Lightkiwi W9715 300W Outdoor Landscape Lighting Low Voltage Transformer 120V AC to (12V-13V-14V-15V AC) Multi-Tap - Weatherproof for Garden Lights, Spotlight and Pool/Spa Lightings - ETL Listed

Beautiful great quality

Exactly what we needed. Works great!!

I have several landscape lights requiring three 600w transformers. When replacing them, my transformer of choice has always been Kichler...as all of my landscape lights are made by Kichler. However, their tranformer prices have increased considerably. So, this time I purchased a 600w Lightkiwi transforme at about 1/2 the price. I'm very pleased with my decision to change manufactures. It is well made, with a stainless steel body, a removable door, and it's very easy to install. It was simple to attach the low volt wires with their larger lugs and screw downs. If it lasts a long time, I will continue to use Lightkiwi.

This landscape lighting transformer replaced a 20-year-old Malibu controller. It was very easy to install, even easier to program and it's doing a good job of turning underwater lights on and off in a koi pond. The Malibu controller delayed turn on by 15 minutes, so if I wanted the lights to come on at 8:15 PM, I had to set it to turn on at 8:00 PM. This Lightkiwi transformer is accurate to the minute. When I set it to turn on at 8:15 PM, it turns on at 8:16 PM. It takes less than a minute to program it. Rather than deal with AM or PM issues, this Lightkiwi transformer uses a 24-hour clock, which takes any guesswork out of the picture. Would buy again.

I really like this unit. It is well-made and the stainless housing is not magnetic, so it is made of a SS alloy that will not rust (BTW: a great test for SS grills, also). The integrated analogue timer is a convenient feature. Although I would not hesitate to recommend buying one, I do have two recommendations for engineering improvements. The first is the terminal block, it could be "beefed up" for heavier gauge wire. I had a difficult time stuffing 2 X 12 gauge wires into the block. However, I did not have a problem with the screws stripping out as another reviewer noted. The second issue is the design of the knock-out holes. If using conduit, the rear two knock-outs are almost useless because the openings are vey close to the bottom of the internal transformer housing. I suppose they could be used for push-in plastic wire grommets for romex or line cord, but if the housing was made about 1" longer, there would be no problem using these rear knock-out holes for conduit or 1/2" romex strain relief connectors. The blanking plugs for the knock-outs also tend to separate at the 3/4" opening size. Again, I am very happy with the unit and would purchase it again. The two aforementioned issues fall more into the annoyance category, rather than deal-breakers.Update: I just installed a second one of these units and, within the limitations described in my original review, very happy with its design and performance.

This 300-watt unit is working wonderfully, it runs very cool, and no noise likes the cheaper ones does.I have this installed inside my garage with a photocell wired to the outside of house and a timer installed with it, it works like a charm and able to do separate on/off times during the evenings and early morning events....I've had it 4 months now and no problems so far.1 year update: I've expanded the number of landscape lights, and I have this 300-watt unit max out now, it has run beautifully without any problems for over a year now. The only downfall I would give this unit is the mechanical timer, built cheap and it has to many on/off tabs to select from, don't need for every 10 min intervals. recommend going to hardware store getting a better-quality timer brand to install.2-year update: This unit is working perfectly so far. I do have it max out on wattage, and it does get a little warm but nothing dangerously close to burning anything on the wall. My next purchase will be the 600-watt model when I expand lighting in my yard

Ok, here I go first I’m a 30 year electrician. I bought this for lighting a static sign with 12v lights with power for any future lighting near or far. I also wanted to avoid mounting a weatherproof 120v GFCI receptacle on the masonry pillars (2) on either side supporting the sign. My clients wanted the outlet for Christmas lights so I mounted the box on an outside wall near the sign by newly planted shrubs that will grow large enough to hide the box eventually. I drilled out the pop rivets holding the inside cover on to get at the wiring and turned the outlet in the box into a switched by photo eye receptacle. To do this properly it was fed by a GFCI receptacle inside the building. Since there was an outer layer of corrugated metal covering the cinder block wall I was able to remove a panel of it and drill a hole through the block wal large enough for an MC wire connector attaching to a 1/2” KO in the back of the interior outlet attaching it to the load side of the GFI. I also used a 120v photo eye mounted in the KO provided however I drilled out the low voltage connector and ran THHN wire through the connector so it acted as protection from the metal. I needed to dril a 1/2” hole into the protected wiring area to attach my MC cable from inside the building. Everything works perfectly and now there’s a controlled outlet in the box not on the signage. Now an extension cord can be plugged in directly through the large Knock Out in the bottom and I’ve eliminated installing a GFI receptacle for the transformer and a second weatherproof receptacle on the signage. Doing this violates the UL listing and should not be attempted without electrical code knowledge but should be an option from the manufacturer

Does the job, and very nicely manufactured. Quality merchandise. Easy to install. This replaced my old transformer which was not well made, and proved not to be durable in the weather. A word to the wise...this item is heavy (as all transformers are), so have a helper when you to hang it.