Proper lighting fixtures can make even a dull, drab space look spectacular. A lighting fixture can be designed and implemented in such a way as to complement a room’s décor, or even to act as a centerpiece of the room itself. No matter what the reasons behind the placement of a light, it is very important to get the proper lighting fixtures for the job.
Lamps are all that people think of when they consider a lighting fixture. Desk lamps and floor lamps each have a different function, and each can be utilized in a different way. Desk lamps are just that; they are meant to be set upon a desktop and used as a reading lamp. Never should a desk lamp be the sole source of light in a room. Floor lamps work roughly the same way, except that they tend to be a bit more powerful, and are designed to spread their light about the room more diffusely.
Landscape lighting is another important aspect of a home or business’s lighting scheme. Unless a business is properly lit with outdoor lights, customers will not notice the building, and not being noticed can kill a business as certainly as a competitor. Using a brightly lit sign, and placing the lighting where it is unobtrusive, can be the key to a business’s success. Even the best product will not get you noticed without a little marketing, and there is no less expensive way to market yourself than with a sign and a cleverly placed light fixture for it.
Ceiling lights in offices and living spaces work differently. A warmer, more utilitarian feel should be kept in an office, where properly placed bright lights can reduce eye strain, and lighten a mood. Living spaces should be more intimate, and thus be lit more diffusely. Using a direct light, as one would in an office space, can cast unflattering shadows from furniture and carpeting. Lighting is the most effective way of drawing attention to an area, and care should be taken that it is done correctly. A lighting specialist, either online, or in a store, is a far better alternative to doing one’s own work.
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#1 by ultra _ girl on June 19, 2010 - 7:22 am
I have a motion activated light by my back garage door. I installed lights on top of my patio cover that I can turn on if someone is on the hillside above my home. I have landscape lights in front, back and both sides. I use the spot lights to highlight recessed corners and the fence. I made it look like the spotlights on the fence are highlighting some decorative items I hung on it, but it is really so that burglars know they cannot get over the fence without being seen. I also keep the trees and bushes pruned under the height of the windows so that they do not provide an obscurity that criminals could use to enter. A very bright motion detecting light above the garage door not only gives visitors light to get up to the front entry, but discourages criminals from messing with cars in the drive. Finally, I replaced the fixtures the builder provided at the front entry because they could not accomodate a bright enough bulb to illuminate the entire front walk and porch.
Inside my home, I have lights on timers in several rooms so that it always looks like someone is home somewhere in the house. I set them to go off at different times so it also looks like there is more than one person home, but randomly enough that there is no regular schedule. I also make certain that neither mine, nor my neighbors, newspapers, ad circulars or any other stuff, accumulates so that no one knows when any of us are out of town. We rarely leave our garage doors open, even when we are mowing the lawn. We've had a lot of petty theft of tools, CDs out of cars, stored items in garages, in broad daylight. I think theives scope out the garages, pick out what they are after, get in and out in a flash.
#2 by jimmygodpage on June 19, 2010 - 7:41 am
Dude,
Buy a whole bunch (bags) of these little white candles. Each is round, has it's own aluminum base. We do this with our terrace…you can line then along edges of the balconey, ledges etc. Very Euro trendy and cheap. As for music…just get a smal techno "bro box". You don't need to blast loudly .
#3 by movielovers33 on June 19, 2010 - 2:11 pm
Yes go to your local electrician and ask for nolox. This is used to stop corrosion caused by the outside elements and the corosive effects of copper on aluminum. This will help a little with the warping effects of heat. If that doesnt work get a refund.
#4 by hannibalNclarice on June 19, 2010 - 6:49 pm
I have not seen one in a long time. Check at Lowes? home depot? Another thing you could do is when the light is replaced have an outlet wired into the light circuit in the wall, it should not be very difficult for an electrician
#5 by jcueland on June 20, 2010 - 7:56 am
with out testing it my guess is there is more wrong then the transformer. a transformer is wires rapped around a core. if it was bad you should get nothing. the motor on the timer is good that's why it works. however, just because the timer turns doesn't mean the electricity is going through it. you may find it would be cheaper to replace it rather than to buy the parts to repair it, if you can even find any. some where there must be some electronic components that are damaged. although the challenge to fix it is compelling, i think you will be happier in the long run if you replace it. lots of luck. p.s. if it were me i would replace it and take the challenge of trying to repair the old one, just for personal satisfaction.
#6 by Bunny on June 20, 2010 - 11:17 am
Okay. Go to Wal*Mart. Go to the sports and such section. Buy a bb gun. Buy bb's. Go home. Wait till night-time. Load bb's in gun. Shoot bb's at the lights. Run away. Claim complete innocence if confronted.
Or you could always just ask them to tone it down a little. Call them on the phone if you don't like confrontation.
#7 by kitjhanna@sbcglobal.net on June 21, 2010 - 12:43 am
Looping the wiring means connect both ends of the wiring together….ex: you have a 20ft wire….you connect one end to the transformer and tape up the other end,or bury it etc. so instead of tape it or burying it run the end back to the transformer so you have a "loop" or closed circuit. However if the lights keep cycling on and off it means that the transformer is overloaded. a quick fix is basically just add 1 or 2 more lights to lower the voltage going back into the transformer.
#8 by lights on June 21, 2010 - 12:42 pm
Those enclosures are supposed to be designed with temperature
control as a factor.
Just some W.A.G.s.:
Is this a 'refit from M.V'. situation?
(A step down in Wattage might be indicated.)
Are there any blocked cooling passages/vents?
Is airflow around the ballast compartment restricted?
Are the fixtures hard against the inside of a precast 'pan'?
(Sometimes even a short stand-off nipple can give you some
more space for convective flow.)
#9 by Joseph0007 on June 22, 2010 - 1:37 pm
The sun.