The Marques EX is a 430mm exterior coach light in black sand withtextured glass one E27 globe to 25W,not supplied IP43.

IP43, not IP44 and the difference is real.IP44 is rated against splashing water from any direction.IP43 is rated only against spraying water up to 60 fromvertical water coming downward, not sideways. In practice:under a porch roof or a deep eave, yes; an exposed wall that takeswind-driven rain from the side, no. It is one digit, and on a coach light whichpeople naturally hang beside a front door, often unsheltered it is worth reading twice.

A coach light, and what that shape does

The coach lantern is a tall tapered form with glass on several faces, and itlights outward in every direction rather than down at the ground. Beside a door thatis the traditional and still the best answer: you see the doorway, the step and the personstanding there, not a pool at your feet. At 430mm tall by 180mmwide, projecting 220mm, it is asubstantial fitting and needs a wall with room around it.

Textured glass the globe is part of the design

Textured glass refracts rather than diffusing, breaking the light intobright and shadowed facets and showing the globe inside it. Thatmakes the globe choice part of the fitting rather than a detail.

Choose the globe carefully it is not supplied. Twothings matter on an exterior fitting. Use an LED, not a filament: a 25Wincandescent inside a sealed lantern runs hot, and heat is what kills exterior fittings. Andcheck the globe is rated for enclosed fittings many LED globes are rated foropen fittings only, and it is printed on the box. Adecorative LED filament rated for enclosed use is the right answer through texturedglass. Ask us and we will match one.

The globe is replaceable, which most exterior fittings here are not

Nearly every outdoor light in this range has a sealed integrated LED: when itfails, the fitting is finished. The Marques takes a standard E27, soyou choose the colour and output and you can replace it in ten years.On a coach light that will sit beside a door for a decade, that is a real advantage.

Aluminium and a sand finish

Sand-textured rather than gloss, which outdoors matters: gloss shows salt, dustand water marks, and a textured coat does not. At 1.94kg on a110mm canopy it needs a proper wall fixing rather than a plug in render.

It is ClassI earth required and hard-wired. Alicensed electrician installs it genuinely, on this page.Dimming is globe dependent: a dimmable LED globe with a wall dimmer will dim it. Ourrecord carries no value at all against dimmable.

Where it works

• Beside front doors, under a porch roof or a deep eave.
• Covered entries and verandahs.
• Anywhere you want to choose or later change the globe.
• IP43 downward spray only. Not an exposed wall.
• Buy an LED globe rated for ENCLOSED fittings.

Specifying it

430mm high by 180mm wide, projection220mm, canopy 110mm,1.94kg, in aluminium and textured glass, black sand. OneE27 globe to 25W, NOT supplied;dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP43 rated against DOWNWARD spray only; covered positions. Warranty is threeyears, as a replacement warranty.

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Questions

What is IP43, and is it different from IP44?

Yes, and it matters here. IP44 is rated against splashing water from any direction; IP43 only against spraying water up to 60 degrees from vertical downward, not sideways. Under a porch roof or a deep eave, fine. An exposed wall taking wind-driven rain from the side, no.

Is a globe included?

No one E27 to 25W, your choice. That is unusual for an exterior fitting here and it is an advantage: nearly every other outdoor light in this range has a sealed integrated LED, and when it fails the fitting is finished.

What globe should I fit?

An LED rated for enclosed fittings. A 25W incandescent inside a sealed lantern runs hot, and heat is what kills exterior fittings and many LED globes are rated for open fittings only, which is printed on the box. A decorative LED filament rated for enclosed use is right through textured glass. Ask us and we will match one.

What shape of light does it give?

Outward in every direction, because a coach lantern has glass on several faces. Beside a door that means you see the doorway, the step and the person standing there, rather than a pool at your feet.

How big is it?

430mm tall by 180mm wide, projecting 220mm, at 1.94kg. A substantial fitting that needs a wall with room around it, and a proper fixing rather than a plug in render.

Will I see the globe?

Yes textured glass refracts rather than diffusing, breaking the light into facets and showing the globe. That makes the globe choice part of the design.

Can I dim it?

It depends on the globe. A dimmable LED globe with a wall dimmer will dim it. Our record carries no value at all against dimmable.