Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design 1 Apr 14, 2011 10:35 pm So we have lights on the front of our house. The up/down ones Each side of the garage and two on the other end, now because the lights (mainly two of them) aren't protected with eaves we were advised we need outdoor lights that are rated to a higher IP than the 'normal' ones they have because they are more exposed to the elements. This reduces our selection greatly and increases in $$ So do I NEED to have the higher rated ones or are they trying to get more money out of me? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Outdoor lights- weatherproof 2Apr 14, 2011 10:45 pm yes you need to have IP rated fixtures outside... to protectthem form water/ dust ingress Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: Outdoor lights- weatherproof 4Apr 15, 2011 9:06 am depending n what th current ratings are maybe... IP rating http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_rating < this a link to the variious ratings.. you only need to worry about solid/ liquid Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal So I'm just reading up on this ecosystem of lights. I'm planning on putting deck lights along the outside edge of a large deck. Will need about 3 packs (18 lights) plus… 0 23016 Thanks for letting us know. The programmer will have a look at this later today. 2 6666 About a year ago, I embarked on a DIY project to construct an outdoor Pergola, which measures approximately 5.2 meters by 4.0… 0 29568 |