The LED Floodlight Guide  

The demand for outdoor lighting is increasing as we are coming out of summer into the darker evenings. Floodlights are the most common choice for many households and businesses to keep their premises safe and secure during the winter months. Choosing the correct type of lighting is important to create the perfect amount of illumination to the external space. 

As the name suggests, floodlights are designed to “flood” the area with high-intensity artificial light. Floodlights produce a wider beam of up to 120 degrees to create a functional space. Floodlighting is considered a widely popular lighting system for many premises.  

Where can Floodlights be Installed? 

It is often installed in external areas where high levels of lighting are required such as commercial environments including carparks, factories, and warehouses to ensure the area is fully operational and safe. The outdoor lighting system can also be installed outside of houses to illuminate the driveway and the garden. It is also a popular choice for illuminating billboards. Floodlighting is a great way of providing an enormous amount of non-natural light to an area. 

What is the equivalent LED of a Halogen Floodlight?  

LED floodlights produce more lumens per watt than Halogen floodlights. That is why they are a very popular lighting solution as the LED technology offers a much more efficient and sustainable fitting compared to halogen. An LED bulb produces 90% less energy in comparison to halogen bulbs while producing the same amount of light output as halogen floodlights.  

Are you looking for an energy-efficient replacement for your 100W Halogen Floodlight? In the table below you can easily see the alternative to different halogen wattages and how much lumen output is produced from LED floodlights:   

At Meteor Electrical, we stock a wide variety of LED floodlights from reputable brands such as Kosnic. 

What are PIR sensors?  

Everyone wants to feel safe in their workplace or home therefore, using floodlighting is a great way of enhancing the security to create a safe environment for your family or employees.  

Floodlights can be fitted with or without passive infra-red (PIR) sensors. The PIR sensors are designed to detect both movement and heat. The wide variety of floodlights provide the end user with the option to provide additional levels of security to their premise. The PIR sensor is attached to the floodlight and will automatically switch the light on when movement is detected. The key feature of PIR sensor is to increase the security of the premise to help scare intruders or vandals targeting the building.  The detection zone can be anywhere from 2m to 10m and can be easily adjusted.  

We supply Kosnic’s LED Floodlights which are included with PIR sensors. Kosnic’s floodlights with PIR sensor are the ideal lighting solution for increasing the security of the external space. The PIR floodlights are an economical and clever way to light the exterior of your home or business.  

Key Benefits of Kosnic’s 30W Floodlight with PIR sensor:  

1. Guarantee: 3 Years  
2. IP65 Rated  
3. Lumens: 2250lm 
4. Expected Lifetime: >30,000 hours  
5. Power: 30W 
6. Beam Angle: >110  
7. Detection Zone: 2m to 10m 

Installing the Floodlights in the Appropriate Location:  

When installing floodlights to the premise, it is important to consider the location. The height of the floodlights is an important factor to determine the visibility of the area. A key tip for installing floodlights is to identify which areas in your external space require more lighting. Popular installation areas would be near entrances, garage doors, sheds, and dark corners. Dark corners are the most common area for potential intruders, therefore using floodlights provide brighter lighting and deter any potential intruders.  

What does Ingress Protection mean?  

Outdoor lights require adequate protection to prevent damage to the lighting systems and to protect the end user from electric shock and injury.  Outdoor lighting systems are suitable for all types of weather conditions, however, it is important to pay close attention to the IP rating, to make sure the fitting is waterproof. That is why lighting systems have IP ratings to provide the lighting system with the correct level of protection. 

All our LED floodlights are IP65 rated which means the floodlights are waterproof. Floodlights require higher levels of protection compared to other outdoor lighting system due to being installed in an unsheltered area. Outdoor lighting systems in sheltered areas won’t need the highest ingress protection. The IP65 rating provides the flood lights with the protection against dust and pressurised water jets from any direction.  

Conclusion:  

Floodlighting is the perfect way to illuminate large commercial or residential areas during autumn and winter. The lighting system is a great way of providing a broad beam of lighting to illuminate the area and help monitor the surrounding of your home and business, especially the floodlights with the PIR sensors.  

At Meteor Electrical, we have a wide range of floodlights from well-known brands such as Kosnic and Red Arrow. Our range of floodlights are available from 10W to 200W depending on the size of the area you want to illuminate. Our floodlights are high performing, producing a high lumen output against a low wattage, allowing the end user to save on energy costs!  

The Kosnic Floodlights are a popular choice for outdoor areas replacing the energy hungry halogen floodlights. Kosnic’s floodlights are provided with an adjustable bracket which makes the lighting system easy to install.  

The lighting system is designed to have an extremely long-life expectancy of 40,000 hours with the robust diecast aluminium body and the high ingress protection of IP65. Kosnic’s 10W-50W floodlight range has a 3-year warranty. Their 80-200W floodlight range is provided with a 5-year warranty  

If you need help selecting the appropriate LED floodlight or PIR floodlight for you, please use our live chat to talk to a sales agent or alternatively send an email at [email protected].