The Highlite 1000 is a 1000 mm surface-mounted bollard in poly powder-coated blackaluminium, with a sealed tri-colour LED behind a frosted Perspex diffuser. It is the taller of the two Highlite surface-mounted bollards, and height is the only specification separating them same engine, same output, same ratings, same base.

Two part numbers, two protection classes

Havit splits the protection class by supply. HV1626T-BLK-240V runs on 240 V AC mains, is Protection Class 1 and requires an earth, connected first. HV1626T-BLK-24V is Protection Class 3,needs no earth, and must be run from a suitable 24 V DC LED driver. Havit is explicit that it must not be connected direct to 240 V. Not a style choice: two different electrical installations at two different prices.

24 W or 18 W, and only one of those has a published output

The lamp is a 24 W tri-colour built-in LED module and is notuser-replaceable no globe and no lamp holder. A switch inside the head also sets it to 18 W.Havit’s published figures are the 24 W ones 1900 lm at 3000K,1970 lm at 4000K and 2040 lm at 5500K, so 5500K is thebrightest setting. Havit’s current documents publish no lumen figure for the 18 Wsetting, so every number here describes the 24 W case only. These are the same figures the shorter Highlite carries: both use the same module, so the taller one is not the brighter one. Beam angle 120, CRI >80,SDCM <5, UGR <29, lamp expectancy >30,000hrs.It is not dimmable. Both switches sit under the head, reached by loosening the Allenscrews in the side of the post; it ships set to 3000K.

Siting: IP65, IK08, and 5 km back from salt water

The body is IP65 and IK08. It is aluminium, and Havit states that aluminium and 304 stainless fittings must not be installed within 5 km of any salt water environments not a beachfront fitting, whatever its weather rating. On the 24 V DC version Havit also requires the voltage at the fitting to stay within 5% of the rated supply, or the warranty is void.

Mounting it and four conditions that void the warranty

It is surface mounted on a 113 mm base plate, supplied attached. Each of Havit’s conditions is awarranty condition: the base plate must sit on concrete or a concrete pad andmust not be installed below ground level; every hole in the base plate,including the cable entry, must be siliconed, with silicone also run around the fittingat ground level; the supplied screws are mild steel and must be replaced with a highergrade anywhere water can reach them; and a non-circular cable must be fixed at thegland or the IP rating and the warranty are both lost. Keep every o-ring and seal seated and use all four fixing holes Havit lists the HV1607 bollard spike for soft ground and the HV162X-CI anchor bolt set for hard surfaces, and we stock both. This is fixed wiring: a licensed electrician to AS/NZS 3000 must install it with the circuit isolated, wired in parallel. Lights For You has sourced every figure on this page from Havit’s current data sheet for HV1625T and HV1626T and from its dated February 2022 installation instructions, which state a 3 Years Replacement warranty.

Questions

How is this different from the shorter Highlite?

Only in height. Every other published specification is identical the same 24 W tri-colour module, the same 1900 / 1970 / 2040 lm, the same IP65, IK08, 120 beam and the same 113 mm base. Because the output is the same, the taller one is not brighter; it mounts the same light higher, which spreads it further and puts the source closer to eye level.

Do I need an earth?

It depends on the part number. HV1626T-BLK-240V is Protection Class 1 and requires an earth, connected first. HV1626T-BLK-24V is Protection Class 3 and needs no earth.

What does the 24 V version need to run?

A suitable 24 V DC LED driver, not supplied. Havit states that the fitting must not be connected direct to 240 V, and requires the voltage at the fitting to stay within 5% of the rated supply or the warranty is void.

What does the 18 W setting produce?

Havit does not say. A switch inside the head selects 18 W or 24 W, but Havit’s current documents publish lumen figures for 24 W only so we do not quote an 18 W figure. Specify 24 W where the light level matters.

Which colour temperature gives the most light?

5500K, at 2040 lm, against 1900 lm at 3000K and 1970 lm at 4000K. Output climbs with colour temperature on this model, which is not the case across the whole Havit bollard range.

Can I install it near the beach?

No. Havit states that aluminium and 304 stainless fittings must not be installed within 5 km of any salt water environments, and this body is aluminium.

Which parts of the installation actually void the warranty?

Four, each named by Havit: a base plate below ground level or not on concrete; failing to silicone every hole, the cable entry and around the fitting at ground level; a non-circular cable left unfixed at the gland; and leaving the supplied mild steel screws in place where water can reach them. It is surface mounted on a 113 mm base plate through all four holes; for soft ground the listed accessory is the HV1607 spike, and for a hard surface the HV162X-CI anchor bolts.