Outside lighting

[jparker3007]

Hi all
Been asked to go and give a quote to put some outside lighting around a haulage yard, hes stipulated energy efficient or as he put it cheap running fittings that are going to be on all night ( controlled via photocell and time clock) my question is what do you recommend, son? metal halide? or just floods, hes been broken into a couple of times recently so ideally something that gives good lighting
thanks

 

[Darkwood]

If you havent done this before most wholesalers will supply a lighting design engineer free as long as you use their products, after doing this a few times you tend to pick it up and not require them.

 

[Wotsit]

If on all night how about this.

 

[sparks1234]

Metal halides will give you the best light at most economical running costs. they will take a while to warm up if on PIR, Sodiums are yellow and around the same running costs as metal halide.

If you go for halogens put them on PIR sensors or it will cost a fortune to run

 

[Phil Mumford]

Usual kit is SON or metal halide. Plenty of light for your buck.

You can use CFL as Wotsit stated, but you will need more of them as they are only equivalent to approx 250W halogen.

 

[Guest123]

If they are to be on throughout the night then maybe you could consider a solar dial.

RPTS Product List

 

[m4tty]

Maybe suggest to your client that a few Rottys or German Shephards would be more effective regarding the break ins

 

[jparker3007]

thanks everyone for replying been to wholesalers today and got some products for him to look at, and rspca number for rottys lol