The Ostel EX1 is a 500mm exterior LED wall light with ridged aluminiumdetailing 14W giving 820lm, withswitchable 3000K / 4000K / 5000K, IP54 inblack or white.

Three colour temperatures on an exterior fitting genuinely useful

Almost every outdoor light is fixed at 3000K. The Ostel switches between3000K warm, 4000K natural and 5000K cool, which matters moreoutside than in: warm suits brick, timber and render, whilecool suits grey, concrete and dark cladding and reads as more secure. You chooseafter it is on the wall, against the actual surface, rather than guessing from a photograph.

The ridges are not decoration

The aluminium face is ridged, and lit from within thatbreaks the light into vertical bands rather than a flat wash. Against render or brickit gives the fitting texture at night which is what stops a plain exteriorbar looking like a bathroom light stuck outside.

820 lumens over a 90-degree beam

14W giving 820lm on a 90 spread wide,which means it washes the wall broadly rather than casting two tight cones. At500mm tall and only 67mm wide it is a stripe of light on the wall, and atthat output it genuinely lights an entry rather than just marking it.

IP54 is a covered-exterior rating. Dust-protected andsplash-rated porches, eaves, sheltered courtyard walls.Not rated for an exposed wall taking driven rain, and not where a sprinkler reachesit. If you need that, choose one of the IP65 fittings in this range.

Class II, which simplifies the install

Double insulated no earth required, at just 0.56kgon a 130mm backplate, projecting 60mm. Aluminium bodywith a polycarbonate diffuser, which is the right choice outdoors: polycarbonate doesnot yellow or crack the way cheaper acrylic does. Not dimmable, andCRI above 80.

Where it works

• Entries and facades 820lm actually lights the doorway.
• Porches, eaves and covered walkways.
• Against grey or concrete, switched to 4000K or 5000K.
• Not on an exposed weather-side wall IP54, not IP65.
• Not dimmable the switch changes colour only.

Specifying it

500mm high by 67mm wide, projection 60mm,backplate 130mm, 0.56kg, inaluminium and polycarbonate, matte. Integrated14W LED giving 820lm, included, withswitchable 3000K / 4000K / 5000K,CRI>80, 90 beam, not dimmable.240V, ClassII double insulated, no earth required,IP54 covered exterior; dust-protected and splash-rated. Warranty is threeyears, as a replacement warranty.

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Questions

Can I change the colour temperature?

Yes 3000K warm, 4000K natural or 5000K cool, which is unusual outdoors. Warm suits brick, timber and render; cool suits grey, concrete and dark cladding and reads as more secure. You choose against the actual wall rather than from a photograph.

What do the ridges do?

Lit from within they break the light into vertical bands rather than a flat wash, giving the fitting texture at night. That is what stops a plain exterior bar looking like a bathroom light stuck outside.

Can it go on an exposed wall?

No. IP54 is dust-protected and splash-rated a covered-exterior rating for porches, eaves and sheltered courtyard walls. If you need an exposed wall, choose one of the IP65 fittings in this range.

How bright is it?

820lm from 14W over a wide 90-degree beam, so it washes the wall broadly. At that output it genuinely lights an entry rather than just marking it.

Is it dimmable?

No. The switch changes colour temperature, not level.

Do I need an earth?

No it is Class II, double insulated, which makes for a simpler exterior install. It is still a hard-wired fitting, so an electrician installs it.

Is there a twin version?

Yes the Ostel EX2, at 620mm and 1,210lm from two lamps. Note the twin is stocked in white only.