Most home owners when thinking about illuminating their patio think
about various types of lighting from wall mounted lights, string
lights, focused lighting but most rarely think about patio umbrella
lights.
What is patio umbrella lights? its lighting after the sun is set
which allows you to continue that intimate backyard party or
dinner. It gives you the opportunity to light up your dinner guests
and keep the party going when you add the elegance of Patio
Umbrella Lights to your existing Patio furniture Umbrella.
Utilizing lights on a patio umbrella in many ways help to create
the perfect romantic scenery. When you really think about it there
is only so much you can do with traditional outdoor lights but when
it come to the patio where are you going to stick the lights.
Really think about it, I don't know any patio that has a ceiling
or look romantic or even relaxing with bright over head lights, Do
you?
When you do consider getting lights for your patio table umbrella I
would recommend you to go solar. What!! You didn't know? Yes they
do have Patio umbrella with solar lights. There are quite a few
different types available Some Patio umbrella have the solar
lights built in and for others you can retrofit your existing patio
umbrella with solar lights. Furthermore there are various styles to
choose from e.g you have string types, globe types, Led types
(which have become very popular). All Solar powered patio umbrella
lights are battery powered and can safely be referred to as Solar
battery powered Patio umbrella lights. Solar umbrella lights get
their energy from a solar panel which is usually placed on top of
the patio furniture umbrella or on the pole. Users never have to
change batteries or connect an annoying extension cords, solar
umbrella lights have rechargeable batteries which are re-energized
by the sun as they run out.
Types of Solar Umbrella Lights
As fore mentioned there are Patio Umbrella which have the solar
lights built in and for those of you who already have their own
Patio umbrellas but want the convenience of extended night time
use. Not to worry you can get attachable solar umbrella lights to
modify your existing umbrella to solar. There is a wide array of
attachable solar umbrella lights on the market that you can use.
This large selection of attachable solar patio umbrella lights
allows for higher customization than the pre lit types. Of the two
types available are pole-mount and vein-mount.
These pole mounted solar light modules are a snap to install. The
shape of this type of patio light resembles a thick disc with a
hole in the center part. These lights attach directly to the
center pole of your umbrella where there is a part which can be
separated so it can placed around the pole then the module will be
clipped back together in order to secure it. Most solar umbrella
light systems never need to be removed from the umbrella, and allow
you to open or close the umbrella as usual. They typically have
several LED light bulbs that shine directly on the table below
providing very uniform, direct lighting where you need it. LED
light bulbs are used because of their power efficiency, Standard
LED light bulb colors of white, blue or yellow are often used in
the solar modules. A feature in some models is the ability to turn
rotate and or swivel the lights to the direction you need.
String style solar patio umbrella lights are much different from
the pole mounted varieties. These lights are similar to strings of
Christmas lights. These solar lights come with a series of lighted
strings, each of which attach to a vein or rib (the thin stick like
structures on the underside that spreads the fabric) on your Patio
umbrella .Each light string connects to a central power terminal on
the umbrella, the terminal then connects to a solar panel that you
mount on top of the umbrella. These light strings come in many
beautiful and exotic colors from the classic white to multicolored,
making these systems far more decorative and surreal than the Pole
mounted varieties. If a romantic mood setting and a decorative
effect is your goal, a string style patio umbrella light set is the
way to go.
When Choosing your Solar Patio Umbrella Lights
Look for outdoor umbrella lights that feature “diffused lighting
ambiance”. They produce a specific type of light that does not
attract most flying insects . If this is the first Patio table
umbrella your are purchasing, remember to also consider the amount
of coverage you will need when using it in the day time. Usually
you will get about 50% shade coverage depending on the position of
the sun in the day light. Consequently you will need to know where
you want to position the umbrella and the area it will need to
cover and then choose the appropriate sized umbrella for your
needs.
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