Garden lampsshould give a nice lighting effect, be cheap to operate and durable, and the necessary installation must be safe and easy to use. The choice of lamps should be made at the stage of designing the garden to take into account the appropriate installation and wiring. Here's what to consider when choosinggarden lampsand which garden lamps will ensure long and trouble-free operation.
Garden lamps
Garden lampscan be used to permanently illuminate part of the plot area, or as decorative lighting or only for a specific time, needed, for example, to move from the gate to the house.
When choosing lamps, you should not only consider their beauty, but match them to the place where they will be installed, the expected lighting effect and the voltage they will be supplied with. You should also take into account how long they should shine during the day. Luminaires adapted to incandescent light sources are installed where they will shine for a short time, while for permanent lighting, one should choose luminaires adapted to energy-saving sources: compact fluorescent lamps, mercury, sodium or metal halide lamps. They consume several times less energy compared to ordinary light bulbs, which means lower electricity bills.
Low garden lamps
For lighting communication paths, decorative illumination of flower beds and low shrubs,garden lamps in small fittings , up to 50 cm high, are used. Portable lamps are mounted on blades driven into the ground, and those mounted permanently - attached to concrete foundations - ready (e.g. from concrete blocks) or made on site of the lamp's incorporation, or screwed to a hardened surface (paving slabs or cobblestones) ).In ready foundations or pavement elements, holes are drilled for leading cables and inserting expansion plugs (if they were not prepared earlier). When performed on site - a casing pipe (conduit) is placed to guide the cable and holes are prepared for expansion bolts. Suchgarden lamps are powered byeither 12 or 24 V (these are fitted with 10-20 W bulbs, usually halogen ones), or 230 V (these differ from the low voltage ones by the type of lamp holder bulb and with a degree of protection against water ingress - minimum IP 44 required)
Garden lamps in reflector fittings
To illuminate the facade, trees or a high hedge, usereflector fittings :
- placed on the surface - on a blade driven into the ground,
- screwed to a hardened ground or foundation,
- hidden in the ground in such a way that the top of the lamp is at the level of the ground. Such lamps are placed on a gravel bed and surrounded with gravel or concrete.
The headlamps must have hermetic housings and impact-resistant protective lenses; power supply - with low voltage or mains voltage.
Garden lamps - sconces and plafonds
To illuminate the driveway, paths along the house or the vicinity of a brick fence, usegarden lampsin the form of wall lamps or plafonds - mounted on a wall, in a wall or fence post or fixtures mounted in a wall recess . They are attached to either wall plugs or screws. Such lamps are previously connected to cables hidden in the wall or in the post. Power supply - with low voltage or mains voltage.
Garden lamps on masts
"For general lighting of larger surfaces, uselamps on mastswith a height of 2-3 m. They have either a socket to screw in ordinary bulbs or compact fluorescent lamps or a luminaire with a built-in mercury stabilizer , metal halide or sodium light sources. Power supply - 230 V.The masts are placed on a concrete foundation with an opening for inserting a cable and elements that allow the lamps to be firmly screwed on. These elements are, for example, screws embedded in concrete or special feet adapted to specific lamps, containing on one side reinforcement to be embedded in concrete, on the other - screws for screwing the lamp. Holes are also drilled in the foundation for the insertion of dowels, with the help of which the lamp will be screwed. Such a foundation can be purchased as a ready-made prefabricated element or made directly in the place where the luminaire is installed. "
