The Sunrise is a plaster uplighter that is meant to stop looking like a light fitting. The body is cast plaster, supplied in raw white, and it is designed to be painted in the same coat as the wall it sits on so once the room is finished, what reads is a wash of light up the wall rather than a fixture on it. It is the standard approach for hallways, stairwells and feature walls where the lighting should be felt and not seen.

Indoor only check this before anything else

The Sunrise is rated IP20. That is a dust-and-fingers rating with no water protection at all, so it is an interior fitting: hallways, living areas, bedrooms, stairwells. It must not go on an exterior wall, in an alfresco area, or anywhere it can be rained on or hosed. Plaster is porous, so this is a material limit as much as an electrical one. If you want this look outdoors you need a different product entirely.

Two sizes, two globes, two colour temperatures

• HV8069 the smaller body, taking a G9 globe. Supplied at 2W: 120lm in warm white, 130lm in cool white.
• HV8070 the larger body, taking an E14 candle-base globe. Supplied at 3W: 220lm in warm white, 240lm in cool white.

Colour is fixed per model rather than switchable: the W versions are 3000K warm white and the C versions are 5500K cool white. Choose at the point of order, because it cannot be changed afterwards without changing the globe. Both throw a 120 spread up the wall.

Specifying and installing it

Both sizes run on 240V mains and are Protection Class1, so they require an earth. Connection is made in the cavity at the rear of the mounting bracket, and the fitting is surface-mounted to the wall. Globes are replaceable and the ceiling differs by size 25W maximum on the G9 in the HV8069, 40W maximum on the E14 in the HV8070. Neither is dimmable with the globes supplied. There is no diffuser over the lamp, which is what gives the crisp upward beam, and it also means the globe should sit below the lip of the recess rather than proud of it. Havit quotes CRI above 80 and lamp life over 30,000 hours, and rates the plaster body IK02 for impact low, which is the honest trade for a material you can paint and patch. The warranty is 3 years replacement. Lights For You can supply replacement G9 and E14 globes in either colour temperature, so tell us which part number you have and we will match it.

Questions

Can I use this outside or in a bathroom?

No. It is rated IP20, which carries no water protection at all, and the body is porous plaster. It is an indoor fitting only not for exterior walls, alfresco areas or wet areas.

Can I really paint it?

Yes, that is the point of it. It ships in raw white plaster and is designed to be painted to match the wall, so the fitting disappears and only the light shows.

What is the difference between HV8069 and HV8070?

Size and globe. HV8069 is the smaller body with a G9 globe at 2 W; HV8070 is the larger body with an E14 candle-base globe at 3 W and roughly double the output.

What do the W and C suffixes mean?

Colour temperature, and it is fixed per part number. W is 3000K warm white; C is 5500K cool white. Decide before you order changing it later means changing the globe.

Can it be dimmed?

Not with the globes supplied, in either size. Havit states it as non-dimmable.

What is the largest globe I can fit?

25 W on the G9 in the HV8069 and 40 W on the E14 in the HV8070. Do not exceed either a plaster body holds heat.

Does it need an earth?

Yes. Both sizes are Protection Class 1, so an earth is required. The connection is made in the cavity behind the mounting bracket.