Deepwell Aqua Natural Wildlife Pond Underwater Lighting Kit 2200K Amber

Warm, low output fittings at 2200K set at the margins rather than in the middle, because a bright light in a wildlife pond is a problem for everything living in it. Amber, which suits planting and is much kinder to wildlife.

Everything here is IP68 and rated for permanent immersion, which is a different thing from IP67 and a very different thing from weatherproof. Bodies are cast 316 stainless because brass corrodes in still water and aluminium is worse. Cable is a continuous moulded run with no joint below the waterline, and the joint above it goes in a resin filled connector that is supplied in the box. The transformer stays out of the water and out of the splash zone, which the drawing shows you how to arrange.

Specification

• Dimensions: 88mm diameter, 65mm tall, adjustable bracket
• Materials: cast 316 stainless body, toughened glass lens, silicone gaskets
• Finish: brushed stainless
• Light source: 9W integral LED, sealed and potted
• Light output: 6 fittings at 350 lumens each
• Colour temperature: 2200K amber
• Beam angle: 20 degree narrow and 45 degree wide lenses supplied
• Power: 12V SELV from a garden transformer, safe to cut and join outdoors
• Ingress protection: IP68, rated for permanent immersion
• Cable: 51m of moulded submersible cable, no joint below the waterline
• Warranty: 5 years on the fitting, 2 years on the LED and driver
• Suits a natural pond up to 10 metres across
• Maximum immersion depth: 3 metres, continuous
• Set contains 6 fittings
• Transformer: 150W, sited out of the splash zone
• Safe for fish and planting, no ultraviolet output
• Weight: approximately 12.5 kilograms

In the box

• 6 x IP68 submersible uplighters in 316 stainless
• 6 x narrow and 6 x wide lenses
• 1 x isolating transformer with a photocell and a timer
• 51m of moulded submersible cable
• 8 x resin filled connectors for the joints above the waterline
• Stainless mounting brackets and ballast plates
• A siting drawing showing where the transformer must go
• Spare gaskets

Installation

This runs on 12V, which is the reason to choose a low voltage garden system in the first place. The cable can be laid in a shallow trench or clipped along a fence without armoured conduit, it can be cut and joined with waterproof connectors outdoors, and a spade through it is an inconvenience rather than an emergency. The transformer itself is the only part that touches mains, so that is the only part an electrician needs to look at. Bury cable at least 100mm deep, run it along a line you will remember, and leave a loop of slack at every fitting so you can move things next year when the planting has grown.

When to buy

This is a spring and summer product and it sells out. March to August is our season and the popular finishes go first, usually in the fortnight after the clocks change. If you are planning for a particular weekend, order early.