Now is the perfect time to make adjustments to your outdoor light settings as the fall season approaches. Use our simple guide below to set a timer for your landscape lighting.
How To Adjust Settings For Outdoor Lights
The majority of outdoor lighting systems will feature a timer inside the lighting transformer. Depending on system’s size, it is important to remember that you may need to adjust multiple transformers.
To adjust your settings, open up your transformer and you’ll find the timer plugged in on the inside. Based on where the transformer is located, it may be easier to adjust the settings and time with your outdoor lighting timer unplugged.
The most common timers will either have green and red clips or be a push-in style of timer. With the push-in style, you simply need to push the tabs in or pull them in order to adjust the time when the lights are on. Just check to see what is pushed in to start with based on the timer style and make the adjustments as needed.
In the event that green and red clips are used, you will have to rely on these elements to set the timer for “on” and “off”. Where your green clip is set dictates what time the lights turn. The red clips determine when the lights will turn off. Slide the clips out and push them in at the times you want them to turn on and off.
Setting The Timer For Outdoor Lights
On both timer styles referenced above, setting the time of the day will involve the same process. You simply need to turn the dial until the arrow lines up with the correct time of day. The light timers rotate clockwise to set and also run this way. While setting the time, you will want to make sure you have the time or day set correctly for AM or PM.
Once you have finished setting the on/off time and the proper time of day, plug your timer back into the lighting transformer. If you unplugged the transformer cord from the timer, make sure you plug that back in, at this time.
Once these steps have been completed, you can close up the transformer. Your outdoor lights will now turn on and off at the times you have set.
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