LED flood lights are wide beam lights that have a variety of uses, both residential and commercial. Floodlights have a wide range of lumen output and are widely used in security lighting, landscape lighting, and outdoor sports venues in addition to stage lighting for concerts and plays. However, brighter, more energy-efficient lights do not guarantee maximum illumination. Whether you're using floodlights for your home or business, here are three ways floodlights might be underutilized, and how to make them more effective.

Your lights are misplaced. Floodlights installed dead center above your garage are sure to brighten your driveway. However, you can install floodlights on the sides and rear eaves of your home with motion sensors for added visibility and safety. While having lights evenly distributed is a sign of good design, shadows and dark areas between fixtures can mean lights are spaced too far apart. On the other hand, placing fixtures too close together can cause unnecessary glare and light waste. You want your roads, sidewalks, parking lots, security lighting, and even your business signage to be evenly illuminated, with no bright or dark spots. It's important to illuminate the entire area with evenly distributed light, especially for security cameras or where people are driving.

You forgot to turn on or off the light. With the built-in motion sensor, the light will only turn on when motion is triggered near the light. If you want your lights to come on earlier, consider installing motion sensors near the corners of building facades. This will trigger the motion sensor earlier than halfway down the wall. For even more options, you can hook up an override switch to manually turn the lights on and off. Photocells or automatic timers can also be installed to control outdoor lights so they turn on and off at specified times. Photocells should be mounted at the best angles to capture the changes in light as the sun sets and rises. Keep in mind that any additional controls such as photocells or motion sensors may not fit directly on the floodlight unit. Therefore, you may have to install these devices separately.

Your lights are in the wrong position. You might think that installing a floodlight is as easy as finding a solid place to drill holes. Positioning your luminaire as an uplight or downlight is easy, but you can achieve more dynamic lighting with more advanced techniques. Moonlighting is a downlight effect that places lights high to simulate the soft light of moonlight. The silhouette is all about outlines, with the light positioned upwards and downwards on objects. Shadows use a wall wash effect but focus on objects in front of the wall rather than the wall itself.

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