Sparks Electrical News April 2020

LIGHTING

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Outdoor lighting requirements for coastal areas in South Africa

iPlast 2 Floods.

Block P – Down and Up or Down.

Ozo Range.

Carlo 800 and 250 bollard.

Composite Floods.

Marta 90 and Marta 160.

Neo buried.

SPAZIO LIGHTING stocks a wide range of high- quality outdoor lighting with extensive warrantees, suitable for both inland and coastal applications. The South African weather conditions are quite extreme at the coastal areas and therefore special care has to be taken when ordering outdoor lighting to ensure that the fittings do not corrode. Coastal areas can be classified as any location closer than 10 km from the shoreline. The South African coastline is famous for its ex- treme weather conditions, including strong winds, high humidity and thus, high levels of moisture in the air. Humidity is influenced by temperature and geographic location. Warmer air holds more mois- ture than cooler air, and warmer weather promotes evaporation. Due to daytime heat close to the sea, a lot of evaporation occurs on the surface of the wa- ter body causing high levels of moisture in the air. The high levels of salt in the evaporated water from the sea act as an electrolyte which disperses ions into the water, which in turn causes corrosion. Metal products at the coast can corrode up to ten times faster than in other parts of the country. It is important, when purchasing outdoor fittings for a coastal application, to ensure that the fitting is marked as being coastal quality as opposed to inland quality. In order for a fitting to be classified as coastal quality the fitting needs to be made up of polycarbonate or 304 Stainless Steel or higher. Any fittings made up of aluminium, even if they are powder coated, will eventually corrode when in- stalled too close to the sea. Spazio Lighting has done its best to ensure that it can cater for its coastal customers by supplying a coastal quality alternative to most of its IP rated fittings. Some notable inclusions are the iPlast 2 and Composite ranges of LED floods, Block P and Marta exterior wall fittings, Ozo footlights, Focal and Carlo bollards, Minitommy garden spots and Neo buried fittings.

Enquiries: www.spazio.co.za

SPARKS ELECTRICAL NEWS

APRIL 2020