The Cosca EX180 is a 320mm exterior wall light with smoke glass in black one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied IP43.

IP43, not IP44 and the difference is real.IP44 is rated against splashing water from any direction.IP43 is rated only against spraying water up to 60 fromvertical water coming downward, not sideways.

In practice: under a porch roof, a verandah or a deep eave yes;an exposed wall taking wind-driven rain from the side no. It is one digit, andon a fitting people naturally hang beside a front door, often unsheltered, it is worth reading twice.The Cosca’s downward-facing body helps it sheds water rather than collectingit but the rating is the rating.

Smoke glass on an exterior light and what it costs

Unusual, and worth understanding before you buy. Smoke glass is tinted, so itabsorbs a substantial share of the light on the way out. On an interior pendant thatis a deliberate mood choice; on an entry light it meansless light than the same globe would give behind clear or frosted glass.

What you get in exchange is real: the fitting reads asdark and deliberate by day rather than as a lit box, and the light that does emergeis softened and slightly warmed by the tint. Choose it for the look andsize the globe generously.

A downward-facing body on a short arm

The Cosca’s shape is doing something specific: a short arm holds adownward-facing body with a wider bottom, so the light isthrown down and outward onto the ground and the wall below rather than up into thesky. Beside a door that puts light on the step and the threshold, which is what youwant, and it also means the fitting does not glare at anyone approaching.

320mm tall, projecting 170mm

180mm wide, at 1.9kg. The170mm projection is substantial fine on anopen facade or beside a wide entry, an obstruction on a narrow pathpeople pass close to. The 145mm Cosca projects 140mm if the position istight.

Choose the globe carefully it is not supplied.

• Use an LED rated for ENCLOSED fittings. The Cosca is a sealed lantern, andheat with nowhere to go is what kills LED globes. Many are rated for open fittingsonly, printed on the box.
• Do not use an incandescent 25W of filament inside a sealedenclosure runs hot for no benefit.
• Size it generously, because the smoke glass will take some of it. A globe youwould choose for a clear lantern will read dimmer here.

Ask us and we will match one.

The globe is replaceable, which most exterior fittings here are not

Nearly every outdoor light in this range has a sealed integrated LED: when thediode fails, the fitting is finished. The Cosca takes a standard E27, soyou choose the colour and output and you can replace it in ten years.

It is ClassI earth required and hard-wired, soa licensed electrician installs it correctly, on this page.Dimming depends on the globe.

Where it works

• Beside front doors, under a porch roof or deep eave.
• Covered entries and verandahs, on an open wall.
• Rustic, country and modern facades alike.
• IP43 downward spray only. Not an exposed wall.
• Smoke glass cuts the output size the globe generously.

Specifying it

320mm high by 180mm wide, projection170mm, 1.9kg, inaluminium and smoke glass, black. OneE27 globe to 25W, NOT supplied andreplaceable; dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP43 rated against DOWNWARD spray only; covered positions. Warranty is threeyears, as a replacement warranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

What is IP43, and how is it different from IP44?

IP44 is rated against splashing water from any direction; IP43 only against spraying water up to 60 degrees from vertical downward, not sideways. Under a porch roof, verandah or deep eave, fine. An exposed wall taking wind-driven rain from the side, no.

Why smoke glass on an outdoor light?

For the look. Smoke glass is tinted, so it absorbs a substantial share of the light on the way out which on an entry light means less light than the same globe behind clear glass. In exchange the fitting reads dark and deliberate by day rather than as a lit box, and the light that emerges is softened and slightly warmed. Size the globe generously.

What shape of light does it give?

Down and outward. A short arm holds a downward-facing body with a wider bottom, so light lands on the step and the threshold rather than going up into the sky and it does not glare at anyone approaching.

What globe should I buy?

An LED rated for enclosed fittings the Cosca is a sealed lantern and heat with nowhere to go kills LED globes. Never an incandescent. And size it generously, because the smoke glass will take some of the output. Ask us and we will match one.

Is a globe included?

No one E27 to 25W, your choice, and replaceable. That is an advantage: nearly every other outdoor light in this range has a sealed integrated LED, and when it fails the fitting is finished.

How far does it stick out?

170mm fine on an open facade or beside a wide entry, an obstruction on a narrow path. The 145mm Cosca projects 140mm if the position is tight.

Can I dim it?

It depends on the globe fit a dimmable LED and use a wall dimmer.