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Unique Glowing Accent For Your Deck
Decks make a comfortable outdoor area for you and your family. A dull and boring deck gives your home an old and shabby look. You can enhance the vibe of your deck with simple lighting up gradation.
Adding lights to your deck will add value, beauty, and safety, and on top of that, the deck will look great at night. When it comes to illuminating your deck, there are several options for deck lights. Although many out there are poorly made and usually don’t last more than a year, there are some excellent options. You only need a little knowledge about what to look for in deck lights.
Here are a few tips on selecting the best glowing accent lights for your deck.
- 1- Warranty
Always check the warranty of the lights when buying lights for the deck area. If you are looking for better quality lights, choose the ones with at least a 3- year warranty with IP67 waterproof and a wide range of voltage with ETL or UL.
- 2- Built-in LED Bulbs
As a contractor or homeowner, you should prefer the lights that have built-in LED bulbs because using a separate bulb can lead to many problems. Connectivity, finding the right bulb, consistency in light output, color, temperature and brightness are some very common problems.
So, find ones with LED bulbs built-in.
- 3- Cables
Use outdoor-rated low-voltage cable and waterproof connectors suitable for the installation. Choose cable size from the total load, run length and permitted voltage drop. A lower AWG number means a thicker conductor; 12 AWG is thicker than 18 AWG. Follow the fixture and transformer instructions rather than treating one gauge as suitable for every project.
- 4- AC or DC or both?
Match the power supply to the exact fixture label and installation instructions. AC, DC and AC/DC describe the power a fixture accepts, not how the lights must be wired.
DC: Use a compatible DC supply at the specified voltage and follow polarity markings. Do not connect a DC-only fixture to an AC transformer.
AC: Lumengy 12V AC fixtures require a compatible 12V AC landscape transformer. Keep the load and cable runs within their ratings.
AC/DC: Use either supply type only when the exact fixture is explicitly rated for both, within its stated voltage range.
Whether one failed light affects the others depends on wiring and the type of fault, not simply on AC versus DC. In a parallel circuit, an open-circuit failure in one fixture normally leaves the others operating; a short circuit may trip protection and interrupt the whole run. Switch off power before checking connections.
- 5- Glare
For sitting areas such as patios and decks, make sure the lights you choose do not have much glare, as it can be uncomfortable for people to hang out near the lights. The best option would be lights with honeycomb or frosted glass to reduce the glare to a minimum.
LUMENGY has recently designed and manufactured beautiful, premium LED Deck Ambience Lights that are made out of the anodized aluminum shell with halo lighting. They can be installed in a wood deck, Trex, composite decking, in-ground or in pavers. They come with a very thick 36-foot waterproof wire cable, can be driven over, and has very minimal glare.
Whatever kind of lighting you decide, these tips will help you buy the best quality lights for your deck.
