Security lighting

[breezer]

Anyone tried those low enery halogen bulb replacements - 36w rather than 300 / 500w etc?

Any good?

 

[brightspark]

yep there brill not as bright mind but last ages and cheap to run

 

[Shox Dr]

Yes I have one lighting the rear garden up. I found the 32w bulb too bright so when it failed I fitted the lowest wattage available 12w ISTR. It easily lights up a 15x15 mtr area

 

[Shox Dr]

Also worth noting they take sometime to warm up, so are no good for instant light, ie switched PIR lighting

 

[breezer]

Wife wants to see the door for keys etc - any good for that? 5 seconds to walk down drive - will it be bright enough be then?

 

[Shox Dr]

Noop, why not fit a low energy light near to the door on a 24hr timer, or daylight sensor

 

[brightspark]

get a 12 watt 2 d fitting with photocell 25 quid

 

[breezer]

She don't go out THAT much!

 

[brightspark]

She don't go out THAT much!

pmsl buyher an iluminated keyfob

 

[Marty2005]

Don't let her out after dark. I don't mine ... well I did last night, after all it was Halloween

 

[brightspark]

Don't let her out after dark. I don't mine ... well I did last night, after all it was Halloween

lol wife came home last nite i said u can take mask of now needless to say im still in doghouse

 

[rtbcomp]

Full brilliance daylight wavelength LED bulbs should be on the market within 4 or 5 years according to a guy from Cambridge University.

 

[brightspark]

leds are the way to go i have led head lamp use on callouts all the time there brill last weeks and light is intense