The Domus TURIN 1LT postlight is a single-head exterior post 1,970mm high, 290mm square footprint,B22, 240V, IP43, in beige,black, burgundy, green or white.

Its dimensions are recorded correctly and checking that mattered

• Earlier in this programme a scan flagged seven products whose title states a length in metresand whose length field is far smaller. Three of them werepostlights.
• WE DID NOT CLAIM THEM. A title match is a hypothesis, and it seemed likelythat on a postlight the length field records a footprint rather than the postheight.
• MEASURED ACROSS THE CATALOGUE: 36 OF 36 POSTLIGHTS CARRY A height FIELDMATCHING THEIR TITLE WITHIN 100mm. This one states 1.96m and records1,970mm. Its length and width are both290mm a square footprint.
• SO THE POSTLIGHTS ARE CORRECT AND THE SUSPENSION KITS FLAGGED ALONGSIDE THEM ARENOT. Had all seven been reported as errors, three would have been wrong.
• THE PRACTICAL POINT FOR A BUYER: read height for the post andlength for the base footprint. Both are accurate.

One casting, seven arrangements

• The TURIN head is used as a wall bracket, a pillar mount, a post top, a pendant, and onsingle, twin or triple-head posts at six different heights.
• THAT IS THE REASON TO CHOOSE A RANGE LIKE THIS ON A PROPERTY RATHER THAN A SINGLEFITTING. A driveway with posts, an entry with a pillar mount and a porch with a wallbracket all read as one scheme because they are literally the same lantern. Mixing three different products to serve three positions is the common alternative and itshows.
• THE SINGLE-HEAD HEIGHTS ARE 1.32m, 1.96m and 2.37m. This is the middle one, and it is the one most driveways want tall enough to throw lightusefully across a path, low enough not to dominate a garden.
• 1.32m suits a low garden edge or a step run; 2.37m suits a broad frontage or adriveway entrance where the post has to be seen from the road.

Made in Italy, finished in Australia and why the finish matters here

Die-cast aluminium with a moulded acrylic lens, cast in Italy and powder-coated inAustralia. THE POWDER COAT IS THE PART THAT WEARS. Aluminium under a coating is protected while the coating is intact; a chip from a mower, awhipper-snipper or a car door begins corrosion at that point. On a post, the vulnerablezone is the bottom 300mm, which is exactly where garden maintenance happens. Keep mulch and soil away from the base, and touch up chips when they appear rather than at thenext repaint.

IP43 the number that decides the position

• IP43 means protected against solid objects over 1mm and against spraying waterup to 60 from vertical. It is the lowest exterior rating in commonuse.
• WHAT IT DOES NOT COVER IS DRIVING RAIN rain arriving at morethan 60 from vertical, which is ordinary weather in a wind. Nor hosing, nor asprinkler playing on it.
• ON A POSTLIGHT THAT MATTERS LESS THAN IT SOUNDS, because the lantern sits at the top of avertical post and the head shelters its own opening but it does mean the fittingshould not sit in the throw of an irrigation head. Sprinklers are the most common causeof water inside a garden fitting, and they are easy to overlook atinstallation.
• Check the irrigation layout before setting the post position.

B22 and no lamp and on an exterior post the choice matters

The lamp is not included. INSIDE A CLEAR OR LIGHTLY-DIFFUSED ACRYLICLANTERN THE LAMP IS VISIBLE, so its shape and finish become part of the fitting. An opal or frosted B22 fills the lantern evenly and reads as a glowing object from adistance. A clear or filament lamp is a bright point inside a box attractiveclose up, glary from a driveway. For a post that is seen from the street, opal is almostalways right. Choose a warm colour temperature: on a garden post, cool white reads asinstitutional.

Made to order

Allow up to 10 business days for production. That is published, which isunusual in this catalogue most made-to-order Domus products publish no lead time atall. Five colours in a made-to-order range means the finish is applied to yourorder, which is why the lead time exists.

What is published

Where it works

• Driveways and garden paths the middle height suits most.
• Properties using the same head elsewhere one scheme.
• Heritage and period settings five body colours.
• Not in the throw of a sprinkler IP43.
• Not with a clear lamp if seen from the street.

Specifying it

Single-head exterior postlight. 1,970mm high, 290 290mm footprint. B22, lamp notincluded. 220240V. IP43. Die-cast aluminium with moulded acrylic lens, cast in Italy and powdercoated in Australia. Beige, black, burgundy, green or white. Made to order, up to 10 business days. 1-yearwarranty. ITS DIMENSIONS ARE RECORDED CORRECTLY, AND CHECKING THAT MATTERED. A scan earlier in thisprogramme flagged seven products whose title states metres and whose “length” field is far smaller, threeof them postlights we did not claim them, on the reasoning that a postlight’s “length” plausibly recordsa footprint. MEASURED ACROSS THE CATALOGUE, 36 OF 36 POSTLIGHTS CARRY A HEIGHT FIELD MATCHING THEIR TITLEWITHIN 100 mm. Had all seven been reported as errors, three would have been wrong. Read HEIGHT for thepost and LENGTH for the base.

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Questions

How tall is it?

1,970mm, and the record is accurate. Its length and width are both 290mm, which is the square base footprint rather than a length. Read height for the post and length for the base.

Why does that need saying?

Because a scan earlier in this programme flagged seven products whose title states a length in metres and whose length field is far smaller three of them postlights. We did not claim them, on the reasoning that a postlight’s length field plausibly records a footprint. Measured across the catalogue, 36 of 36 postlights carry a height field matching their title within 100mm. Had all seven been reported as errors, three would have been wrong.

Which height should I choose?

The single-head posts come at 1.32m, 1.96m and 2.37m. This is the middle one and it suits most driveways tall enough to throw light usefully across a path, low enough not to dominate a garden. 1.32m suits a low garden edge or a step run; 2.37m suits a broad frontage or a driveway entrance where the post has to be seen from the road.

Can I match it elsewhere on the property?

Yes, and that is the reason to choose a range like this. The same TURIN head is used as a wall bracket, a pillar mount, a post top, a pendant, and on single, twin or triple-head posts. A driveway with posts, an entry with a pillar mount and a porch with a wall bracket all read as one scheme because they are literally the same lantern.

What does IP43 actually cover?

Protection against solid objects over 1mm and against spraying water up to 60 degrees from vertical the lowest exterior rating in common use. It does not cover driving rain, which is ordinary weather in a wind, nor hosing, nor a sprinkler playing on it. On a postlight that matters less than it sounds because the lantern sits at the top of a vertical post and the head shelters its own opening.

So what should I watch for?

Irrigation. Sprinklers are the most common cause of water inside a garden fitting and they are easy to overlook at installation. Check the irrigation layout before setting the post position.

What lamp should I use?

An opal or frosted B22, almost always. Inside a clear or lightly-diffused acrylic lantern the lamp is visible, so its shape and finish become part of the fitting an opal lamp fills the lantern evenly and reads as a glowing object from a distance, where a clear or filament lamp is a bright point inside a box: attractive close up, glary from a driveway. Choose a warm colour temperature too; on a garden post, cool white reads as institutional.