LIGHT YOUR LANDSCAPE THE EASY WAY WITH PLUG & PLAY For Landscapers and Designers being
any location. In the past, Plug & Play
conditions. Often, cold weather and
asked to provide garden lighting, there
systems were limited, mainly consisting
heat produced by bulbs can cause
is a fantastic starting point and a great
of smaller, lower quality decking lights.
condensation to occur in outdoor
way to expand their services. This is by
Now, the extensive variety of Plug &
lights. With 240v mains fittings, this
offering Low voltage (12v) ‘Plug & Play’
Play fittings such as those offered by
commonly results in the circuit tripping
lighting systems, by far the easiest to
Lumena Lights include in-ground and
or shorting, however 12v fittings
understand and install.
step lights, spikelights, path lights, wall
withstand the effects of condensation
washers, rock lights and more.
and will continue to work perfectly. The ‘Plug & Play’ concept is as easy as
The lights use 12v power rather than mains 240v electricity, which
Durable and desirable materials
the installation! Lights use a two-pin
immediately eliminates the need
such as Marine Grade 316 Stainless
plug located at the end of attached
by law, for a separate electrician
Steel, Natural Copper, Solid Brass
cable lengths. This two-pin plug simply
to manage all lighting on a project.
and Anodised Aluminium are used.
pushes into a Connector or Splitter, or
Obviously, electricians are likely to be
These materials stand the test of
indeed directly into the power source
involved with certain installations, but
time, but also look fantastic during
- a Transformer. Once plugged in,
a Landscaper who can offer a client a
daylight hours, often adding to their
the cable connector is secured by a
choice of professional outdoor lights,
location. For example, solid brass
threaded cap.
ultimately extends their own creativity
lights look beautiful outside rustic,
and professionalism. Add visual impact
traditional buildings.
This means no need for fiddly wiring at all - if an installer wishes to ‘hardwire’
to feature walls, water features, decked areas, one-off sculptures and large
12v or ‘Low Voltage’ garden lighting is
in the traditional way the two-pin plug
trees by knowing how to illuminate
extremely adaptable. It is powered by a
can be cut off and the wires stripped.
them easily.
plug-in transformer that converts 240v
Lumena’s Versa range includes various
mains voltage down to a much safer
sizes of transformer, cable lengths, and
In 2019 12v lights are built to last
12v. It can be installed by anybody and
multi-splitters, enabling the circuit to
and ready for professional use in
is very resistant to outdoor weather
be as long as required, and allowing numerous lights to be fitted. We encourage you to have a go with this simplified lighting system and do it the easy way – Plug & Play !
See the ‘Versa’ Plug & Play range now at: www.lumenalights.com
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Landscape & Urban Design Issue 36 2019