Identify Your Outdoor Lighting Power Source

An important consideration when picking the best exterior lighting for your home is power source.

•  Electrical Lighting: This type of outdoor lighting can only be used as a permanent fixture. Therefore, you must fix into place and ensure it is properly fitted.
•  Low Voltage LED– These lights are the best option for those who want their outdoor lighting to last very long. Keep in mind you require a low-voltage transformer if you install low voltage LED lights
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•  Solar Outdoor Lighting: With solar-powered lights, you do not need to worry about wiring. That is because they use a batter for storing sunlight energy, which is used once evening sets in. Thanks to advancements in technology, solar-powered lights last much longer than they did before. You can place solar-powered lights wherever you want and forget about them until the battery stops working. When that happens, you will need to replace the battery.
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•  Battery Powered Lighting: Much like solar outdoor lighting, battery powered lighting requires no wiring and are portable. The difference is these lights produce a fixed amount of light until the battery stops working.
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•  Timers and Motion Sensors: Today many outdoor lights use motion sensor and timers to determine when they are powered on and powered off. Timers help you save energy, since you can control when a light is switched on and switched off. Sensor lights, on the other hand, turn on when they detect motion. These lights are best suited for entrances and driveways.