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Landscape Lighting Transformers

Power, protect, and perfect your lighting. Landscape lighting transformers step mains down to 12/15V for safe, efficient runs.

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Landscape Lighting Transformers & Accessories


Transformers use magnetic or electronic conversion to reduce incoming household power to a safer level—typically 12/15V for landscape lighting. Our resin units include interval timers and photocells for automatic control and stable 12–24V output. Choose the right landscape lighting transformer for top performance and long life, and finish your system with essentials like connectors, timers, and low‑voltage cables. Explore our accessories to build a durable, efficient setup.

Sauder's Hardscape Supply carries the following brands: Integral, BOLD, Lumien, lume, Brilliance LED

Landscape Lighting Transformer Uses

Accents & Uplifts

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Use landscape lighting transformer zones with individual timers for spots and uplights. Multi‑tap outputs keep voltage even across long runs to distant trees and tall facades. Separate circuits let you layer canopies, trunks, and wall washes without overloading, and schedule dusk ramp‑ups with later fade‑outs for curb appeal and security.

Water Features

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Make pool and water‑feature lighting safe and reliable: step mains to 12/15V, isolate circuits, and power via GFCI. Use weather‑rated enclosures with sealed connectors and stainless hardware, place units away from spray, and schedule with timers or photo‑eyes for clean, dependable illumination.

Pathways

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Landscape lighting transformers power pathway circuits at 12/15V, delivering even brightness along long runs and stairs by compensating for voltage drop with multi‑tap outputs. Central timers or photo‑eyes turn lights on at dusk for safety and wayfinding, while separate zones let you dim or schedule edges, landings, and step lights differently.

Our Customer Reviews

  • You will experience great customer service. Any questions about a wall, edging, your driveway, patio, lighting, waterfalls. Any outdoor living questions, they will bring you the most innovative and best solution for your project. Also they are connected to some of the most talented contractors in the business.
    Steven Bontrager
  • Reliable, knowledgeable, and friendly! Sauder's was one of the suppliers we used last year to build our paver patio & retaining wall. They were the ONLY supplier to suggest a border to break up the same color on the patio and wall, and we are SO happy we took their advice!
    Stephanie Starliper
  • Sauders personnel goes out of they’re way to help the homeowner who choose to take on hardscaping projects. My wife and I built a free standing sitting wall with pillars around our patio and Sauder’s provided all the materials and expertise on how to build a wall.
    M. Krebs
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Landscape Lighting Transformer FAQs

Choose a transformer based on your lights’ voltage and total wattage, with a 20–30% capacity buffer. Consider dimming, indoor vs. outdoor rating, and any extra features.

It depends on your total load and the transformer’s capacity. Example: 10 lights × 10W = 100W. Add at least a 20% buffer, so choose a 120W transformer. You can mix different fixtures on one unit as long as the combined wattage stays within the transformer’s rated output (plus buffer).

To wire your transformer, you’ll need to splice and connect the wires. In addition, you may need to bury them. Check out our installation guide for a more in-depth guide on wiring low-voltage lighting systems.

To install a transformer, you’ll need to mount it on the floor or wall, depending on your chosen type, prepare the wiring, and connect the power supply and load. Again, our installation guide is valuable for setting up your low-voltage lighting system.

Mark the fixture locations. 2) Drill holes at each mark. 3) Insert our integrators (stainless sleeve, fasteners, flexible conduit) for clean behind‑the‑wall connections. 4) Set integrators to hold alignment and level. 5) Apply mortar. 6) Slide fixtures into the sleeves for a seamless, professional finish.

Why do I need a Landscape Lighting Transformer?

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Safety


Lower voltage reduces shock and fire risk, making installation safer—especially in damp or wet areas. It’s the standard for landscape lighting because it limits hazard, keeps code compliance simpler, and gives you peace of mind around sprinklers, pools, and heavy dew.

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Energy Efficiency

Low‑voltage lighting draws less power, so it’s cheaper to run and easier on your electrical system. A landscape lighting transformer regulates and steps down the supply, preventing waste, stabilizing output, and improving efficiency—results you’ll see as lower energy use and a smaller electric bill.

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Longevity

Correct voltage protects components and extends fixture life. Overvoltage overheats LEDs and drivers, causing early failure; undervoltage dims output and shifts color. A properly sized transformer and balanced circuits keep voltage in spec across long runs for consistent brightness and reliability.

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Enhanced Control

Lower voltage reduces shock and fire risk, making installation safer—especially in damp or wet areas. It’s the standard for landscape lighting because it limits hazard, keeps code compliance simpler, and gives you peace of mind around sprinklers, pools, and heavy dew.

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Other Essential Landscape Lighting Accessories

Integrators

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Installing your low-voltage lights in mortar applications? Whether brick, bluestone, stucco, capstones, travertine, or precast concrete, our integrators are designed for ½” mortar applications.

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Low Voltage Cables

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Do you need low-voltage cables to connect your lighting fixtures to your power source? We have a 500’ spool of 12/2 gauge low-voltage direct burial cable to help you do just that.

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Connectors

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Proper connections are essential for successful installation. That’s why we recommend a splice joined by a waterproof connector such as our Ideal Connectors or SureSplice Connectors.

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Our Customer Reviews

  • Sauders personnel goes out of they’re way to help the homeowner who choose to take on hardscaping projects. My wife and I built a free standing sitting wall with pillars around our patio and Sauder’s provided all the materials and expertise on how to build a wall.
    M. Krebs
  • Reliable, knowledgeable, and friendly! Sauder's was one of the suppliers we used last year to build our paver patio & retaining wall. They were the ONLY supplier to suggest a border to break up the same color on the patio and wall, and we are SO happy we took their advice!
    Stephanie Starliper
  • You will experience great customer service. Any questions about a wall, edging, your driveway, patio, lighting, waterfalls. Any outdoor living questions, they will bring you the most innovative and best solution for your project. Also they are connected to some of the most talented contractors in the business.
    Steven Bontrager

Begin Your Project journey at our showroom

Visit our 5,000 square feet indoor hardscape materials showroom in New Holland, PA where you will find hardscape layouts, outdoor kitchen ideas, patio paver designs, patio lighting features, and our high-quality patio furniture all on display. Find the colors and textures that best complement your style, and a guide to help you choose the best combinations for your hardscape project in New Holland, PA. Here you will find hundreds of hardscape materials on display along with a full display of backyard and patio ideas.

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