The Luc is a 85mm inground uplight a 3W single or a2 3W twin, 200 or 400lm, at 3000K on a 70 beam.

It is IP65, not IP67. An earlier version of this page saidIP67 and called it waterproof. Both our sources say IP65: protectedagainst water jets, not against sitting in standing water. On an ingroundfitting that distinction is the whole ballgame it must go somewhere that drains.Talk to us before putting it in a low point, a lawn that pools, or anywhere a puddle forms.

Drainage is the specification that matters

Every other figure here is ordinary; this one decides whether the light survives its first wetwinter. Set it in free-draining ground or a gravel bed, proud of the low point, and itwill do its job for years. Set it at the bottom of a slope and IP65 will not save it.

A 70 beam a wash, not a spot

Wide enough to graze a wall or a tree trunk and show its texture, narrow enough notto spill across the whole garden. That is the useful middle for architectural uplighting; a tight spotwould draw a hard circle, and a 120 flood would just be glare underfoot.

One or two and it is a real doubling

1 3W at 200lm, or 2 3W at 400lm. Exactlytwice the light. Use the single along a path where you want rhythm rather than brightness, and the twinwhere you are actually lighting something a rendered wall, a feature tree, a facade.

CRI above 84, which matters outdoors more than people expect

Foliage, brickwork and render all look dead under poor-colour LED. CRI>84at 3000K keeps greens green and warm masonry warm.

Where it works

• Uplighting walls, render and feature trees.
• Path and driveway edges in free-draining ground.
• Architectural facades.
• Not low points, pooling lawns or anywhere water stands.

Specifying it

85mm, 42mm high. Built-in LED SMD giving200lm (1 3W) or 400lm (2 3W)at 3000K, CRI>84, beam 70.Not dimmable. IP65 water jets, NOT immersion.Warranty is two years, not the three most of the range carries.

We are not publishing a cable length the sheet labels its dimensions in centimetres whilethe values are plainly millimetres. Ask us and we will confirm. Supplied and supportedby Lights For You.

Questions

Is it waterproof?

No, and an earlier version of this page said it was. It is IP65 protected against water jets, not against standing water. Both our sources agree on IP65; the IP67 claim was wrong.

Where can I install it?

Free-draining ground or a gravel bed, proud of the low point. Not at the bottom of a slope, not in a lawn that pools. Drainage is the specification that decides whether it survives.

One light or two?

The single gives 200lm, the twin 400lm exactly twice. Use the single for rhythm along a path, the twin where you are actually lighting a wall or a tree.

How wide is the beam?

70 a wash, not a spot. Wide enough to graze a wall and show texture, narrow enough not to spill across the garden.

Can I dim it?

No.

What is the warranty?

Two years not the three most of the Telbix range carries.

How long is the cable?

We are not publishing one. The sheet labels its dimensions in centimetres while the values are plainly millimetres, so ask us and we will confirm.