PIR & Flood lights for outside of Agricultural shed.

[tom6]

Hi Guys,
Looking for some thoughts, i have a 60ft x 30ft agricultural shed to install some new exterior lighting to thus lighting up the yard around it.

Currently there are 2 old 500 watt filament floods which have seen better days!

My plan is to replace the floods with these 42w Smart Floodlight c/w Lamp - Black There will be one on the front and 2 on each long side of the shed (1 each end)...a total of 5 lights around the shed

The operate them using the wireless Niteguard system having 3 PIRs one on each long side of the shed and one on the front. These PIRs will be mounted at about 5-6m high.

My questions are...

1. Does anyone have any experience with the Niteguard system and how do they rate it?
2. Are there a better type of flood to be using for this application i.e. LED?

Hope i have covered anything!! Much appreciate any insight, thanks Tom

 

[HandySparks]

If you're running in new cables for most of these, why not use four core. Then you can use wired PIRs, switching on all the lights.

Yes, LED would be a better option. A 30W LED flood will be roughly comparable to the lights you've linked to (says they're comparable to 200W halogen), although I might go for 50W, depending on the use of the yard.

 

[tazz]

Good advice above...wireless still needs power, weather battery or mains. IMO I would run internal cables, drilled out to led lighting and pirs.

 

[ImpededLoop]

Also agree with Handysparks.

 

[tom6]

If you're running in new cables for most of these, why not use four core. Then you can use wired PIRs, switching on all the lights.

Yes, LED would be a better option. A 30W LED flood will be roughly comparable to the lights you've linked to (says they're comparable to 200W halogen), although I might go for 50W, depending on the use of the yard.

Thanks for the advice! I'll be running new cabling anyway so makes sense to do it as you said. I have had a look about at 50W LEDs which will do the job nicely.

Cheers for the advice guys!

 

[ImpededLoop]

Most of the wholesalers have a range of LED floods in stock.

 

[edrobbo8]

I know people say they're crap but I've used a load of 50W floods from Screwfix recently on agri and equine buildings and for the price of them you can't beat them!