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Outdoor Motion Sensor Flood Lights versus Outdoor Motion Sensor Decorative Lights

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Outdoor Motion Sensor Flood Lights versus Outdoor Motion Sensor Decorative Lights

The benefits of outdoor motion sensor lights are real, including security, convenience and energy savings.  But I've covered those in other articles, and will probalby cover them in future articles as well.  Outdoor motion sensor lights generally come in two varieties - motion sensor flood lights, and motion sensor decorative lights.  As you can see from our site, there are a number of choices of both flood and decorative lights - but which light is best for you?

This article is intended to outline some of the major differences between these two types of motion sensor lights, and hopefully help you make the decision of which type of motion light to focus on.  Any question, don't hesitate to ask!

 


Outdoor Decorative Motion Sensor LightOutdoor Motion Sensor Decorative Lights.  In most cases, you won't even be able to tell that these are motion lights!  The include numerous styles of lights to fit your exact home style and need, and fit perfectly next to a door or entry way to provide great convenience and security of a motion light, while still keeping with the beauty and style of your home decor.  Decorative motion lights don't provide spotlight-type lighting that you will find with a motion flood light, and work perfectly at a front, side or back door.  In these cases, you won't normally want your vistors hit with the direct light spotlight that you get from a flood light! 

Some of the key highlights of Outdoor Decorative Motion Sensor Lights:

  • Beautiful, versatile styling and design to fit your home decor
  • Replace traditional front and side door non-motion lights, keeping beauty and adding security
  • Provide motion light convenience without the spotlight effect of a Motion Flood Light
  • Leave front door light 'always on' to automatically light when someone approaches after dusk
  • Easy installation

Outdoor Motion Sensor Flood LightOutdoor Motion Sensor Flood Lights.  These lights do what they sound like they would do - they provide directed flood lighting to a specific area (or areas) of your yard.  Usually containing two separately adjustable flood lights, these lights give you lighting in a targeted area that you want to have covered by lighting triggered by motion.  I also find that these flood lights give good lighting coverage to the area around and near the light fixture. 

For example, I have a motion sensor flood light installed near my rear garage door.  The two flood light bulbs are aimed into my yard, giving good lighting coverage to specific areas I have targeted when the light turns on.  I take my dog out in the evening using this door, so after dark, as I walk out the door with my dog, the light automatically comes on, giving me full light coverage in the area where we go.  Even though the flood light bulbs are aimed out into the yard, I find that I still get good lighting around the door area - plenty to give good lighting for a person to enter/exit the door.  Because of the way I use this door and light, the motion flood light works perfectly for me.  I get the targeted light of the flood lights, the light around the door area and entry way, and the convenience and security of the motion light.  In this case, a decorative motion light would not give me the targeted flood light out into my yard, which is what I need in this case for times when I take my dog out, but also because I want this light to provide maximum lighting coverage in case the light triggers at night to scare off unwaned animals or intruders!

Some other benefits and highlights of Outdoor Motion Sensor Flood Lights:

  • Very Flexible light adjustment and aiming, allowing great light placement control
  • Capable of lighting large areas
  • Typically lower cost than outdoor decorative motion wall lights
  • Many variations of flood light bulbs that can be used based on desired lighting
  • Solar Outdoor Motion Flood Lights save energy and money and allow flexible installation (no wiring!)
  • Easy installation

Either way, motion detector lights give you great benefits of convenience and security, while providing energy savings of only using the light when you most need it!

 

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