The Gorem EX.P is a 900mm exterior bollard with an opal sphere in black sand one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied IP65.

The bollard is IP65. The matching wall light is IP54. That isnot a mistake, and it matters.

IP65 is protection against water jets from any direction which is exactlywhat a bollard needs, because a bollard stands in the open: it takesrain from every angle, sprinklers, and a hose. The wall light, sitting under an eave,does not.

So the two are not interchangeable in position. If you are buying both for onescheme bollards down the path, the wall light at the door thewall light must go somewhere sheltered. Nobody said so anywhere.

900mm and why bollard height matters

At 900mm the Gorem is a full-height path bollard. That putsthe opal sphere at roughly waist height, which has two consequences:

• It lights the path surface from above rather than grazing it, so you seewhere you are walking and not just a row of glowing markers.
• It is visible from a distance, along a drive or across a garden, which is whatmakes a run of them read as a route.

At 2.7kg on a 140mm base, it issubstantially built for its size and on a bollard that matters, becauseanything at waist height in a garden gets knocked, brushed past and mowed around.

The opal sphere and the globe is easy

Opal glass diffuses completely. The globe inside isinvisible and the sphere glows as a single even surface withno glare from any angle which on a bollard at waist height, seen from awindow or across a garden, is the whole point. A clear or lightly frosted bollard puts abright point at eye level when you look out at night.

So the globe choice is simple, and no source gave anyguidance: one E27 to 25W, not supplied.

• Nothing decorative opal hides it entirely.Brightness and warmth only.
• Warm 2700K. A warm sphere reads as inviting; a cool one makes a garden looklike a car park.
• Rated for ENCLOSED fittings. The sphere is sealed, andheat with nowhere to go is what kills LED globes. Many are rated for open fittingsonly, and it is printed on the box.
• Buying several? Buy the globes together mismatched bollards down a pathare obvious from the house.

Ask us and we will match a set.

The globe is replaceable, which most exterior fittings are not

Nearly every outdoor light in this range has a sealed integrated LED: when thediode fails, the fitting comes out of the ground. The Gorem takes a standard E27, soyou choose the output and colour and you can replace it in ten years on something set into a garden bed, that is a very real advantage.

And it dims, with the right globe. The datasheet forthis bollard says No but the datasheet for theidentical-format wall light says globe dependent, and that is thecorrect answer for both. There is nothing in a fitting that simply holds an E27 toprevent dimming. Our record and the page carried no dimming information at all.

On a run of path bollards, dimming is worth having: low, they mark the route withoutlighting the garden.

One correction to our own data: our record flags theGorem bollard as a colour-changing fitting. It cannot be. It holds ascrew-in globe and contains no integrated LED, no driver and no control of anykind. Whatever colour you screw into it is the colour it stays.

The sand finish is right outdoors gloss shows salt, dust and water marks,and a textured coat does not. ClassI earth required, hard-wired, inaluminium and polycarbonate.

Where it works

• Open garden beds, path edges and driveways IP65, fully exposed.
• In runs, marking a route from the street or a window.
• Coastal and exposed positions.
• Its matching WALL light is only IP54 that one needs shelter.
• Use an LED rated for enclosed fittings the sphere is sealed.

Specifying it

900mm high by 150mm wide, base140mm, 2.7kg, inaluminium and polycarbonate, black sand with an opal sphere. OneE27 globe to 25W, NOT supplied,replaceable; dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP65 fully exposed positions, including open garden beds. Warranty is threeyears, as a replacement warranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

Can it stand in an open garden bed?

Yes it is IP65, protected against water jets from any direction, which is exactly what a bollard needs: standing in the open it takes rain from every angle, sprinklers and a hose.

Is the matching wall light the same rating?

No, and this matters. The bollard is IP65 and the Gorem wall light is IP54 sheltered positions only, under an eave or porch. If you are buying both for one scheme, the wall light must go somewhere protected. No source stated it.

What globe should I buy?

Nothing decorative the opal sphere hides it entirely, so brightness and warmth are the only decisions. Warm 2700K, because a warm sphere reads as inviting while a cool one makes a garden look like a car park. And rated for enclosed fittings: the sphere is sealed, and heat with nowhere to go kills LED globes.

Does it change colour?

No, and our record is wrong to flag it as colour changing. It holds a screw-in globe and contains no integrated LED, no driver and no control of any kind whatever colour you screw into it is the colour it stays.

Can I dim it?

Yes, with a dimmable globe. Its own datasheet says No, but the datasheet for the identical-format wall light says globe dependent, and that is the correct answer for both there is nothing in a fitting that simply holds an E27 to prevent it. On a run of path bollards, dimming lets them mark the route without lighting the garden.

Why 900mm tall?

It puts the sphere at roughly waist height, which lights the path surface from above rather than grazing it so you see where you are walking, not just a row of glowing markers and it is visible from a distance, which is what makes a run read as a route.

Is it sturdy enough for a garden?

It is substantially built for its size 2.7kg on a 140mm base which matters, because anything at waist height in a garden gets knocked, brushed past and mowed around.