Backlight fountains - a fascinating sight

Any water elements are one of the most sought-for in the decoration of home gardens. Correctly selected fountain decorative with illumination ideally will be entered in a landscape and will give to its surrounding space a touch of magic and mystery.

Light sources

Nowadays fountains with illumination are in great demand - they look better than usual ones, and at night they look simply amazing. The illumination of the fountains gives them an originality and a certain zest. In addition, they may have some other notable features, for example, unusual shape or interesting from the artistic point of view, decorative elements, such as stucco or even a statue. Any artificial source is installed in order to decorate your view of the site and delight the owner. The illumination of fountains allows to achieve similar effect at any time of day.

Types of illumination

By the type of illumination, all existing water elements can be divided into two types: fountains with surface and underwater illumination. Installing the latter is considered more expensive and time consuming, since it will require special waterproof lamps with bright saturated light. Such lamps are attached to the bottom of the reservoir (this is especially true if the fountain is not very deep).

Floating lamps

The underwater illumination of the fountains has many amazing effects. For example, with its help you can create the illusion of a glow emanating from the water. In addition, underwater lighting allows you to give the surrounding objects a completely different perspective and volume. If the installation of a lamp at the bottom of the fountain is impossible for some reason, floating waterproof luminaires, which are usually operated on batteries, can be used as a worthy alternative. You can comfortably sit and enjoy an abundance of light and colors, which in excess can give a fountain in the rays of a bright magic light. Now the so-called rotating illumination of fountains is very popular. It must be secured under water. The illumination itself includes several small rotating glass lamps.

Surface Lighting

From a security point of view, it is preferable to install a surface-mounted light, since its action takes place without contact with water. Such illumination envelops the fountain with rays outside, illuminating the entire surrounding area. The effect looks no less mysterious than the beams of lamps installed in the water.

Safety electrical equipment

It must be remembered that fountains for giving with illumination should be not only beautiful, but also safe. During installation, care must be taken to monitor the voltage, which should not exceed 12 volts. Any illumination is, first of all, a complex of electrical equipment. Accordingly, it is possible to start working with it only if there is a transformer on the site that has the ability to reduce the voltage level and make it less dangerous.