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GuestbookIf you've found this site useful in helping you to find a suitable light fitting for your property, or have a light pollution experience that you'd like to share with other visitors, please add it here. Thank you. outdoor floodlights we have a stable yard with no electricity. Whilst we can manage with battery lights bulbs in the stables, we have a problem when trying to bring the horses in from the fields on dark, wet and windy nights. We have looked at both solar and battery but really dont know what, if any, product would be the best for us. It needs to have a fair distance range. Thanks Posted by chris grant on 10 January 2012 Sorry for the late response Chris. Too much work to do ;) I regret I'm not an expert on solar or battery powered lighting, having only really been involved with wired ones. Posted by Colin [Editor] on 13 April 2012 Height to position Glarebuster I live at the end of a dirt track and want to provide as much lighting along it's length as possible. It doesn't even need to be particularly bright, just enough to see the uneven surface and standing water. Thank you for providing the information in the website. Without it I could have made quite a mistake and made walking or driving along this track into a glaring halogen light even more difficult than it is in the dark! So, I wonder if you could advise about the spread of light that is acheived with the Glarebuster and how the height that the light is placed will affect this? The nearest place I could site a light is on our garage. But that means it will only be at a height of about 2.2m (7.5ft). Also the garage is at 90 degrees to the track and it would need to provide light for about 10m at a 45 degree angle from the fitting. The house, on the other hand, will give the height but is an additional 10m away from the track meaning it would need to throw the light 20m from the house. Or given these complications, would you suggest a spot light like the 150W Oval PIR? This will allow me to angle the light in the right direction - but again, will it give a good beam angle rather than concentrating the light into a small area? Posted by Anthony on 22 December 2011 Sorry for the very late response, Anthony. I've been heavily involved in several other environmental projects lately and have rather neglected this site. I think you'll find that a GlareBuster light fitted at only 7ft will not project light far enough for your needs. I think in your circumstances that a halogen floodlight is probably really the best bet. I don't like them, but they do have their uses when used properly. I'd suggest getting a 500w one but fitting with a 250w bulb, and then site it as high on your house as you can manage, then adjusting the angle carefully so that light is only projected into the area where you need it. If the 250w then proves inadequate you can put the 500w bulb back in. The one advantage of halogen floodlights is that their beam has a very clear 'edge' which makes aiming them fairly easy. Just site it and tweak the angle until you're happy that the light only goes where you need it. Hope this helps. Posted by Colin [Editor] on 13 April 2012 Antique light fittings I live in a National Park village that dates mostly from the 18th century and has a conservation area. The problem I have is that all external wall light designs available in the UK seem to be modern and inappropriate for our building environment. By comparison, there seem to be plenty of antique designs available in the US. Are you aware of any similar designs for the UK market that would be acceptable to our town planners? Posted by Steve Rogers on 30 October 2011 Hi Steve. That's a tricky one. My own feeling is that it's a bad idea to try to fit in with an historic setting by using a faux period fitting. This tends to look Disneyesque. For instance, in my own town, much of which is traditional and conserved 19thC architecture, the streetlights used by the council are fake Victorian gas-lamp style. The result to my eyes, and those of many I've talked to, is _awful_. Makes the town look like a cheap theme park. Much better, in my view, to go for a modern minimalist style with good and efficient technology which doesn't clash with the historic location, but also doesn't pretend to be something it isn't. You may have problems, though, as the planning people in some areas prefer, oddly, the fake period look. Sorry I can't be more help. Posted by Colin [Editor] on 10 November 2011 The permission has been granted with a reduction from 4 to 2 outside lights. I suggested the full cutoff lights on your webpages and these are acceptable, though the planners have also suggested a range of olde worlde lanterns. Since the owner (who is a friend) only wants them for decoration and not for practical illumination of the pavement the wattage should be low so I am fairly relaxed. She also said they would be on a timer which will turn them off at 11pm. Posted by Steve Rogers on 03 December 2011 Smartflood? I found your information on 'lighting' most informative and gave me great confidence in respect of the right choice of security lamp. Having made contact by telephone with the company CFL in respect of "Smartflood" (my choice) they informed me that this light could not be attached to a seperate Pir and will not work with one? Posted by Danny Quain on 10 October 2011 The Smartflood lights are made by ASD in Rotherham. I've bought these fittings from them for years, and many are fitted to PIRs and work very well. A farming friend swears by them, too. If in doubt, though, 'phone ASD directly on +44 (0) 1709 374898. Posted by Colin on 14 October 2011 Rasmi Hi there. I found your page extremely interesting and as I am looking at replacing my old security lights for more energy efficient ones this was a great read. Doing further research of my own I've come across a rasmi motion and sensor energy efficient security light and wondered if you have any opinion on this particular model.? Posted by Trudy on 05 October 2011 I've not come across Rasmi lights before, but having done a search and looked at their fittings on Ebay and their own site, can't say I'm impressed by their light designs. They don't look as though they've put much thought at all to ensuring their lights balance good lighting with minimising light spill or sky glow - no cowls and little control over downward pointing, and the appear to use quite high wattage bulbs - costly to run and wasteful. I'd look elsewhere if I were you. Posted by Colin [Editor] on 14 October 2011 |
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