| There are few sights as patriotic and inspiring as a | | | | Thanks to modern technology and the “green” |
| brilliantly colored flag snapping in the breeze. There are | | | | movement there are an amazing number of options in |
| codes and rules for properly displaying a flag however, | | | | solar lighting. There are even many solar lighting |
| and while it is not illegal to leave a flag mounted on a | | | | fixtures specifically designed for the illumination of flag |
| pole twenty-four hours a day, there are some | | | | poles or exterior scenes throughout the evening hours. |
| established guidelines about displaying a flag after | | | | Generally, a modern solar lighting fixture will come |
| sunset. The ultimate solution is a solar flag light. | | | | equipped with a solar charging panel, LED bulbs and an |
| Generally government, public and commercial buildings | | | | automated sensor that turns the fixture on at dusk and |
| do not leave a flag hanging in the dark, and will usually | | | | off at dawn. This means that a property owner can |
| install powerful lighting that illuminates the flag if it will be | | | | simply install the light and forget about it! LED bulbs are |
| left on the flag pole round the clock. Many | | | | usually selected for their brilliance and durability as well |
| homeowners will also do this as well, with ground | | | | as their long life spans, generally expected to run |
| mounted light fixtures pointing up towards the top of | | | | approximately twenty years before replacement is |
| the pole, lighting a flag after the sun sets. | | | | required. |
| While this looks great and is a respectful manner of | | | | Interestingly there are a number of styles of fixtures |
| handling a flag, all of these scenarios require the | | | | intended to illuminate a flag pole, and among the most |
| running of electrical wires to an exterior location and | | | | popular are the pole mounted units. Unlike the ground |
| the installation of a lighting fixture at the base of the | | | | lights, which can be buried under snow or damaged by |
| flag pole as well. It also requires the home, business or | | | | lawn care equipment, the pole mounted fixtures are |
| property owner to install a timer or some other | | | | snugly secured directly to the pole and offer a much |
| arrangement for turning the lighting fixture on each and | | | | more direct light upon the flag area. They are usually |
| every evening. Of course this also means an ongoing | | | | available for large commercial poles as well as |
| electrical bill as well. | | | | residential poles and require only minimal effort to install. |
| Many property owners wonder if there is a better, and | | | | A solar flag pole light can be an ideal solution to both |
| less costly, method for illuminating their flag pole after | | | | light the flag pole, as well as save on energy bills. |
| dark, and the answer is a resounding “yes”. | | | | |