How Many Lumens Are Needed? Solar LED Flood Light Buying Guide

[@IvanHernandez-kz5uq]

3 of those 4800 solar lights will work perfect for our 8,000sqft storage barn.

[@WaganTech]

Indeed they will!

[@CutieRingoJoy]

I don't need one as I live in apartment, I just watching because I'm curious

[@WaganTech]

Even though you don't need one, thanks for watching!

[@gateseapower]

This is a classic integrated solar lights, but its lighting performance is way better than those on the amazon or alibaba, like it!

[@WaganTech]

Thank you!

[@drewbrown5447]

Just bought the 1600 today. I'm literally about to go outside and see how it is. Ive placed it above the garage door at the peak of the roof line. This is my first step into Solar tech. Hoping its good and lasts long. But the appearance and visible build quality says it just might!

[@WaganTech]

Thanks for your comment, Drew. Let me know if you have any Q's once it is set-up and/or installed!

[@deporteezdestiny3751]

@@WaganTech Hello I am trying to buy some bright lights with no motion senso (dusk tl dawn)r...please give me some guidance.

[@WaganTech]

​@@deporteezdestiny3751 the best thing to do is call our Customer Service so they can find out what your lighting needs are, then suggest the correct light for you. You can call them at 1.800.231.5806 or email them at [e-mail]

[@besthonorlighting68]

very professional ! And good lighting!

[@WaganTech]

Thank you!

[@adolfopiazza1073]

I would like something to add extra light in my backyard that can be controlled to use while hanging out in the backyard the change when not hanging out

[@emilianobravo5919]

I want to add a solar light to my covered patio for grilling at night. It's already approximately 14' deep by 14' wide.

[@WaganTech]

Our 1,000 lumens solar micro wall light or the 2000 lumen solar wall light would be a perfect addition to your patio lighting needs as long as you are able to mount them where they can get sun light.

[@I_am_superman]

How about a 9m x 3m billboard 1. How many fixtures I would need 2. What size?

[@WaganTech]

If you're using solar lighting for billboards, might we suggest getting solar powered sign washers instead? Ours are designed to cast light for far distances, not short broad "washing" light. Hope that helps.

[@sunshinecitysolarlight876]

Does your lights stay on bright all night or do they comes on dim and get bright when movement is detected?

[@WaganTech]

Hi there! It depends on the model. Some of them are programmable to stay on at full brightness for a set amount of time, while others will stay on a lower power setting until motion is detected and then ramp up to the full brightness.

[@MiguelGgtr]

Can someone explain me the physics behind these 2000 lumen light and 4000mA battery. As we know 2000 lumens consume 20 Wh (watt per hour) and during the night (10 hours) the light will consume 200 watts of electricity. Now we have a 4000mA battery which means 4 Amps and if it is a Li-ION battery it means its voltage is 3.7 Volts. So the total power of the battery is 14.8 watts. My question is if the total power is ~15 watts and the consumption per hour is 20 watts, how can it be that 1 charge will last for 10 nights (10 nights for 10 hours)?

[@WaganTech]

Great question. We actually include a technology called ALT whereby if there is no motion nearby, the LEDs go into to low power mode and when a critter or a person walks by then it goes to full power mode for a short period of time. Note that during the day the lights will continue to charge, and it will self maintain the high power low power modes automatically. Hope that helps.

[@josephrobi6806]

Why flood light? I have Duma 15 watts bright led but it is not a flood light 💡 what is the difference between the two?

[@WaganTech]

We're not sure who Duma is, but our approach to solar lighting is that we want lighting to be available all night from dusk to dawn, while also conserving energy. Wagan Tech Solar Flood Lights are unsurpassed in quality, performance, and brightness so you can use it for many years without worry.

[@MyMomentWithMonique]

I just purchased a home. The backyard has a pool, double car detached garage and deep cleared yard about an half an acre. I want to see all borders. What is your suggestion please. The yard is fenced in too

[@WaganTech]

How dark is it back there? Obviously the brighter lights would put out more light if you need good distance and bright lighting.

[@sattarshakari5237]

Hi. I am based in New Zealand. If I purchase some of them will you post it to Auckland- New Zealand. How long would it take so I receive it ? Kind Regards Sam

[@WaganTech]

Sorry, we can't ship to New Zealand!

[@laineclay3868]

If you mounted the 1600, 2000 and 3000 on poles 10' high, what would be light diameters. From your video, I think I might have purchased the wrong one for the lake lot.

[@WaganTech]

Laine, mounted at 10', each light would produce a light-spread of about 35' (feet) on the ground. I would recommend mounting the lights higher if possible to give a better radius. At 15 feet, the lights would produce a 52 foot spread. The lights with a higher lumen rating will make that spot brighter with more "spill" around the radius. Hope this makes sense?

[@gcraig011]

Hi - I have a farm laneway that I'm trying to light up. Two questions: (1) are there any models where the 'dusk to dawn' feature includes an option to have the light off unless motion is detected, instead of being on at 30% all the time? I don't want the light on unless there's motion or unless I manually turn it on with the remote. And (2) My laneway is oriented North/South and partially treed, so I'm worried about the units with the built-in solar panels instead of the external one. I think I may need to / want to turn the panel to face South rather than having them face East, which is how it would be for an integrated unit. Thanks.

[@WaganTech]

Hi, the answer to your question depends on the light model. Our Solar + LED Floodlight 2000 Remote Controlled (8589-9) will "idle" at 10% brightness, and then ramp-up to 100% when motion is detected. Our Solar micro wall light (8570) will go from 0% at idle to 100% when motion is detected, but it is usually intended for smaller paths (it sounds like you're trying to illuminate a rural road of sorts.

[@isfsigns2709]

We are trying to illuminate a double-sided ground sign. The sign is around 48" tall x 96" wide. It really just needs to put off enough light to let drivers read the sign, don't want to blind anyone with anything too bright. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

[@WaganTech]

To be honest, I don't know if our lights are right for your needs. Our lights are intended to utilize the motion sensor to light up an area when a passerby comes. Once motion ceases and about 30 seconds pass, the light will go into a low-light (dim) mode. Some of the lights are remote controlled and can have a timer-mode set to illuminate at a desired brightness for a set amount of time, but this may not be what you need?

[@mrmarcus6138]

Hey nice video,I need some solar flood lights to light up my back yard,200 sq f,I bought like 5 ,3 headed solar floods with 2200 mah battery & they suck !! Lol not bright at all,what would you recommend to make it look like its daytime or at least enough light to be able to see everything clear,thank you for you time..👍

[@WaganTech]

Marcus, The brighter the output, the brighter your yard will be, right? While you'll never achieve daylight without some crazy bright (& expensive) lights, I would still suggest our Solar + LED Floodlight 4800 or the soon-to-be released Solar + LED Floodlight 3000. Besides output, the biggest difference between the two is the ALT or Adaptive Lighting Technology found on the 3000 model. I think you'd be happy with the 4800 model IMO.

[@brilliantscarlett8666]

I want it to be super bright

[@WaganTech]

4800 lumens is super bright!

[@pooh40]

With your brightest 2 how for does the motion sensor work?

[@WaganTech]

Hi there! On our 2,000 lumen and 3,000 lumen models, the PIR or Motion sensor range is 16-26 feet at 120° .

[@rayzelito]

I need about 6 for my property

[@WaganTech]

Great! That’s a good amount of light. Feel free to check out our website www.wagan.com for options.

[@karebear5880]

I am looking to light up a 80 ft by 150 out door horse ring. is there a warranty and how long do they usually last?

[@WaganTech]

Hi Kare Bear, there is no set amount of time that our lights will "last"; you'll get many years of reliable service from our Solar lights. We have a 1-year warranty on the lights, and you'll probably need a few lights to illuminate an area of 80x150. A customer posted a tennis court photo with our lights on amazon: www.amazon.com/Wagan-Outdoor-Waterproof-Detected-EL8589-9/dp/B0813Z9RT3

[@qballtnt]

I'm looking to do the same thing. 80' x120'. What did you end up going with?

[@kprice399]

Looking for solar motion flood lights... got one? To light around the house just a a security deterrent and or walking around the house at night. Lights don't need to be on all night.

[@WaganTech]

Our 1000 Lumen Solar Micro Wall LED Light is probably perfect for your needs! wagan.com/products/1k-wall-light

[@jerryoxner9106]

How do I calculate lumens to cubic feet?

[@WaganTech]

Jerry, what I gather is that you're trying to look up how wide of a light area the solar flood light will illuminate? If so, let me know your mounting height and I'll try to get that answer for you.

[@PeaceChanel]

Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste and Thank You for All your efforts to support solar Power 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ 🌷 ☮️ ❤️

[@HNAA2025]

Needing to light up a huge area for parking expense equipment. Do these lights stay on at full brightness from dusk to dawn or are they just motion sensor?

[@WaganTech]

Hi Matt, sorry for the late reply, I just saw your question! These lights use a motion sensor to cycle between low and full brightness.

[@alesamon3665]

Hi I would like to illuminate a garden of about 200 square meters, so that it looks nice in the evening but not to shiny bright,with solar led light and warm white light of about 3000K...what do you recommend ?

[@WaganTech]

Unfortunately, we do not have any sizeable lights in that Kelvin range. Most of our larger area floodlights lights are around 6000K. Our smaller lights, the 1000 Lumen Solar Micro Wall LED Light (8570) and the 2000 Lumen Solar Wall Light (8569) are both 4000K. If you're ok with 6K color, the Solar + LED Floodlight 4800 (8592) would certainly light up that area. wagan.com/collections/solar-lighting/products/solar-led-floodlight-4800

[@julioshs]

which models allow for full constant brightness? No timeouts.

[@WaganTech]

Only the timer modes allow for uninterrupted full brightness, but they will revert back to the default mode when the timer expires.

[@KasuleFrancislutwama]

Football pitch??

[@josephrobi6806]

Can I buy that in Philippines 🇵🇭?

[@WaganTech]

Sorry, not at this time.

[@morrisdavid1026]

I would like to accent my roofing area.

[@WaganTech]

What does your roofing area look like? Our 1000 Lumen Solar Wall LED Light might be the perfect addition! See it here: wagan.com/products/1k-wall-light

[@swatz22]

Do these have motion sensors?

[@WaganTech]

Hey Hector, Yes they do!

[@arthurdevera9373]

Do you think 10000 Lumens is too bright for front yard and drive way use?

[@WaganTech]

10,000 lumens would be way too bright, but 1,000 lumens is a very good choice!

[@grtexas4741]

What if you live out in the country with no street lights and need something extremely bright. What would you recommend?

[@WaganTech]

GR, it depends on what your needs are. Is it for a rural driveway or the side of the house? If so, our pole mounted 4800 Lumen Solar light would be more than enough: wagan.com/collections/solar-lighting/products/solar-led-floodlight-4800

[@grtexas4741]

@@WaganTech I actually need the biggest, brightest, baddest light you have. For a place that's so dark you can barely see your hand in front of your face. Lol..real talk

[@WaganTech]

@@grtexas4741 For us, that is the best one that we offer currently and is a great choice for home use. We used to sell a version that was used for highways and such, but it is currently not in stock.

[@grtexas4741]

@@WaganTech okay ill purchase that one...Ill have to check the price.

[@mailee702]

Wow nice lov it

[@WaganTech]

Awesome, thank you for watching!

[@nonameno6690]

I want garden stake lights to light up a walkway and I want the brightest ones? online it either states volts or lumens but how do I know if its the brightest... one says 1.5 volts and other says like 2.4 lumen or 10 lumen or 14 lumen or 20lumen...please help

[@WaganTech]

Lumens is a semi-accurate way to determine brightness (not really, but it can get you in the ballpark), where as volts do not measure light output in any way. The higher the lumen number, the brighter the light will be.

[@daveang8287]

Ques ur using lumens.. Meaning the brightness.. But here in our country its watt.. How do i convert?

[@WaganTech]

You can calculate watts from lumens and luminous efficacy. Lumen and watt units represent different quantities, so you can't convert lumens to watts. What is normally done is to compare a standard lightbulb output to lumen rating. For example, 375 lumens is comparable to a 25W lightbulb. 900 lumens is around 60W 1500 lumens is around 100W Also consider the beam of the light. If comparing our streetlights to a light bulb, the beam is focused around 180 degrees.

[@raphaeldoolichand7109]

Watts- what are the watts?

[@WaganTech]

That depends on which unit you are referring to. Our units range from 1,000 lumens (about 100-watt equivalent) to 4,800 lumens (around 450-watt bulb equivalent).

[@soniacompra2156]

Branch and office in the philippines

[@WaganTech]

send an email to [e-mail] and they will get you in touch with our international team. Thanks!

[@STLUlrich]

How about a school baseball field

[@WaganTech]

It would do well to light up the field for anything less than a baseball game. As a LL Coach myself, these lights wouldn't be ideal for a BB field as a ball hit higher than them would get lost in the night sky.

[@charlesball9522]

@@WaganTech How about batting cages? two, side by side. approximately 75'x30' (2,250sqft) combined. I was thinking 6 of the Solar + LED Floodlight 3000.

[@TatianaSarigianidi-ge3ol]

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[@NiNjaTurtLe697]

Advise on a light that is extremely bright but with an external panel say to put on roof? Thanks.

[@WaganTech]

Take a look at our In & Out Detachable Solar Wall Light : wagan.com/products/inoutsolarlight

[@NiNjaTurtLe697]

@@WaganTech awesome! Thank you!!