Choose Patio Umbrella Lights for Function or Style

For people who use their patio or deck at night and for many restaurants who make use of patio umbrellas in their outdoor dining area the use of patio umbrella lights is essential. The obvious reason is that patio umbrellas will typically block off the normal range of area lighting making it difficult for their guests and patrons to see what they are eating.

There are a lot of options for transforming your deck or eating are at night with outdoor lighting but by far one of the most attractive methods is with patio umbrella lights. When you first consider getting lights for your patio umbrellas you need to make a decision on what the function of the lights is going to be. Do you want extra ambience or are they purely functional in nature? Do you want them for their aesthetic value or are they simply there purely for lighting?

Once you figured out the reason for getting your patio umbrella lights it's time to decide on a style. If you haven't yet bought your patio umbrellas you may like to consider getting some with lights already installed. This is a terrific way to get them if you aren't inclined to fiddle around with installing the lights yourself. Many outdoor furniture shops will customize an umbrella with a light to your liking which is great for maximizing your choices.

Incandescent lighting typically attracts insects which can make for an unpleasant meal. In recent years a new form of lighting has become available in the form of LED lighting . The big advantage to LED's is that they don't attract insects due to the spectrum of light they produce. They also have another advantage over incandescent lighting.

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Power cords are inconvenient at the best of times but on a patio umbrella they are also unsightly and ruin the effect. Because of this you won't find many patio umbrella lights that run on AC. There are some but not many. You will be more inclined to fit lights that run off batteries. This is not as inconvenient as it sounds. LED's use much less power for the same output as an incandescent lamp. You will find that you get many hours of use out of your batteries before you need to replace them with LED patio umbrella lights.

Umbrella lights come in two distinct varieties. You have the type which attach directly underneath the umbrella via a clamp around the pole and then you have the vein type which install along the edges or veins of the umbrella. For extra ambience string lights are definitely the way to go especially if you run them along the top edges of the umbrella. If it's more direct lighting you are after you would be best using the pole attachment type of lights.

Another great innovation that has come about because of LED's minimal use of power is the solar powered patio umbrella lights. In most areas where you would require a patio umbrella you typically have more than enough sunlight to charge up a battery which takes over in the evening to run the lights.