Albast up and down wall light with alabaster glass

An up/down wall light built around alabaster glass, sold in two versions: HV8079T-BLK in aluminium and HV8079T-BR in solid brass. It stands 300mm tall and projects 77mm from the wall.

Alabaster is the reason to choose it. The stone is faintly translucent and unevenly veined, so light passing through never reads as flat what you get is a soft, slightly variable glow rather than the even panel a moulded acrylic diffuser produces. It is a material that looks like something whether or not the fitting is switched on.

It takes two G9 globes

This is a lamped fitting, not a sealed LED unit. It takes two G9 globes, rated at 9W each, so the fitting draws 18W in total and is rated at 2 270lm 540lm in total. Colour rendering is 80 CRI or better.

G9 is a small bi-pin base and the globes are a consumable. That is the trade against an integrated fitting: more to buy over the fitting’s life, but the alabaster and brass outlast several generations of lamp, and the light source can be changed without touching the fitting on the wall.

Havit lists the fitting as not dimmable, so it should not be specified on a dimmed circuit.

Two materials, two intentions

The aluminium version is the straightforward choice a stable finish that stays as it was installed. The solid brass version behaves differently: brass ages, darkening and developing a patina over years rather than relying on a coating that can eventually lift.

Choose aluminium if an unchanging appearance matters, and brass if you want the fitting to settle into its setting over time. The alabaster is the same in both.

Rating, power and installation

Havit’s datasheet rates the fitting IP65 for dust and jetted water and IK04 for impact, which takes it beyond an interior fitting a sheltered exterior wall, a porch or a covered entry are within that rating.

It runs on 240V AC mains and requires no driver. It is a Class 1 fitting and requires an earth connection, so installation is work for a licensed electrician. The beam is 180, spreading light up and down the wall face rather than projecting forward.

Havit states that aluminium fittings should not be installed within 5km of a salt water environment.

Frequently asked questions

What globes does it take?

Two G9 globes, rated 9W each 18W and 540lm in total.

Is the diffuser real alabaster?

Yes alabaster glass, which is why the light through it is softly variable rather than perfectly even.

Can it be dimmed?

No. Havit lists it as not dimmable.

What is the difference between the two part numbers?

Material. HV8079T-BLK is aluminium; HV8079T-BR is solid brass, which ages and patinas rather than holding a fixed finish.

Can it be used outdoors?

It is rated IP65, so a sheltered exterior position is within its rating. It should not go within 5km of salt water.