V-TAC – 240v – White – 30w IP65 Warm White 3000k 2400 Lumens – Floodlight

Lamp Colour (Kelvins)

 

The colour of a lamp is defined as a measurement called kelvins. A standard GLS light bulb in your house would be 2,700
kelvins which is in the warm colour spectrum and a lamp with 5,000 kelvins would be at the very cold white spectrum. 

Environmental Impact 

 Care should be taken for the environment and local wildlife to maintain the ecological balance.
Insects, bats, wildlife can all be affected by light pollution. The warmer colour spectrum of 2,700 Kelvins does not
interfere with insects and general wildlife as much as the blue colour spectrum of light around 6,000 kelvins which can disrupt
their normal night-time activity. This also applies to bats where an anti-glare light fitting works better as well as reducing
the overall light pollution in the area. You must also be mindful of your neighbours and the effect your lighting can have
on them and shining a flood light into their windows at night will cause them distress. Try to keep the light in a downward
position and local to the area you want to illuminate and even if you want to illuminate tall trees it can be done in a sympathetic
way by placing a ground buried or surface spike flood light directly under the trees to illuminate the canopy. Some light
fittings also have an anti-glare shield fitted to reduce light pollution.

                                                   

Installation – See Instructions & Data Sheets Tab

All exterior lighting products on our website have an IP rating which is explained further in our Technical Help/Products
section but in simple terms the IP rating is appropriate to each light fitting and its intended application
and is therefore fit for purpose. Water ingress is the enemy for outdoor lighting and the products supplied are only
as good as the installation as the weakest point is always cable joints. All joints must be made 100% water tight
and this can be done using IP68 inline connectors, waterproof junction boxes which are then filled with a resin or
gel mix. All joints where possible should be made above ground for easy access and reduced water ingress. When installing
ground buried lights adequate drainage systems should be put in place especially in clay based soil areas.