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Old 19-12-2015, 11:32 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default waterproof led garden lights?



hi peeps,

i want to light my garden with stick in the ground led lights to light up
the underside of trees, shrubs etc..

has anyone any experience doing this? it is a mine field on the web trying
to find a good product.

i have heard of or seen somewhere, of spike lights that daisy chain to the
next one along in the garden, this sounds ideal, but i cant find anything
online!

any advice?

cheers

Steve


Are these lights self-powered, i.e. with a little photocell on the
top, or do they have a mains lead back to a socket in the house?

If the former, I think you'll be disappointed. At this time of year,
there's not enough daylight, let alone sunlight, and especially under
trees etc. to keep them going IME. If the latter, have you got a
socket to plug them in to that's protected by an RCD (residual current
device) either directly on the socket or in the consumer unit (aka
fuse box in old language), in case something goes seriously wrong?

I want mains powered things ideally. Solar is no use. Happy to plug into
an RCD.

Steve