Garden Solar Light Illuminates Without Wiring
To enhance their landscaping many homeowners are installing garden lights along sidewalks and paths as well as by swimming pools and around patios and decks. While most operate on 12-volt power, they still have to run electricity from a transformer in the house to the lights, which can be a difficult process for lights far from the home. Additionally, lights installed far from the home may lose some of their brightness due to the distance from the transformer. These concerns can be answered by using a garden solar light to meet the outdoor lighting needs.
Each of the garden solar lights contains a solar cell, much like the ones in small calculators that operate without batteries. Although, most will have a battery and a charging system built into the light so they will work after dark as intended. During the daylight, the photovoltaic cells convert the sun's energy into electricity, which is stored in the internal battery to light the light at night.
Additionally, these lights are designed to turn on after dark and turn off in the mornings, conserving power in the battery. If the sun does not shine during the day, the lights will go out when the battery goes dead. However, a battery in a garden solar light is expected to fully charge in three to four hours of sunlight and keep it lit for up to eight hours once fully charged.
No Danger To Pets And Children
With traditional wired garden lights, there is always a chance that inquisitive children and pesky pets can be injured by the power line or the connections. Curious children have been known to be shocked while investigating the inner workings of an outdoor light. Since a garden solar light requires no wiring, the danger of electrical shock is eliminated.
This also eliminates the work of installing electric wire to the lights and even lights far away from the house will be as bright as those that are closer. There will be no power loss experienced regardless of the number of lights connected. A garden solar light can be placed virtually anywhere on the property with the only requirement being it is hit by the sun during the day.
The automatic on and off feature also eliminates battery drain during the day, insuring the garden solar light works in the dark when it is needed. Very little installation work and no cost of electricity make a garden solar light the perfect alternative for those with lights in remote areas of their property.
