LED security lights

[Rouleur]

My dad would like to know which are the best motion sensitive security lights in the £70-90 range. He's been recommended a Hera 50W LED slimline which retails at £87, but we wondered whether there were any better alternatives.

[Troubleatmill]

I bought about 4 of these... and am quite impressed with them.

They are very bright. They floodlight down the entire side of the house and drive.
Mrs T feels very secure when arriving home in darkness.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/1/dp/B013G87ZXW/ref=pd_sim...

[pac1uk]

Checkout the ones at LED Hut

http://www.ledhut.co.uk/led-flood-security-lights....

I have got a 50w sensor one, not fitted yet. seems good quality.

[oldnbold]

Unless your Dad has a huge garden or wants it lit up like Wembley stadium, I don't think you will need the 50w ones. I have 2 x 30w on a dusk to dawn sensor in my back garden, 30m wide by 15m long, and they light the whole garden very well.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-slimline-led-floodli...

Other versions with a sensor built in are available, but as LED running costs are so cheap we have ours on permanantly via the dusk to dawn sensor purchased seperatly.

[barney123]

I have a couple of these :-

http://www.beamled.com/led-floodlights/led-floodli...

[FlipFlopGriff]

I've had some off e-bay/ The 50w and 30w have been fine and have lasted but the 80w seems to only last 3-4 months then starts to flicker and lose light so I'm giving up on these. Don't like the big block under the light on the more powerful units. Will look at Biard units from Beamled as get a 5 year warranty.
FFG

[Rouleur]

Thanks for the ideas, we will investigate.

[Murph7355]

If he wants something a bit less industrial looking, try iSpot (http://www.brackenheath.co.uk/products/showProducts/27291). With or without PIR (you can add one separately to place remotely with a bit of extra faff).

[Alucidnation]

Fitted loads of these and had no failures to date, come in 10, 20 & 30W ratings.

http://www.fastlec.co.uk/timeguard-ledx10pirb-10w-...

[herewego]

oldnbold said:

Unless your Dad has a huge garden or wants it lit up like Wembley stadium, I don't think you will need the 50w ones. I have 2 x 30w on a dusk to dawn sensor in my back garden, 30m wide by 15m long, and they light the whole garden very well.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-slimline-led-floodli...

Other versions with a sensor built in are available, but as LED running costs are so cheap we have ours on permanently via the dusk to dawn sensor purchased separately.

Apart for this being pointless and wasteful you must have very tolerant neighbours.

[oldnbold]

herewego said:

oldnbold said:

Unless your Dad has a huge garden or wants it lit up like Wembley stadium, I don't think you will need the 50w ones. I have 2 x 30w on a dusk to dawn sensor in my back garden, 30m wide by 15m long, and they light the whole garden very well.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-slimline-led-floodli...

Other versions with a sensor built in are available, but as LED running costs are so cheap we have ours on permanently via the dusk to dawn sensor purchased separately.

Apart for this being pointless and wasteful you must have very tolerant neighbours.

Why is it pointless and waistfull?

After we were burgled last year the security advice we recieved included illuminating the garden, LED's consume very little power, the cost is a few pennies a night. We only have birds and squirels for neighbours as we have woodland over our back fence, and any way why would a couple of lights in my back garden upset anyone else, I would suggest lights coming on and off all night with cats and other animals triggering sensors would be more of a disturbance than a constant light.

[mk1fan]

How big an area do you want to illuminate?

16W versions of these are good enough for my SiLs 'grounds' around their detached bungalow. Also use two 16W ones on the front of my offices to cover a 10x20m carpark area.

Have a dust to dawn setting, variable timer and light is directional so can be set to minimise spill onto neighbours.

http://www.timeguard.com/products/light/led-lighti...