LED Wall/Step Lights

[ccasanova]

Any recommendations for LED wall/step lights? I need 13-14 led fixtures to go around the perimeter of the deck and pool. They will be located near the top of the wall, below a bluestone cap.



I’ve priced Volt online, local electric shop carries Kichler, pool supplier carries VistaPro. Any suggestions?

 

[kimkats]

I am sorry no one had any ideas for you. Here is a bump to get it in front of some more eyes.

 

[ccasanova]

I’ve researched the heck out of it for a few days and will report back on the process once completed. Thanks

 

[bmoreswim]

I ended up not putting on low voltage lighting, but when I did some research, people seemed to like Volt Lighting.

https://www.voltlighting.com/landscape-lighting-led-step-lights/c/17

 

[bdavis466]

I've had good luck with these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01EW7YOFI/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[ccasanova]

I ended up not putting on low voltage lighting, but when I did some research, people seemed to like Volt Lighting.

https://www.voltlighting.com/landscape-lighting-led-step-lights/c/17

The Volt Undercover hardscape light and 300w transformer is what I’m going with. I just need to call them and confirm I have everything needed in my cart.

 

[todd.brock]

Good to hear these are so popular. I am going to light up my retaining wall and steps with these. They are all brass fixtures, so they should be fairly sturdy


18x36 vinyl liner , Hayward Sand Filter, Maxflo VS pump, Hayward VS Omni automation, Rheem 115k Heat pump, Colorlogic LED. Dolphin 400 robot. Build date: Spring 2018.

 

[ccasanova]

I haven’t installed them yet, but the fixtures look great. I’ll try to setup the transformer and test them this week.

 

[Dirk]

Volt rocks. Incredible quality. I was so tired of anything store-bought going out all the time. My Volts have been going strong for a couple years now. Expensive, and worth it.

Two hints, which probably apply more to yard lighting than pool lighting:

I soldered all my connections. And then put those into the included wire nuts. I real pain, but I wanted my connections to be bullet proof, and to last forever.

I now wish I had gone up a size or two with the transformer. They recommend oversizing to begin with, but I love the lights so much that I started adding more beyond the original plan. Now I'm maxed on the transformer and still want more!

 

[todd.brock]

I started looking more seriously at Volt. They come out to about 50 bucks a fixture. The transformers are in massive Stainless steel enclosures. You can wire up to 8ga, I think? That would be one h.e. double hockey stick sized run!

 

[Dirk]

50 bucks sounds about right. Depending on what you're doing, they offer kits that include everything you might need, plus a bit of a discount. I bought one of those for the transformer and the wire and the base setup, then added a few more lights to get what I wanted... then a few more... then a few more...

I don't mind paying more, even a lot more, for something that is of very high quality, and will last a long time. These are definitely not disposable lights, like you might buy at Home Depot for $50 a set.