How to waterproof underground lights？

1. What is an LED underground Light

An LED underground Light is simply a lighting device buried in the ground. At present, buried lights can be seen in major commercial plazas and shopping pedestrian streets. The working principle of the ground lamp is to use ultra-bright LED as the light source, and use LED constant current drive as the driving method. The light source is buried underground, and the super bright light source of the power supply is used to make the buildings on the ground more beautiful. For squares, restaurants, private villas, gardens, and residential landscaping, underground lights have a strong decorative effect; underground lights are durable, low power consumption, long life, small size, and easy to install.

2. How to waterproof the led underground light connector

（1）. Use a waterproof power cord

The power cord of the In-ground Luminaires LED needs to have a VDE certified waterproof power cord to ensure the service life of the In-ground Luminaires. When installing, generally use rigid waterproof treatment to bury the parts of the lamp that may seep into water, and use waterproof junction boxes at the joints.

（2）. Waterproof junction box

Generally, there are special sealing rubber rings and stainless steel fasteners for the wiring port of buried lights. First pass the cable through the rubber ring, then tighten the stainless steel fastener until the wire cannot be pulled out of the sealing rubber ring. After wiring is complete, the edges of the junction box are sealed with glue or filled with wax inside.

3. Recessed Ground Spotlight installation method

（1）. Prepare installation materials

Before you start installing an in-ground light, you should comb through the various parts that will be used with the light. LED underground light is a special landscape LED light buried in the ground. Once installed, it can be very troublesome to reinstall if there are fewer parts installed.

（2）. Cut off the power

Before installing the LED underground light, the power must be cut off. This is the first step in the installation of all electrical equipment and is the basis for safe operation.

（3）. Fixing of embedded parts

Before the formal installation, a hole should be dug according to the shape and size of the embedded parts, and then the embedded parts should be fixed with concrete. The embedded parts play the role of isolating the main body of the LED underground lamp and the soil, which can ensure the service life of the LED underground lamp.

（4）. Install the wiring device

Provide IP67 or IP68 wiring device for connecting external power input and lamp body power cord; while the power cord of LED underground light needs to have VDE certified waterproof power cord to ensure the LED underground light. service life.