There is a growing debate over which type of landscape lighting is better: solar lighting or low intensity lighting. This article highlights some of the pros and cons of both from personal experience.
This type of lighting is available in various levels of brightness and style. The light output varies from fixture to fixture, but is generally very good. A transformer provides electricity and can be controlled by an automatic timer. It’s low-voltage, shapeless and safe to use around children and pets. It is also cost effective and buries the most difficult wires around the installation.
Illustrating some of the benefits of low-intention systems are listed below:
A professionally installed lighting system is known to increase the value and resale value of properties. Showcasing your home at night with low-intensity lighting helps potential visitors find your property even easier.
Compared with line voltage, it is easy to install with low voltage, safe to operate, very economical, and emits beautiful light.
As father knew, you can enjoy several hours of extra entertainment with friends and family. Low voltage lighting can also be folded into your deck, giving you great ambient light or direct light to your grill.
Low voltage lighting systems are expandable, so they can be adapted as properties expand and/or the needs of the occupants change.
Special lighting offers increased safety and security.
Some of the cons:
Burn out the bulbs and the heater.
The wiring can be damaged and needs a replacement.
Timers need to be reset with the light savings time.
Solar lights use LEDs instead of traditional bulbs. LEDs last longer than other light sources, sometimes lasting more than 10 years. This type of lighting does not require wiring and is the most energy-efficient lighting that uses the sun’s energy to recharge batteries. It costs nothing and is easy to install. However, it should not illuminate large areas brightly or for activities such as grilling and socializing.
Some of the benefits of solar lighting
The light source lasts longer than others. With LEDs there is nothing to break, crack, shake, leak, or contaminate.
Unlike typical conventional light sources, LEDs are not subject
sudden failure or burnout. There is no time when the commandment ceases; but the LEDs are gradually pushed into the finished time.
LOSS OF MAINTENANCE IS REDUCED – When led based on light, last at least 10 times longer than a normal light source, there is no need to replace the light, reduce or even eliminate ongoing maintenance costs and periodic bulb replacement. This is especially nice if you have an area with difficult access to change bulbs.
Energy efficiency – You can know for sure that you are not contributing equally to global warming or the energy crisis with products you use solar.
Mercury is not in the spring. By eliminating mercury from your system, you will meet new and increasingly stringent environmental regulations.
Some of the cons:
Solar panels that typically use light fixtures should be small. This way the batteries collect less energy from the sun to recharge.
Areas that are often shaded or have little sun also in geography affect the recharging capabilities of the fixture.
The lamp is generally dark and does not cover much ground. It also seems to look blue, even though it says to use “Super White White”.
Subdark lighting means you have to use more fixtures, which creates the appearance of a stripped port, or if you use light fixtures, it looks like a bunch of bug zappers (without the ability to zap bugs).
No matter what they say about LEDs last, my experience has been that the solar panel is usually covered in dirt and the batteries don’t last as long as they are supposed to. You need to keep that solar panel clean or it won’t work, which often means maintenance.
Fixtures usually come in dark and light. Not much control there.
Periocha
I tend to prefer low intensity for the sole reason that it is better quality light and control better with the fans. LED landscape lights will probably always be dimmed. Solar lights just don’t get much from the sun, so no matter how efficient LEDs are, they’ll never be really bright. Compared to your cheapie solar lights, the low voltage is going to be a huge improvement, and the low-end installation process isn’t really that much harder than it would be for solar fixtures.
I mean, low voltage is the way to go until solar panel technology can improve the ability to capture energy and the ability of LEDs to output more light.
