Outside Barn Lighting

Outside Barn Lighting: 

Outside Barn Lighting If you are the owner of a barn, you know how valuable its contents are. Some people have garages filled with collectors automobiles, but you have a barn filled with horses that can be worth just as much as those pricey cars. In order to keep your animals safe from thieves and wild animals you will need to find the right outside barn lighting to provide enough light to eliminate shadows without keeping the horses inside awake all night. There are several options for exterior lighting of your barn, and depending upon where you are – urban or rural – your outside barn lighting needs can change. The best way to get the right lights are to consult with an expert before making your final decision, but there will be some things to keep in mind before seeking advice.

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Outdoor Arena Lighting Custom Design Questionnaire What kind of outdoor barn lighting do you need? High voltage or low voltage? Low voltage lights such high intensity discharge (HID) flood lights can provide enough light to keep vagrants and animals at bay. Examples of HID horse arena lights include metal halide, mercury vapor, high pressure sodium, and low pressure sodium lights.

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These operate by sending an electrical charge through the gas-filled lamp. The metal halide gas in the lamp reacts with the metal inside, producing light. You will not be able to detect it, but these lights actually flicker several times per second when they are lit. For this reason, if you want to tie a motion detector into your flood lights, you should not use HID lamps. These lights require a warm up and cool down period of several seconds before coming on. In that amount of time, your horses could be stolen or harmed. Motion detectors are best with halogens or incandescents which light immediately when turned on.

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Low voltage lights have the added advantage of being energy efficient. They require less electricity to operate than other lights. This makes them a good option for flood lights which will be lit all night long. For additional savings, you could tie your outside barn lighting into a light sensor or timer. This will turn the lights on at dusk and shut them off at dawn. That way, you do not have to pay for lighting you are not using.

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Low voltage outdoor barn lighting is safe enough for you to install yourself with just a few simple tools. You could get a landscape lighting kit that will include all of the hardware and accessories you need. Among these are a transformer. This will convert the 120V coming from your outlets to 12V or 24V that low voltage lights operate off of. Transformers are available in different wattage loads. You can tie several lights into one transformer , but you will need to remember two things. First, there will be a voltage drop over long distances.

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This means that the last light in the series is not getting as many volts as the first light, so it might be dimmer. If this is the case, you might want to look at ways to overcome the voltage drop such as making a continuous loop with the lights or using a multitap transformer. High voltage outside barn lighting should only be wired by a professional electrician. He has the experience needed to work with this dangerous form of electricity. If you are unclear, talk to an expert to get his advice.