| Home Security Lighting is often overlooked as | | | | off from dawn to dusk periods. This is an |
| one of the most important aspects of home and | | | | essential element of the product; you can still |
| house security. The major benefit that home | | | | obtain manual light switches however the |
| security lighting has is that it helps to prevent and | | | | automatic ones offer the protection for your |
| not just protect against intruders and vandals. Not | | | | property when you are away from home on |
| only is this there this but also the advantage of | | | | business or vacations. |
| protecting the homeowner against anybody who | | | | Another form of home security lighting that is |
| may be lurking on the property when getting to | | | | becoming more popular with home owners are |
| the premises at night. | | | | the halogen floodlights. The basis behind these is |
| The home security lighting that is used on the | | | | they are tripped by motion detection, for |
| property can vary and when implemented should | | | | example if an intruder was in your back garden |
| consider the neighboring property and | | | | then the lighting would be activated along the |
| homeowners. It is imperative that the lighting used | | | | boundary of your property when any movement |
| is not too bright and does not illuminate over to | | | | occurred. The light levels from this form of |
| other peoples boundaries causing complaints. | | | | security lighting needs to be no more than 150 |
| There are on the market today many different | | | | watts, if the light is any brighter then this can |
| types of security lighting available, some of the | | | | cause blind spots from the glare of the light. |
| products that are available include porch lighting, | | | | These lights also use PIR sensors, these stop the |
| halogen floodlights, infra red detection lights and | | | | lighting being tripped by animals or birds during the |
| motion sensor lighting. | | | | night. It is very important that the lighting is |
| The Porch lighting is a popular form of security | | | | configured correctly and is not illuminating any of |
| lighting and is the preferred choice for many | | | | your neighbors' gardens or homes. Usually these |
| households. The basics behind the lighting is it | | | | products will have a range of around 8 - 10 |
| provides a permanent source of light at very low | | | | meters from the light to activation and will be |
| wattage, usually the lighting is controlled with a | | | | triggered either by infra red motion detection or |
| light detector so will automatically come on and | | | | body heat sensor detection. |