The Fortis double is a two-headed adjustable wall light in high grade 304 stainless steel two GU10 lamps on one backing plate, each on 90 of tilt and 270 of swivel. It is the workhorse shape of exterior wall lighting: mount it once, aim one head up the wall and the other down, and a single wiring point does the job of two fittings. The 304 stainless gives it a harder-wearing face than a powder-coated body, which is what makes it a common specification on rendered and brick facades that catch weather without being fully exposed.

The choice to make

One part number, HV1372T, so there is no variant to get wrong. The decisions are all made at install. Each head aims independently, so the fitting can throw a symmetric up-and-down scallop, or two beams across a driveway, or both heads down onto a path worth agreeing with the electrician before the backing plate goes on, because re-aiming later means getting a ladder out.

Colour temperature is set on the globes, and the output is stated per lamp: 2 270 lm at 3000K, 2 285 lm at 4000K and 2 300 lm at 5500K. Each head produces that figure the datasheet writes it as 2 and so do we, rather than adding the heads together into a number that no single lamp actually produces.

Where it works

• Either side of a garage door, under the eave, throwing light up and down.
• Along a rendered boundary wall, spaced to overlap the scallops.
• Entry facades where two aiming directions are wanted from one point.
• Sheltered coastal positions, where the 304 stainless earns its place.

Specifying it

This is a 240 V AC fitting and wires straight to mains no driver or transformer. It carries two replaceable GU10 globes, supplied with the fitting, and it is not dimmable with those globes, so no dimmer belongs on the circuit. If you later replace them, order GU10 and stay under the wattage marked on the fitting’s own label; an MR16 or G9 lamp will not physically fit the socket.

The rating is the specification to respect: IP54 covers splashing water, not driving rain. Mount the Fortis double under an eave, a soffit or a balcony rather than on a fully exposed wall, and on a coastal site wash the stainless down regularly Havit excludes tea staining from the warranty. Both carry a 3-year replacement warranty. Lights For You also carries the single-head Fortis, which shares this fitting’s finish and lamp so the two can be mixed across one elevation.

Earthing and protection class

This fitting runs on 240 V AC mains and is Protection Class 1 an earth is required at the fitting. Havit’s installation sheet has the installer connect the earth conductor first, then live and neutral.

Questions

Is the lumen figure per head or for the whole fitting?

Per head. The datasheet states 2 270 lm, 2 285 lm and 2 300 lm, meaning each of the two GU10 lamps produces that output. We quote it the same way rather than summing them.

Can it be mounted on an exposed wall?

No. It is IP54, which covers splashing only. It needs an eave, soffit or balcony over it. For a fully exposed position choose an IP65 fitting.

Does it need a driver?

No. It is 240 V AC and connects straight to mains.

Is it dimmable?

No not with the GU10 globes supplied.

What globes does it take?

Two GU10 lamps, supplied with the fitting and replaceable. MR16, G9 and E14 globes will not fit a GU10 socket. Stay under the maximum wattage marked on the fitting label.

Can the two heads be aimed independently?

Yes each has 90 of tilt and 270 of swivel on its own.

Is it suitable near the coast?

It is high grade 304 stainless steel, which suits sheltered coastal positions, but it needs regular washing down. Tea staining is excluded from the warranty.