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Landscape Lighting Repair: Licensed Electrician, Real Fixes

Family-owned · Denver Local

Landscape Lighting Repair: Licensed Electrician, Real Fixes

From dead fixtures to faulty transformers, All Electric finds the problem and fixes it right.

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Landscape Lighting Repair That Actually Holds

When your landscape lights stop working, the answer usually isn't a new fixture. Loose low-voltage connections, a failed transformer, a corroded socket, a tripped GFCI upstream. These are the real culprits most of the time, and every one of them is fixable. All Electric has handled residential electrical services across the Front Range for 9 years. CO License #ME.0600978, fully insured, 4.9 stars across 468 Google reviews. Every landscaping lights repair comes with a 1-year labor warranty. Call (720) 951-4619 to schedule.

Good landscape lighting repair starts with a real diagnosis, not a parts swap. The transformer gets checked first, voltage output, timer settings, load capacity. Then every run of wire gets traced for breaks, shorts, or buried damage from edging or landscaping work. Fixtures get inspected for water intrusion, corroded contacts, and burned sockets. LED bulbs fail differently than halogen, and the fix is different too. Cost varies by how many fixtures are involved, how much wire needs to be traced, and whether the transformer needs replacement or just calibration. Every job is different, contact All Electric for an accurate estimate.

Why Outdoor Lighting Stops Working

Most failures trace back to one of these four causes, and none require a full system replacement.

01

Transformer Problems

The low-voltage transformer is the heart of any landscape lighting system. If it's undersized for the load, aging out, or just misconfigured, fixtures go dim or dark entirely. We test output voltage and compare it to the rated load before touching a single fixture.

02

Wire Breaks and Shorts

Buried wire gets cut by lawn edgers, compressed by root growth, and corroded by soil moisture over time. A break in one run can take out an entire zone. We trace each circuit to find exactly where continuity fails. No guessing, no replacing wire that's still good.

03

Corroded Fixtures and Sockets

Outdoor fixtures sit in soil, rain, and freeze-thaw cycles for years. The socket contacts oxidize, the bulb base corrodes into the housing, and water works its way into the wiring cavity. We clean what's salvageable and replace what isn't.

04

GFCI Trips and Upstream Faults

A lot of landscape lighting runs off a GFCI-protected circuit. When that outlet trips, often from moisture or a ground fault in the system, every fixture on the run goes dark. We check the upstream protection first because it's the fastest fix when it applies.

05

Failed LED Drivers

LED landscape lights have internal drivers that fail independently of the bulb itself. The fixture looks fine. The bulb tests fine. But the driver is dead. We've seen this misdiagnosed as a wiring problem more times than we can count.

How We Work

The Repair Process, Start to Finish

  1. 01

    Diagnosis First

    We test transformer output, check each circuit for continuity, and inspect fixtures before we quote any parts. You get an honest picture of what's actually wrong, not a worst-case list designed to run up the invoice.

  2. 02

    Targeted Repair

    We fix what's broken. If one wire run is damaged, we repair or replace that run, not the whole system. If a transformer needs replacing, we size the new one correctly for your actual fixture load, not just the next size up on the shelf.

  3. 03

    Test Every Fixture

    After repairs, every fixture on every zone gets cycled and checked. Timer settings get confirmed. We don't leave until the system runs the way it's supposed to, and the 1-year labor warranty backs that up.

Quick Reference

Common Landscape Lighting Issues: What They Signal

  1. 01

    One zone dark, others fine

    Points to a wire break or short in that specific run, or a loose connection at the transformer tap for that circuit.

  2. 02

    All lights dim but on

    Usually means the transformer is overloaded, the timer/photocell is failing, or voltage drop is happening across a run that's too long for the wire gauge used.

  3. 03

    Lights flicker or cycle on and off

    Often a loose connection at the fixture, a corroded socket, or a transformer that's thermally shutting down under load.

  4. 04

    Nothing works at all

    Start at the transformer. Check power to the unit, then check the GFCI outlet it plugs into. A tripped GFCI is the most common total-outage cause and takes two seconds to rule out.

Can Outdoor LED Lights Be Repaired?

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Yes. Most of the time. The bulb itself is usually the last thing to fail on a quality LED fixture. The driver circuit, the socket contacts, and the wire connections fail first. We've repaired fixtures that homeowners were ready to throw out because the diagnosis was wrong. The fixture was fine, the connection was bad. That said, not every fixture is worth repairing. If a cheap fixture has corroded through the housing and the socket is disintegrated, replacement is the honest answer. We'll tell you which is which. We won't replace fixtures to pad a ticket if a repair makes more sense. For larger systems or electrical work that touches the home's main circuits, we handle that too, same license, same warranty, same crew. Book an appointment online or call (720) 951-4619.

What We Cover

Landscape Lighting Repairs All Electric Handles

Licensed, insured, and 9 years in the trade. CO License #ME.0600978.

Every repair is performed by a licensed electrical contractor, not a handyman, not a landscaper moonlighting on electrical. When the fix involves a dedicated circuit or a 220 outlet for a larger system, we handle that under the same permit-ready scope.

Owner-operated

Daniel Vargas

Family-owned · Denver Local

4.9 · 468 Google reviews
Low-voltage transformer repair and replacement
Sized correctly for your actual fixture load
Wire tracing, break repair, and burial
Full circuit continuity testing before and after
Fixture socket and connection repair
Corroded contacts cleaned or replaced
GFCI and upstream circuit troubleshooting
Checked before any fixture work begins

Frequently Asked Questions

My landscape lights aren't working at all. What should I check before calling?
Start at the transformer. Is it getting power? Is the timer set correctly, especially after a power outage or daylight saving time change? Then find the GFCI outlet the transformer plugs into (often in the garage or on an exterior wall) and press the reset button. A tripped GFCI kills everything downstream instantly. If neither of those restores power, the fault is in the transformer or wiring and it needs hands-on diagnosis.
How much does landscape lighting repair cost?
It depends on the number of fixtures involved, whether the transformer needs replacement, how much wire needs to be traced or replaced, and how accessible the runs are. A simple GFCI reset or loose connection repair takes minutes. A buried wire break across a long run or a transformer replacement is a different scope entirely. Every job is different, contact All Electric for an accurate estimate.
Can outdoor LED landscape lights be repaired, or do they need to be replaced?
Most can be repaired. LED landscape fixtures typically fail at the driver circuit, the socket contacts, or the wire connection, not the LED element itself. We diagnose before we quote parts. If the housing is corroded through or the fixture is a bottom-shelf unit that costs less to replace than repair, we'll tell you that plainly. We don't recommend replacement when a repair is the right call.
What replacement parts does a landscape light fixture typically need?
The most common repairs involve the bulb socket (corroded or burned contacts), the wire connector at the fixture base (often pulled loose or oxidized), and the transformer's internal fuse or timer module. On LED systems, the driver board fails more often than the LED itself. Transformer capacitors fail on older magnetic units. We stock common parts and can usually complete the repair in one visit.
Do landscape lighting repairs require an electrical permit?
Low-voltage landscape lighting (typically 12V systems) generally doesn't require a permit for repairs or fixture replacements. If the work touches a 120V circuit, replacing a transformer that hard-wires into a dedicated circuit, installing a new GFCI outlet, or adding a dedicated circuit for a larger system. That work is permitted and inspected. We handle both scopes and will tell you upfront which category your repair falls into.
My landscape lights work sometimes but not others. What causes that?
Intermittent failures usually point to a loose connection that makes contact under some conditions and not others, temperature expansion, ground movement, or vibration are common triggers. A transformer that's thermally shutting down under load will also cycle off and reset. Corroded socket contacts are another culprit: they conduct enough to light the fixture dimly but lose connection when the metal contracts in cold weather. This kind of fault is harder to find than a clean break, but it's diagnosable.

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