Lighting Effects

Outdoor or landscape lighting adds another dimension to the enjoyment of outdoor living. It enhances gardens, decks, buildings, trees and homes. Outdoor lighting adds character to the environment you live in, and entices you outside to take in the evening.

Low voltage 12 volt lighting is an ideal and safe way to illuminate your surroundings. Halogen lamps give a white crisp light with good colour rendition and excellent lamp life up to 5000 hours.

If you are about to build a new home consider your lighting at the beginning of the project and not at the end where invariably you will have to make compromises and be disappointed with the result. With a little planning you will be able to enjoy all the wonderful lighting effects that are possible to create with the luminaires in this website. We offer six choices of lamp wattages (MR16) and beam angles as (shown below). This allows a greater range of effects to be produced by the luminaire.

In most circumstances 20 watt lamps generate the desired effect in the garden or building highlighting, etc. A luminaire that uses a 20 watt lamp has three major advantages:

1. It will operate at a lower and safer temperature, and will not burn you.

2. The luminaire will use 60% less energy and therefore cost less to operate.

3. The luminaire will require less maintenance and lampholders will last much longer.

Installation

A quality installation is imperative for the longevity of your outdoor lighting. We strongly recommend that time is taken when selecting an installer with experience in low voltage outdoor lighting systems. Ensure the instructions supplied with each luminaire and transformer are followed meticulously to avoid failure . Halogen lamps generate significant heat and should be positioned carefully to avoid injury.

HUNZA luminaires are a legacy for the future when installed correctly.

Technique

Examples

Lamp Wattages and Beam Angle Choices

Beam Angle Choices