Security
Floodlight Guide – Keep Your Home Secure with Bright Lighting
A security floodlight
is a high intensity light fixture that is able to illuminate large areas
evenly. Installing a floodlight is the simplest, yet one of the most
effective ways to secure your home. Home intruders look for an easy
target. If there is any kind of security visible, they will generally
move on to the next potential target. Also, in general, would be
intruders like to break into homes that are shrouded in darkness, so
just by simply lighting your perimeter with floodlights you will greatly
increase your home or business security. Strategically placed in trees
or on a wall, floodlights can illuminate areas such as driveways,
walkways, backyards, lawns, porches, alleys, and any other areas that
would normally be hidden by darkness.
Floodlights also help
light your path and give you piece of mind when you are returning home
after dark, or need to venture out into the perimeter of your home, to
investigate something for example. They also shine so brightly that you
can investigate from within your home looking outward.
There are numerous
ways to automate a security floodlight. Dusk to dawn floodlights operate
during dark hours. Motion sensors are ideal because they activate
floodlights only when motion is detected. This provides a stronger
deterrent to would-be thieves because it gives a sudden blast of light
at just the right time, creating the impression that they’ve been
spotted. Strategically placed motion sensing floodlights will pinpoint
suspicious movement for you as they come on. Some floodlights have a
built in camera and microphone and will start transmitting video,
images, and audio wirelessly once motion is detected, so you won’t have
to step outside to inspect unexpected activity.
Floodlights have
traditionally come with incandescent and halogen bulbs. However, the
newest and highest intensity floodlights today have HID lamps that
include metal halide, mercury vapor, and high-pressure sodium. An added
benefit to these newer floodlights is saved electricity. Another newer
type of floodlight is the LED floodlight, which saves the most money.
Although they cost more upfront, LED floodlight bulbs last longer, about
25 times longer than incandescent light bulbs, for example. Most LED
floodlights install wirelessly because they are either battery operated
or solar powered. Solar powered floodlights will store energy from the
sun and use it to operate during the night (or when motion is detected).
Security floodlights
need to be adjusted so that they don’t intrude on your neighbor’s
property or don’t interfere with a driver’s ability to see the road.
Tilt them as far down as possible to cover the area but not disturb
neighbors. Place them as high up as possible to prevent vandalism.
You can buy
floodlights and floodlight accessories at
www.lightinguniverse.com,
www.elights.com, and
www.x10.com.
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