Outdoor Uplighting

[Anonymous]

We have low voltage led and they are less power than our porch light which we now keep off

[Anonymous]

We both drive PHEVs, compost, have rain barrels, live in a smaller home, etc. Last winter we spent substail funds to increase the insulation to our hpuse. We also have LED uplifting on for a few hours in the evening (until 10 PM). We can cover 6 LED lights being on for 2-5 hours an evening. NBD.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't matter how efficient your uplighting is, it still harms wildlife like bats and birds.

No amount of efficiency changes that.

[Anonymous]

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But it IS a waste of electricity.

The lamest excuse in this thread was saying it was “for safety”. Yeah. Putting light UP in trees, pointing up, to show the top branches off, is making your home safer. What a dumbass.

Wow, aren't you just a bundle of happy happy joy joy? Glad you're not my nieghbor, Mary Sunshine. Life must be pretty darn miserable in your house. I feel for your family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter how efficient your uplighting is, it still harms wildlife like bats and birds.

No amount of efficiency changes that.

The only wildlife ours seems to harm is our crazy neighbor. Her hair is turning gray at lightening speed. No harmed/dead bats or birds found.

[Anonymous]

It's always women being called crazy. Don't do that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter how efficient your uplighting is, it still harms wildlife like bats and birds.

No amount of efficiency changes that.

The only wildlife ours seems to harm is our crazy neighbor. Her hair is turning gray at lightening speed. No harmed/dead bats or birds found.

[Anonymous]

We have a main transformer plugged into a wall outlet in our garage with a timer. It can handle about 30 led landscape lights. You just run the outdoor wire under mulch or soil anywhere you want light. There’s no need for power outlets in the backyard. I have a larger transformer I haven’t used yet that can handle hundreds of lights but that’s a later project. The lights are great as long as you are consistent about style and use them selectively.
A neighbor had powerful uplights placed under every tree installed by a landscaping company. It’s actually very attractive, but a bit theatrical. Also, one of those caught fire after mulching

[Anonymous]

Can someone post images of subtle outdoor lighting? We're curious about this, but don't want to wind up with something that stands out in a bad way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's always women being called crazy. Don't do that.

If she didn't behave like a crazy woman I wouldn't call her out on it. If i was a male I'd say the same thing about him, just in this case it's a female.