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Solar Garden Lights: Illuminate Your Garden

October 21st, 2010

Solar garden lights are an alternative and more cost effective way of lighting your outdoor space – especially if you have a landscaped garden. Solar lights absorb the sun’s energy during the day, this energy is utilized at night and generates enough power to create light. Using this type of lighting has various advantages.

Advantages of Using Solar Lights

  • Environmentally Friendly- We live in a society whereby the government is trying to encourage a sustainable way of living. Using solar power is a great way of contributing to a greener way of living.
  • Easy to Maintain- The light emitting diodes or LED’s in solar powered lights are made in such a way that, after installation you should not have to replace them for a long while.
  • Cheap- They might be more expensive to purchase in the beginning. However the running costs are pretty much zero.
  • Wireless- Most solar powered lights do not require any kind of wiring. However some do require a singular wire and that is it.
  • Easy to Install- Installing solar powered lights, there really is nothing to it.

There are various types of solar powered lights, when purchasing some for your garden or outdoor space, it is a good idea to explore all the possible options.

Types of Solar Lighting

 

Solar Globe Lights

 

Globe lights are decorative glass orbs that are pleasing to the eye and they normally have a couple of different options to choose from. You can either go with a mosaic style design or you can opt for the type that change colour. Whichever one you  decide to go for you will find that they do add an extra level of beauty to your garden space.

Solar Post Lights

 

Post lights are slightly different in appearance, and they normally come in the form of a square shaped plastic cap that you can place on the top of a lamp post. One thing with post lights is although » Read more: Solar Garden Lights: Illuminate Your Garden

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Make Your Home Safer and More Accessible with Solar Yard Lights

August 1st, 2010

Walking to or from your home once the sun has gone down can be a bit dangerous if you don’t have the proper lighting along paths or around steps. Slips, trips and falls can occur if you can’t accurately navigate where you are going due to poor lighting, but with solar yard lights you can set up the best possible lighting without having to worry about difficult installation.

With traditional post lights or landscape lighting you need to run wire underground back to your electrical panel for power, this can be dangerous if you attempt it on your own or expensive if you enlist the help of an electrician. Solar yard lights get their power directly from the sun, not from your electrical system, which makes setting them up much faster, much safer and much easier.

Solar lights often come with a built in photo control that will turn the light on as soon as the natural light begins to disappear. This means that you don’t have to remember to flip a switch before you leave the house if you are going to be out late, the lights will automatically be on and lighting your path when you return.

Solar powered yard lights come in a wide variety of styles and designs allowing you to match or complete the existing décor of the exterior of your home. The perfect solar yard lights can even expand your space for entertaining by turning your deck or patio » Read more: Make Your Home Safer and More Accessible with Solar Yard Lights

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The Benefits of Solar Garden Lights

January 20th, 2010

There are few things better than not having to remember to turn on and off lights, and also not causing your light bill to go up. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your light in your garden and pathway lit up by itself?

Convenient- Because you do not have to wire anything, solar garden lights are very convenient. Think of the freedom it gives you to know you can just stick the stake in the dirt, or attach the light itself to any side of the house, as long as it is in direct sunlight during the day.

Technology – Solar garden lights are a self generating power source that charges up by absorbing the sun’s energy and discharging the stored energy to give out a soft glowing light at night.

When the first solar lamps were created, they were not considered to be the least bit efficient. That was because the charge that was provided through the photovoltaic sells was only good for a couple of hours at a time. However, with LED technology emerging together with the more efficient NiMH power packs replacing the older NiCAD, modern solar garden lights provide both a stronger light and a longer discharge time than they did in the past.

If you want to be amazed at the simplicity of this device, take a peek in to the casing and you’ll see a little controller board, LED light source, along with a photo resistor that is designed to recognize darkness, along with one AA NiCAD battery, plus a solar cell on top.

Environmentally Friendly – With the growing demand for renewable energy, technological advancements have greatly contributed to improved solar garden lights. All sorts of solar garden lights are appearing in the market for numerous positions and uses. » Read more: The Benefits of Solar Garden Lights

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Garden Lighting And What It Can Do For You

January 9th, 2010

Garden lighting is necessary if you have a patio and even a small amount of outdoor space around the home. Some insurance companies will give discounts for garden lighting of sufficient capacity for the obvious reasons. With good outdoor lighting the premises will be bright enough to ward off potential burglars. In addition, should neighbors or visitors fall due to poor lighting, an insurance claim can ensue. The last thing insurance companies want are claims which will raise your premium.

Therefore, garden lights should be of sufficient wattage to light the area. A good idea is to have a timer on the system so that lights will go on even if the house is uninhabited. This will give the impression that someone might be home and no burglar wants to be highlighted by lights.

An electrician needs to be hired if there are no outside outlets. It is always good to have more than one outlet, so while the electrician is working have the individual put in two. The lighting should light up pathways and entrances. Then you can direct them at your beautiful flowerbeds. » Read more: Garden Lighting And What It Can Do For You

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