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Outdoor lighting
I am currently using a Halogen two light motion light (each 250 watt) at my house. I went this route originally because I like not having the area constantly lit up but yet when we pull in the cars the light comes on for going to the house (haven't built the garage yet). The halogen lights burn out frequently. I am debating on what type of lighting to go with and I think I am going to go with the larger dusk to dawn sodium or mercury lights but wanted some input. One thing I have heard is that these lights will blow if the power goes out while they are on because the need a cool down period or something. My main concern is safety when we come in at night since I live on a rural road and no street lights around. I like the idea of being able to have control of turning the light out if I want to keep it dark. Pro's or con's, suggestions?????
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I may have to just end up going with an on/off halogen light instead of the motion one. I have 500 watt halogen lights on all sides but the front but they are turned on by a switch. I haven't had any problem with them. I may just go with a sodium light and use a manual switch to turn it on at dark and leave it on until bedtime and then turn it off. I really prefer to stick with some type of a motion light though in case I leave in daylight and come back at night. The other night something ran out from under my wife's Explorer and up through the woods, needless to say she was not happy about the dark (lights had blown and I haven't replaced them yet). I hate to break up the peaceful darkness with a dusk to dawn but the Halogen bulbs are getting costly.
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I went with a 150 watt sodium dusk to dawn light which is actually cheaper than the motion lights I was using and it lights up a far greater area. My motion lights were staying on too much and they were using 2 250 watt halogen bulbs. I tried adjusting the sensitivity of the lights and couldn't get them set just right. I am very happy with the dusk to dawn light except for all of the bugs that congregate outside the door now! It's getting colder now so that isn't a problem now, but come spring I will have to come up with a temporary solution until I get my garage done.
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I put a switch in the circuit just in case I wanted to have the light off. I may end up checking on a timer but I kind of like it lit up around the front of my house. I almost came face to face with a skunk one morning before I got the sodium light. Now the animals don't seem to come around the cars at night with the light on.
Besides the most important reason is the wife likes the sodium light.
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