Welcome to Eurolux Pty Limited importer and distributor of light fittings and light sources in southern africa. We offer outstanding quality, choice, and an extensive range of lighting solutions. Our unique lighting experience showrooms offer your company or home energy saving lighting throughout the southern tip of africa.

:: Lighting the outdoors

Consider matching your fittings with your garden furniture; for instance, if you have wrought iron furniture, choose wrought iron exterior lights. As with interior fittings; exterior lights are also available in families with matching pedestals, poles and chains.

Remember that all outside lights must be fully waterproof, even if they are used under a covered veranda.

Bulkheads are often used along an exterior wall.

• Consider using bulkheads with eyelids, which are more efficient because the top half is covered so the light is reflected down onto the ground and glare is reduced.

• Position bulkheads 5 to 10m apart

Remember that your patio and garden are an extension of your home and should be lit accordingly. There are two basic areas of outdoor lighting that need to be considered: decorative lighting and security lighting.

Decorative Lighting

Coloured lights can create wonderful impact. Yellow lights are often chosen for outdoor lights because yellow is better at repelling insects than any other colour. Blue is also popular for feature lights because of its dramatic effect. Green also works well, depending on the colour scheme.

There are hundreds of ways to light up your garden, but here are some key things to bear in mind:

• Make use of light and shadows to create depth. Do not try to light up the entire garden. Shadow creates intrigue and interest as much as light does. Silhouette plants with unusual leaf structure and illuminate a tree for stunning impact.

• Focus on specific features throughout the depth of the garden – for instance a shrub at the back, a water feature half way across the garden, and a pretty flowerbed at the front.

• You can link your pool and your garden lights to create a unified look

• Light pathways to and from your pool (this is both decorative and functional)

• Light stairs, pathways, and any changes in levels

• Boldly light security weak points.

Security Lighting

When choosing security lights, remember to choose the right one for the right application. If you have security lights that need to be left on all night, ensure you select an energy saver. Another option is to use a QI halogen floodlight with a motion sensor – never touch a halogen lamp with your fingers as this will shorten its lifespan, burn you or even explode.

There are two type of security lighting:

1. Low-cost / Energy-saving lights

• Stay on all night, providing an instant deterrent for would-be intruders

• Ideal for illuminating key areas around the house or specific sections of the garden, especially security risks

• Floodlights have different size beams for different effects – you can achieve a wide but shallow spread of light, or narrow, penetrating coverage

• Use energy saver floodlights and save money on your lighting bill

2. Motion-sensor lights

• There are two types of motion-sensor floodlights:

a. A sensor attached to a single fitting that switches on the light when movement is detected

b. A remote sensor attached to one or more fittings – when movement is detected at one point, all the lights come on, which is ideal for an L-shaped building

• Motion sensors offer the benefit of surprise to intruders

• Cost effective security option

• Can be installed into existing fittings

• If your motion-sensor keeps switching on because of pets, you may need to cover the bottom photocell to prevent it from detecting movement close to the ground

• It is important to position your motion-sensor correctly – the higher you place it, the less distance you will cover, while a lower floodlight will give a broader coverage.

Moveable motion-sensor lights

A new range of intelligent security lights from eurolux addresses the issue of static security lighting by offering a moveable floodlight and alarm solution, with camera capability.

An integrated motion detector, sensitive to both heat and motion, will focus a light beam on the spot where movement has been detected and transmit a wireless signal to a receiver which allows you to view that specific area via a handheld LCD monitor or a television screen. This literally means that once motion has been detected and the alarm been triggered, a person can see what caused the disturbance from a place of safety, without any risk to themselves.

The fitting makes use of infrared sensors that only detect heat and motion of substantial size and small creatures such as geckos, lizards and small birds should not trigger it.

The range includes four security lights with differing features. Top of the range is the FS68, offering a 300W moving head floodlight, wireless alarm and a handheld LCD receiver, which relays the image of the attached camera to the receiver in real-time. The FS67 offers a similar floodlight and wireless alarm – however instead of the handheld receiver it includes a four channel TV receiver, which means that up to four cameras can be installed around the premises, with the images being relayed to a particular TV set.

Security experts say most properties have at least four areas that can be termed ‘high risk’ and can benefit from surveillance. Should your home, office or factory fall into this category and you wish to install more than one moveable floodlight with camera capability, you can purchase the FS66 as an addition. The product features only the 300W moving head floodlight and wireless alarm.

The FS65 security light is an entry level product with a wireless alarm and a 150W moving head floodlight. This particular product can typically be used in smaller, low risk areas.

All four products in this range allow for a movement scope of 210º and it is recommended that they be installed by a qualified electrician.