Outside Light

Enemies.Closer

I am looking to install an outside light which shines up the front of my house.

Can anyone give me any recommendations to the type of light to get? I have a cable already outside from the inside switch.

By the way I would like a blue glow of the light if possible??

mutley74

B&Q sell a 150W with sensor for under £8 ..except its not a blue light.

keith969

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Lighting_External_Index/index.html

Enemies.Closer

Not to sure if i explained this correct.

I want the light to sit in the garden so it shines on the front of the house if you know what i mean!!

ic

You'll want to look at the commercial floodlamps in the link keith has provided above. I think you'll ideally want a high-pressure sodium lamp (the same type used by white street lamps and to floodlight large buildings like sport centres), and then get hold of some filter plastic to make the colour blue.

Consider your neighbours, make sure the lamp won't be shining at their houses or lighting up their rooms at night, and that you won't risk blinding passing motorists. Also consider the cost - such floodlamps tend to burn around 150W+. Low pressure sodium is cheaper, but gives the orange glow instead.

keith969

Enemies.Closer wrote: »

Not to sure if i explained this correct.

I want the light to sit in the garden so it shines on the front of the house if you know what i mean!!

Ah OK. You probably want one of the 400W mercury floodlights then. You could possibly put a blue filter over it if it can stand the heat.

27col

Very eco-friendly, a 400w floodlight, and so Money Saving too.

savemoney

I know you say you have cable but have you thought of a solar light?

I got one a evo56 very easy to fit, whilst I agree its not brilliantly bright it covers our driveway which is around 15 foot in length. It gets enough charge for normal usage during day if solar panel is south facing

C_Mababejive

Is it some kind of show house?

sillygoose

Simple. One or two of these low energy outside flood lights. Only 36 watts but light output similar to 300w flood. Low energy bulbs tend to give a whitey bluey light often anyway. But because these are low energy there is little heat, normal one get ultra hot so can melt filters or overheat if filtered, these could be easily filtered with almost anything.

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=cpc/517373.xml

the same retailer also sells things like filter sheets.. perhaps something like this?
http://cpc.farnell.com/chris-james-lighting-filters/lp063-21-x24-ht-range/lighting-filter-ht-pale-blue/dp/DP29700

SplanK

from experiance... low engery "flood" lights are very poor... we have them at work and they only give enough light off to make things just visable - but like a "bright moon night".....