Solar Powered Garden Lights
Going Green

Solar powered garden lights are not cheap but you can enjoy non-stop garden lighting all year-round without incurring a huge power bill.  At the same time, you help the planet by reducing the carbon emissions when you use solar lighting.

How Solar Garden Lighting Works

Solar powered garden lights do not need cables and wires to be connected to a power outlet.  These are easily installed in any part of the garden and anytime you want to relocate these, you can do so without any trouble.  Solar lighting for the garden looks like your ordinary light bulbs.  But instead of consuming electricity from the grid, it uses the sun's energy, which is stored during the daytime and releases this at night as light.    

Inside each solar garden light is a simple system that works together to capture, store, and transform the sun's energy.  You will find a LED light source, solar cell, a single AA battery, controller board, and a photoresistor.

The lamp receives the stored energy from the battery that is charged by solar cell which first converts solar energy to electricity.  The power input from the solar cell and the battery goes to the controller board.  The energy is ready and when the photoresistor detects darkness, the light goes on.

The more solar energy is received and stored, the garden lights can run up to 10 hours because the batteries are fully charged.  These usually run longer during the summer months when the days are longer.  Factors that also affect lighting are strength of light, adverse weather, and the shorter days during winter.

Too much snow on the ground can also damage the lamps. You might want to store them during the for the winter season but take care that the light switch is in an off mode or you will drain the batteries.

Installation

Before installing garden solar powered lights, select the areas you want highlighted or lighted.  Be sure that the area receives much sunlight during the day.  Check the soil and if it's hard, loosen it with a spade or dampen the soil until you can work on it.  Forcing the garden lights onto the soil can stress the support post of the light.  When everything is ready, remove the light fixtures from the packaging, following the manufacturer's manual and install the lights securely in an upright position on the ground.     

Maintenance

Solar powered garden lights are tough on the outdoors; yet these must be regularly checked.  The light will shine brighter if these lamps are regularly dusted and cleaned.  If the lights are dim, it's due time to change the batteries.  During the winter months, angle the lights towards the direction where they can get more sunlight as possible.  These must be in the open, not shaded by a shadow or a tree.

Solar powered garden lights are expensive.  But on top of the benefit you gain from slashing you're your electric bills, solar lighting provides security and safety, too.  You won't stumble in the dark and a lighted outdoor or garden discourages thieves from entering your property. 

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