Tips for Protecting Your Home with LED Security Lights
Adding security lighting is the number one step homeowners
can take to protect their property from
unwanted intruders. Statistics show that burglars bypass t
argets that are difficult to access without
being noticed. A well-designed security lighting system can mak
e would-be robbers think again before
approaching your property. This guide will show you h
ow to create an effective, low-cost LED security
lighting system for your home or business.
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Use many smaller lights rather than fewer, more powerful lights
Big, powerful flood lights are good for open spaces, but
can sometimes leave shadows if there are
obstacles on your property like buildings and trees. Using
a combination of LED flood lights, area lights
and wall packs will reduce shadows and blind spots that int
Keep lights high and out of reach
s important to make it difficult for burglars to tamper wit
h your security system. Many thieves will
plan heists for several weeks and finding a way to disable s
ecurity lights is often a top priority. Even
the best security lighting can be rendered useless if an intru
der is able to incapacitate the system.
Keeping lights high and out of reach will make it diffic
ult for your system to be tampered with. Placing
lights high will also soften the light for a pleasant l
ook and increased coverage.
Use Motion Detector Lights
Motion detector lights are an effective way to scare off intrud
ers. Burglars will be on edge during a
robbery and having a light flick on as they walk by is
often times enough to scare them away. A good
combination of LED spotlights and motion detector lights wi
ll work to keep intruders off of your
property and scare away those who choose to enter.
Focus on Entrances and Exits
Most criminals seek out targets that can be accessed at night
without being seen. Ensuring excellent
light coverage at all entrances and exits will deter criminals f
rom planning a robbery at your property.
Efficiency: LED lights offer exceptional efficiency and are
more cost-effective in the long run. An LED
light fixture will use 90% less electricity than an equivalent
incandescent. This is also important if your
security lights are forced to run on a backup generator. Less en
ergy draw means your lights will last
longer on a limited supply of power.
Longevity: A quality LED bulb can have a useful life of 25,0
00 hours or more. This is more than 25
times long than traditional light bulbs.
Safety: LEDs run cooler than conventional light sources and
are therefore less of a fire hazard.
Durability: LEDs lack filaments or glass enclosures, making t
hem more durable than traditional
Same colors as traditional bulbs:
LEDs can achieve the same colors
as traditional bulbs. Use the Kelvin
temperature color scale below to
help identify the hue a bulb will
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