V wire about 30 feet outdoor to install a GFI receptacle that I'll plug my 300 watt transformer into. What guage wire would you use for the 120V line?

  • @Rintin820
    @Rintin82017 күн бұрын

    I don't know why I love these videos so much

  • @aaronh1230
    @aaronh123017 күн бұрын

    @aklighting8292 can you provide a link to the bulbs in your video?

  • @jon-patrickw.7969
    @jon-patrickw.796919 күн бұрын

    Perfect! Thanks!

  • @deboraf1873
    @deboraf187320 күн бұрын

    I’ve learned so much from your videos! Thank you for demonstrating this. I got a volt kit too. it’s easy but, I’m adapting your suggestions in the videos on how to install with daisy chain 1 main wire run. thx

  • @Sean-gw2wx
    @Sean-gw2wx21 күн бұрын

    The Icon is an excellent light Adam. I want to buy some from your site but see you are offering only the black. I assume that’s a powder coat over the brass?

  • @josephyeo6966
    @josephyeo696621 күн бұрын

    The most important point was not mentioned here. Do you want to put lighting to show off your house to neigbors and attract attention to your property or do you just want to be able to stroll around your garden without falling over. I opted for the latter and most of my lights are low on the ground with sensors to ground movement and only one mounted higher up to illuminate steps up to my front door.

  • @julieatkinson3383
    @julieatkinson338322 күн бұрын

    Thanks for all of that info.!

  • @benjaminkeeler1401
    @benjaminkeeler140122 күн бұрын

    I didn’t know I needed this video!

  • @DrOcKa20
    @DrOcKa2023 күн бұрын

    The transformer needs to be plugged into a GFCI Outlet, not just any outlet like you said in this video.

  • @jonyrubio9310
    @jonyrubio931023 күн бұрын

    If I connect 12 volts led pool light into 14 volts will bright more than 12 volts just a question thanks

  • @nickjohnson439
    @nickjohnson43923 күн бұрын

    Silicone inside of a wire nut and boom, waterproof, corrosion proof connection. Apply as much silicone as u wish

  • @bonniehammond9566
    @bonniehammond956624 күн бұрын

    2*k*i*l devide by (12v*3%) This math gives you the required wire size in kcmil. 2*12.9*amps*length 12.9 is for copper. If it was aluminum it would be 21.2

  • @FDJT-sj7id
    @FDJT-sj7id24 күн бұрын

    Got to admit, this was confusing. Point #1 says is a misconception that landscape lighting is hard. Point #5 also says it’s a misconception that a regular person can’t do it. Ok, so landscape lighting is easy. Got it. Then point #2 comes along. It’s a misconception that there’s not much to landscape lighting and you really can just throw up some Home Depot lights. Whoops. He goes on to say that landscape lighting is “an art and a design”. He uses the pillar example to show what an average Joe might do versus what some professional who knows how to light for textures would do. He then goes on to literally say, “…you have to know how to do it and get professional lighting so it can create that look.” So yeah, maybe Joe Average can throw up a dozen Home Depot solar powered path lights on both sides of their 10 foot long walkway and turn it into an airport runway, but no, without a significant amount of research and data, including specs on each fixture, the average homeowner is not going to think about putting 3 uplights around a post a few inches away so you can get the “three dimensional” and “texture” look. They’re not going to consider light pollution or light trespass. They’re not going to know about the long shrouds that downlights will have so you don’t see the actual bulb when you put it high up in a tree. They’re not going to think about lighting a larger tree with 3 or 4 uplights. They’re sure as hell not going to think about load and voltage drop. I live in a pretty typical residential area where 95% of the homeowners have done their own landscape lighting. They get their lights at Home Depot. Most are solar, but some are actual wired, low voltage. They love to light both sides of the short walkways from the driveway to the front door. They put a light every 2-3 feet. They buy a box of 20 lights, and by god, they put all 20 in the front flower bed. So, yeah, landscape lighting is not difficult to do. It is, however, difficult to do correctly. I guess I just made a commercial for professional landscape lighting companies, but an amateur can do it. You just have to do your homework first. And I’ve pulled a few all-nighters…….

  • @TOPFLIGHTVENDINGINC
    @TOPFLIGHTVENDINGINC25 күн бұрын

    Do you need an electrician to install this?

  • @KD-er7dc
    @KD-er7dc25 күн бұрын

    That was very helpful!!

  • @fuzzy2112
    @fuzzy211226 күн бұрын

    Adam, can you connect this to any transformer? I have a 100 watt Ring Transformer.

  • @parkesa23
    @parkesa2327 күн бұрын

    How much do you charge for design help?

  • @joeharding-fm8lo
    @joeharding-fm8loАй бұрын

    handsome

  • @dawncawthra3519
    @dawncawthra3519Ай бұрын

    Thanks very helpful.

  • @andysomlighting
    @andysomlightingАй бұрын

    Wow, so nice!

  • @aaronlaboy7545
    @aaronlaboy7545Ай бұрын

    😂😂

  • @flaviuskern225
    @flaviuskern225Ай бұрын

    Self soldering heat shrink connectors - even better.

  • @flaviuskern225
    @flaviuskern225Ай бұрын

    14 gauge is perfectly fine for the vast majority of modern led projects leaving you with room for expansion on longer runs (who’s still working with halogen?). I just wired my parents yard, two zones, 55w on the first, 25w on the second - the 200w transformer is no where near its limit. Project came out great.

  • @user-hp6kp1vg4m
    @user-hp6kp1vg4mАй бұрын

    hello are you still able to answer questions? I see some of these comments are old and these not much in the way of replies.

  • @yehmustafa2959
    @yehmustafa2959Ай бұрын

    useless video, waste time

  • @nhebert1234
    @nhebert1234Ай бұрын

    I get that he texture look but then you need to ask, is the texture worth 3x’s the cost?? For me.. no.

  • @billweitzel4986
    @billweitzel4986Ай бұрын

    Why dig through the lawn instead of the mulch?

  • @JerryGilkerson-mu2we
    @JerryGilkerson-mu2weАй бұрын

    Adam I have one transformer working I am attempting another transformer on the same circuit. All are led. The second transformer is powered on but no lights will come on. I have replaced the wire but still nothing. What am I doing wrong?

  • @JerryGilkerson-mu2we
    @JerryGilkerson-mu2weАй бұрын

    Adam I have one transformer working I am attempting another transformer on the same circuit. All are led. The second transformer is powered on but no lights will come on. I have replaced the wire but still nothing. What am I doing wrong?

  • @johncole4413
    @johncole4413Ай бұрын

    Thanks I learned a lot from you.

  • @user-th2qd8bk6z
    @user-th2qd8bk6zАй бұрын

    Dang - just bought a Fat Boy

  • @b.williams4396
    @b.williams4396Ай бұрын

    Fantastic series.