Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design 1 May 10, 2015 8:55 pm I'm looking at putting some flood/spot lights for outside the house, but I'm looking for LED technology to do it with. Since we're on 4661 sq m block, I really want something that is going to light the place up a bit when I turn them on. I'm thinking I should get something that is a bit of a spotlight so that I'm not lighting up too wide an area. I just can't seem to find places that do spot/floodlights that are bright but are also LED based. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: LED Lighting for outside 2May 10, 2015 9:03 pm Just about every store we have been into has had LED spot / floods. Do you want to blind your neighbors so they don't notice that mast? Lol Cheers, Paul (& Lisa) Parkhill 36 by ClarendonHomes in Coomera Retreat H1 Build Thread And Blog Building Blogs List - Go Ahead And Add Yours!! Re: LED Lighting for outside 3May 10, 2015 9:15 pm Roomeat Just about every store we have been into has had LED spot / floods. Do you want to blind your neighbors so they don't notice that mast? Lol So do you know where I can get one of those spotlights from the second world war they used in London for the blitz ?? Some of the ones I've seen in the name stores have been extremely expensive, but happy to take another look. If I ever get it put up here, I might buy one to shine up the mast to show them that it really is there. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: LED Lighting for outside 4May 10, 2015 10:02 pm I'd suggest the Pierlite Huntsman 24W or Huntsman+ 100W http://www.pierlite.com/au/88180/huntsman The 24W is roughly equivalent to about a 100W halogen flood, the 100W is about equivalent to a 300W halogen flood. To be honest, if you want something decent that will light up a significant area, give the residential retail lighting shops a miss and head to your nearest electrical wholesaler. And steer clear of cheap rubbish as it will most likely fail. There are lots of crappy LED floodlights around. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: LED Lighting for outside 5May 11, 2015 8:50 am 1960sModernistHome I'd suggest the Pierlite Huntsman 24W or Huntsman+ 100W http://www.pierlite.com/au/88180/huntsman The 24W is roughly equivalent to about a 100W halogen flood, the 100W is about equivalent to a 300W halogen flood. They jump up a bit in power consumption , 24w give you close to 100w halogen, then up to 100w for close to 300w halogen. The good thing is that they won't be running for extended periods. Quote: To be honest, if you want something decent that will light up a significant area, give the residential retail lighting shops a miss and head to your nearest electrical wholesaler. And steer clear of cheap rubbish as it will most likely fail. There are lots of crappy LED floodlights around. That's what I've noticed, there's a lot of crap around that's marketed at high price points just because the box has the word "LED" on the outside of it. Seen a lot of stuff whilst browsing through Bunnings that have in big text "LED" on the outside, only to look close and see elsewhere on the box led or cfl capable... bet that sucks a few unlucky punters in. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: LED Lighting for outside 6May 11, 2015 11:36 am LED will generally be signifcantly more expensive than traditional types, for the simple reason that it costs a lot more to manufacture. However, the upshot to that is that they will (if good quality) last a lot longer and use a lot less energy, so over their life they can be lower cost than traditional sources. However, the mathematics of that equation will depend on how you want to use them. If the lights are only used on a rare occasions, and if they are only on for a short period of time, you may decide that halogen is suitable. Or perhaps even 70w or 150W metal halide (metal halide still is quite an efficient light source even compared to very good LEDs). The drawback to Metal halide is that they take a few minutes to fire up, so if you want instant light they are not ideal. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: LED Lighting for outside 7May 11, 2015 7:26 pm I've no problem paying premium for LED, just that some just use cheap crap and jack the price up because of those 3 magical letters. Halogen would be too costly, as I intend to run them for a few hours at a time when I do use them. I've used Metal Halide before, 3 x 150w ones on my old marine aquarium more than 10 hours a day... sure added up very quickly, and as you said they take a while to 'warm up'. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: LED Lighting for outside 8May 11, 2015 7:44 pm If you stick with a quality brand you should be right. And yes you're absolutely spot on, the mainstream lighting retailers seem to be importing very low quality LED lights and on selling at a huge margin. Being in the industry, I know what they paying $10-15 for a low quality LED down light and onselling for $50-60. The disappointing thing for me is that if people are happy to spend $50-60 they can look elsewhere and get a very nicely designed, quality downlight. Same goes for floodlights really. 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