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\ud83d\udcd0 Quick Specs \u2014 LED Inground Light<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Type<\/td>\nRecessed ground-level LED fixture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wattage<\/td>\n1W\u201348W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lumen Output<\/td>\n90\u20134,800 lm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CCT<\/td>\n2700K\u20136500K (warm white to cool white)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IP Rating<\/td>\nIP67 (standard) \/ IP68 (submersible)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Materials<\/td>\nBrass, 304 stainless steel, die-cast aluminum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voltage<\/td>\n12V DC (landscape) \/ 120V AC (commercial)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beam Angle<\/td>\n10\u00b0\u201360\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rated Life<\/td>\n50,000+ hours (L70)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Top quality outdoor lighting is meant to be imperceptible – until the sun goes down, and a walkway edge becomes illuminated under foot, a tree canopy is saturated by warm uplighting, or a building facade reveals new shadows and high lights. The luminosity of the LED inground lights that enable this invisible-source effect lies in their flush installation with no exposed fixture: guiding light upward while remaining visually unseen. For landscape architects, electrical contractors and property managers, specifying the best inground LED lights involves weighing ingress protection, fixture material properties, beam geometry and raceway drainage long before narrowing down a color temperature.<\/p>\n

This buyer’s guide explores every specification decision that will lead to an invisible-source installation that lasts over a decade and minimizes maintenance: from selecting a watertight IP rating and reading salt-spray corrosion data, to choosing an application-appropriate beam angle. Whether your design project is a single residence or a university campus, the installer requires a reliable, long-lasting down light solution.<\/p>\n

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What Is an LED Inground Light \u2014 and How Does It Differ from a Well Light?<\/h2>\n

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An inground light is a sealed integrated LED light installed flush with the ground surface, reflected in the following product description. The LED inground light, or inground well light, contains an integrated LED chip, sealed driver, heat sink, and both sets of power wires within a cylindrical or square housing, rated for insertion into dirt or concrete pavers.<\/p>\n

Industry terms for upside-downdownlights cause many specification errors. Electrical load calculations, fixture location and lux level design are easier to perform if you avoid confusing which of these fixtures are inground, and which are LED well lights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Term<\/th>\nTypical Housing<\/th>\nBeam Direction<\/th>\nCommon Application<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Inground Light<\/td>\nFlush-mount cylinder, 60\u2013200mm dia.<\/td>\nFixed upward or gimbal-adjustable \u00b115\u00b0<\/td>\nWalkway edging, facade wash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Well Light<\/td>\nBelow-grade canister, 150\u2013300mm deep<\/td>\nAdjustable gimbal \u00b130\u00b0<\/td>\nTree uplighting, sign illumination<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In-Grade Light<\/td>\nShallow recess, 40\u201380mm depth<\/td>\nFixed upward<\/td>\nHardscape, paver integration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uplight (generic)<\/td>\nSurface-mount or buried<\/td>\nUpward, various angles<\/td>\nArchitectural accent, uplighting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The term inground is flexible. “Inground fixtures” encompass those drop-in fixtures that are not flush-mount and use the same housing design as higher-performance, deeper-well fixtures (150-300mm canister). They also include shallow-glass well lights, the inground fixtures with the broadest application and lowest cost. Distinguishing between inground, inground well lights and other well lights is essential to locating the correct fixture depths and selecting the recommended beam angles for different landscape lighting applications: pathway markers, building facades and uplighting for trees.<\/p>\n

LED inground flood lights and accent lights span multiple lumen outputs, and can be purchased to match any watts-per-fixture target. Due to extremely efficient LED chips and carefully selected beam angles, 1W inground fixtures yield ~90-100lm, while 3W fixtures produce 270-300lm, and 6-8W fixtures push toward 600-810lm. The application drive\u2014the number of fixtures, desired lux levels and beam angles\u2014guides your lumen output choice.<\/p>\n

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Key Specifications That Determine Fixture Performance<\/h2>\n

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IP Rating \u2014 What IP67 and IP68 Actually Test<\/h3>\n

Though each inground LED light specification sheet has an listed IP code, they are often misunderstood. The IEC 60529 standard<\/a> assigns a two digit Ingress Protection rating: the first digit defines solid dust protection (0-6), the second liquid protection (0-9).<\/p>\n

For in-ground landscape lights, two ratings dominate:<\/p>\n