| Solar Pond Lights Are The Less Costly Alternative | | | | sensor built into the casing tells the lights when to turn |
| I recently visited a local temple, where they have a | | | | on. |
| small fish-pond out in front. This was at night, so the | | | | The Hassle Of Using Batteries |
| pond was lit up with a few different colors. The | | | | I know some might try and convince others to go the |
| colored lighting glistened off the scales of the three | | | | cheap route and buy battery-powered pond lights, but |
| large goldfish, and soft lights created a gorgeous | | | | it's a hassle, really, to come out, see that a light isn't on, |
| ambient effect by reflecting off the plants. It was like | | | | and then search for a battery, fish the light out of the |
| sitting in a fairy tale, all in an enclosed and small space. | | | | water, replace the battery and put the light back. And |
| Out of curiosity, I tried finding the wires to see how | | | | the spent batteries usually go into a landfill and rot |
| they were doing it, but could find none. It turns out that | | | | there. Solar pond lights stop both the environmental |
| the only thing connected to the lights under the water | | | | impact as well as the time and hassle of replacing the |
| was a thin line anchoring it to the bottom, which kept | | | | batteries. You just set them and forget them. |
| the lights from floating wherever. I also noticed the | | | | These pond lights come in a variety of shapes, from |
| square, blackish-panel on top of them. Solar powered. | | | | globes to saucers to frogs and insects. The lights that |
| Nice. | | | | stick into the ground sometimes come with gels to |
| High Energy Bill? | | | | give them different colors, and the floating kind often |
| Since most religious institutions survive off the | | | | change colors, gradually fading between two or more. |
| donations of the congregation, and every coin has to | | | | To boot, the LED lights last for years, which adds to |
| go as far as possible, the use of solar pond lights | | | | the "set and forget" benefit. |
| made perfect sense. Keeping a pond lit for the entire | | | | Easy Setup And Maintenance |
| night, about 10 hours, can make for one skyrocketing | | | | Besides the maintenance being reduced, setting them |
| energy bill. Is that really worth it? Solar lights are a | | | | up is also much easier. The floating lights just require |
| low-cost alternative, both in buying them and using | | | | dropping them into the water, or putting an anchor on |
| them. Since they power themselves and do not feed | | | | them if you want to restrict their movements. The |
| of the building's power, this can add up to hundreds of | | | | yard lights are as easy as sticking them in the ground. |
| dollars per year in savings. | | | | You don't have to worry about extension cords, or |
| Solar pond lights are LED lights in a waterproof casing | | | | short circuits if water gets on the plug. |
| which float on top of the water. They draw in the | | | | Solar pond lights make setting up a night-time ambient |
| sun's energy, store that energy in a small battery, and | | | | fairy-tale feel easy. All that's left with the time you |
| then the battery powers the lights all night long. A light | | | | save is to sit back and enjoy it. |