The Domus SHADOW-1-ADJ is an adjustable exterior spotlight 240V GU10, IP65, in bronze orbrass.

Its warranty says two years. The rest of the family says three.

• We looked at all 17 SHADOW listings:

• AND THE FAMILY’S OWN DATASHEET PROSE SAYS Backed by a 3 Year Warranty.
• So a buyer comparing two SHADOW fittings sees three years on one page and two on the next,for what is the same product family in a different finish. Seven more show nothing at all.
• WE HAVE PUBLISHED WHAT THIS LISTING SAYS two years because that is what youwould be quoted if you claimed. But we have asked Domus to confirm, and if the familyfigure applies we will correct it upward. If the warranty is material to your decision,ask us before ordering rather than after.

Bronze and brass the two finishes that change over time

This listing offers bronze and brass, which behave differently outdoors from the powder-coatedoptions elsewhere in the family. Both are metal finishes that develop a patina ratherthan holding a fixed appearance brass moves from bright to a soft brown-gold andeventually darker; bronze deepens.

• THAT IS THE POINT OF CHOOSING THEM, AND ALSO THE THING TO BE CERTAIN ABOUT. If the intended look is a warm metal that ages into a garden, they are the rightchoice. If the intended look is a consistent finish that matches on year five as on dayone, powder-coated black or white is the honest answer.
• Patination is not a fault and is not covered by any warranty it is the material behaving as the material does.
• It is also uneven: sheltered faces patina more slowly than exposed ones, so a fitting underan eave will look different from one on an open wall. On a facade where several arevisible together, mount them in comparable exposure or accept that they will diverge.

Adjustable, and aimed as a spotlight rather than a wall light

This listing is filed as a spotlight rather than a wall light, and that reflects how it isused: aimed at something, rather than washing the surface it is mounted on. A tree, a sculpture, a rendered panel, a house number. The tilt and swivel arewhat make that possible, and the aiming is a job for dusk on the day of commissioning rather than for theelectrician at midday. Aim it, then check it from the street and from the neighbour’sside.

GU10 at 240 V the simple option

No driver, no low-voltage cable sizing, no extra box to house. A mains GU10 fitting is the least complicated exterior light there is, and for one or twofittings it is almost always the right answer. The 12V MR16 versions elsewhere inthis family earn their place on longer runs, where several fittings share a driver and mains stays out ofthe wall. For a single spotlight, that machinery is not worth it.

What is published

Where it works

• Aimed at a tree, sculpture or panel.
• Gardens where a warm ageing metal suits.
• One or two fittings mains GU10 is the simple option.
• Not where a consistent finish is wanted take powder-coated.
• Not where the warranty matters without asking us first.

Specifying it

Adjustable exterior spotlight, IP65. 240V GU10, no driver required. Tilt and swivel. Bronzeor brass. Order code SHADOW-1-ADJ. IT PUBLISHES A TWO-YEAR WARRANTY WHERE EIGHT OTHER SHADOW LISTINGS PUBLISH THREE AND THE FAMILYDATASHEET SAYS THREE three different answers across 17 listings in one family, with seven publishingnothing at all. We have published what this listing says, because that is what you would be quoted if youclaimed, and have asked Domus to confirm. IF THE WARRANTY IS MATERIAL, ASK US BEFORE ORDERING RATHERTHAN AFTER. Bronze and brass patina that is the point of choosing them and the thing to be certainabout.

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Questions

Is the warranty two years or three?

This listing publishes two. Eight other SHADOW listings publish three, seven publish nothing at all, and the family’s own datasheet prose says “Backed by a 3 Year Warranty” three different answers across 17 listings in one family. We have published what this listing says, because that is what you would be quoted if you claimed, and have asked Domus to confirm.

What should I do about it?

If the warranty is material to your decision, ask us before ordering rather than after. If the family figure applies we will correct this listing upward but we are not going to publish three years on the strength of a sibling page.

How do bronze and brass age?

They patina. Brass moves from bright to a soft brown-gold and eventually darker; bronze deepens. That is the point of choosing them a warm metal that ages into a garden and it is also the thing to be certain about. If you want a consistent finish that matches on year five as on day one, powder-coated black or white is the honest answer.

Is patination covered by the warranty?

No, and it is not a fault. It is the material behaving as the material does. No manufacturer covers it on an uncoated metal finish.

Will several fittings patina evenly?

Not necessarily. Sheltered faces patina more slowly than exposed ones, so a fitting under an eave will look different from one on an open wall. On a facade where several are visible together, mount them in comparable exposure or accept that they will diverge.

How is a spotlight different from the wall light versions?

How it is used. A spotlight is aimed at something a tree, a sculpture, a rendered panel, a house number rather than washing the surface it is mounted on. The tilt and swivel are what make that possible, and the aiming is a job for dusk on the day of commissioning rather than for the electrician at midday. Aim it, then check it from the street and from the neighbour’s side.

Should I take the 240V or the 12V version?

For one or two fittings, 240V GU10 no driver, no low-voltage cable sizing, no extra box to house. It is the least complicated exterior light there is. The 12V MR16 versions elsewhere in this family earn their place on longer runs where several fittings share a driver and mains stays out of the wall; for a single spotlight that machinery is not worth it.