The Domus SHADOW-2-ADJ is a two-light adjustable exteriorspotlight 240V GU10, IP65, inbronze.

Two years here, three across most of the family

• This listing publishes a 2-year warranty. Across the 17SHADOW listings, eight publish three years, seven publish nothing, and two this one and itsone-light counterpart publish two.
• The family’s own datasheet prose says Backed by a 3 Year Warranty.
• WE HAVE PUBLISHED WHAT THIS LISTING SAYS, because that is what would be quoted on aclaim. We have asked Domus, and if the family figure applies we will correct itupward. If the warranty is material to your decision, ask us before ordering rather thanafter it is a one-line answer and it is better to have it in writing.
• The listing describes the warranty type as replacement which is the useful detail: a failure is met with a new fitting rather than a repair, so thepractical question is lead time rather than labour.

It holds no datasheet of its own

No sheet is attached to this listing. What is published comes from theproduct record and from the family documents for the SHADOW-2-ADJ order code. THAT IS WORTH STATING RATHER THAN HIDING, because it means the figures hereare family figures: right for the range, and not independently confirmed for thisfinish. The things that vary by finish and therefore the things we would checkbefore you order are the exact dimensions and the finish’s own weatheringbehaviour.

A two-light spotlight rather than a wall light

• Filed as a spotlight, which reflects how it is used: aimed at subjects rather than washingthe wall it is mounted on. Two independently adjustable heads means two subjects fromone mounting point.
• THAT IS A GENUINELY USEFUL THING IN A GARDEN. One fitting on a housecorner can light a tree and a path, or a gate and a sculpture from onepenetration, one cable and one seal.
• AIM IT AT DUSK, NOT AT MIDDAY. Two heads aimed at different subjects isharder to get right than an up/down pair, and the only way to judge it is to see itlit.
• Check both aims from the boundary. A head pointed at a tree from a corneris also pointed at whatever is behind the tree.

Bronze, and the garden argument for it

Bronze is a solid metal finish that deepens over time rather than a coating thatchips. IN A GARDEN SETTING THAT IS A STRONGER ARGUMENT THAN ON A HOUSEFACADE a fitting near planting gets brushed by foliage, splashed by irrigationand hit by garden tools, all of which find any weakness in a powder coat. Bronze also sits comfortably against timber, stone and planting in a way that a bright finishdoes not. What it will not do is stay the same colour, and that has to be the intentionrather than a surprise.

240 V and when to reconsider

No driver, no low-voltage cable sizing, no enclosure to keep dry. For a single fitting on a house corner that is straightforwardly the rightanswer. RECONSIDER ONLY IF THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL: a garden with fiveor more fittings is usually better on 12V, where one driver serves them all, the cable can be runshallow, and a spade through it is an inconvenience rather than a hazard. Tell us the whole scheme rather than the single fitting and we will say which way itfalls.

What is published

Where it works

• House corners two subjects, one penetration.
• Gardens bronze suits timber, stone and planting.
• Single fittings 240V avoids all the overhead.
• Not aimed at midday two heads need dusk to judge.
• Not where the warranty matters without asking us first.

Specifying it

Two-light adjustable exterior spotlight, IP65. 240V GU10, no driver required. Twoindependently adjustable heads. Bronze. Order code SHADOW-2-ADJ. 2-year replacement warranty aspublished. IT PUBLISHES TWO YEARS WHERE EIGHT SHADOW LISTINGS PUBLISH THREE AND THE FAMILY DATASHEET SAYSTHREE. We published what this listing says, because that is what would be quoted on a claim, and askedDomus. IT ALSO HOLDS NO DATASHEET OF ITS OWN, so the figures here are family figures right for therange, not independently confirmed for this finish, and we say so rather than hiding it. TWO HEADS FROMONE PENETRATION is the real argument: one fitting on a house corner can light a tree and a path from onecable and one seal.

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Questions

Is the warranty two years or three?

This listing publishes two. Across the 17 SHADOW listings, eight publish three years, seven publish nothing, and two this one and its one-light counterpart publish two. The family’s own datasheet prose says “Backed by a 3 Year Warranty”. We published what this listing says, because that is what would be quoted on a claim, and have asked Domus.

What kind of warranty is it?

Replacement rather than repair which is the useful detail. A failure is met with a new fitting, so the practical question becomes lead time rather than labour. Ask us about current lead times if that matters to the project.

Does it have its own datasheet?

No. What is published here comes from the product record and from the family documents for the SHADOW-2-ADJ order code. That is worth stating rather than hiding: the figures are family figures right for the range, and not independently confirmed for this finish. The things that vary by finish are exact dimensions and weathering behaviour, and we would check those before you order.

What is it best used for?

Two subjects from one mounting point. One fitting on a house corner can light a tree and a path, or a gate and a sculpture, from one penetration, one cable and one seal. It is filed as a spotlight rather than a wall light because it is aimed at things rather than washing the wall it sits on.

How should I aim it?

At dusk, not at midday. Two heads aimed at different subjects is harder to get right than an up/down pair, and the only way to judge it is to see it lit. Check both aims from the boundary too a head pointed at a tree from a corner is also pointed at whatever is behind the tree.

Why bronze in a garden?

Because a fitting near planting gets brushed by foliage, splashed by irrigation and hit by garden tools, all of which find any weakness in a powder coat and bronze is solid metal with nothing to chip. It also sits comfortably against timber, stone and planting in a way a bright finish does not. What it will not do is stay the same colour; it deepens, and that has to be the intention rather than a surprise.

Should I use 240V or 12V?

For a single fitting on a house corner, 240V no driver, no cable sizing, no enclosure to keep dry. Reconsider only if this is one of several: a garden with five or more fittings is usually better on 12V, where one driver serves them all, the cable can be run shallow, and a spade through it is an inconvenience rather than a hazard. Tell us the whole scheme rather than the single fitting.