Outdoor flood lights come in a range of types, sizes and power. One type is that you normally see at grand openings or movie premiers, emitting a high-intensity shaft of light onto the open sky at night. At major sporting events, beams of outdoor flood lighting, requiring thousands of watts of power, are used to light up the playing fields and seating spots. Then there are small flood lights that you can use to highlight an attractive feature of your garden.
As many people don’t require lights for lighting up a sports ground with 90,000 seats, the majority of flood lights are designed for home or commercial use. In fact, security is the number one reason why outdoor flood lighting is used. In some cases, you may require a flood light that can eradicate dark shadows totally. On other occasions, all you require is a modest glow.
Many different varieties of energy-saving outdoor flood lighting are available these days. Solar flood lights are those that don’t blast a huge shaft, but will provide sufficient light to identify burglars at your premises. Once you have paid for the unit and the bulb, solar powered lights can run on zero power costs, as they make use of the rays of sun.
Light Emitting Diode flood lights (LEDs) are another option you should consider. Even though the amount of power they generally consume is around 40 to 70 watts, there are a few models of LEDs requiring more than 100 watts. The main benefit of LEDs is that they require around 60% less power compared to other electric alternatives.
Compact Fluorescent (CFL) flood lights may not be very popular, they still are something worth looking at if you require a low-intensity source of light. They come in the range of 10 and 40 watts and can be installed at a home entrance or garage door. Another type of outdoor flood light that are very common, yet hardly ever noticed are the mercury vapor lamps (MVL). Most people recognize them by their familiar name of “street lights”.
The most popular type of outdoor flood lights are those electrically powered, high-intensity quartz halogen lights. They have the tendency to emit a luminous shaft of hundreds and in some cases even thousands of watts. These lights generally feature motion sensors, automatically switching on when an unknown visitor enters your space. Quartz lights are a popular choice for security lighting at homes, commercial properties as well as playgrounds, tennis courts and parks.
Comments on this entry are closed.