Which Is More Suitable for Building Illumination Projects, LED Line Lights or Light Strips?

LED Line Lights are high-end flexible decorative lights characterized by low power consumption, long lifespan, high brightness, easy bending, and maintenance-free operation.

Both LED line lights and Light Strips are frequently used in outdoor illumination, raising questions among many clients about which type of lighting is more suitable for LED building illumination projects. Traditionally, LED guardrail tubes were utilized for illuminating building outlines. However, in recent years, with the advancement and improvement of LED line lights, their smaller size and better appearance have gradually replaced the use of LED guardrail tubes.

As for LED Light Strips, LED aluminum line lights perform better in terms of waterproofing, UV resistance, and oxidation resistance, and their installation is more stable and durable. Therefore, LED line lights are more suited for LED building illumination. LED Light Strips, on the other hand, are more commonly used in landscape illumination, including tree illumination and outlining low-rise buildings, but are not recommended for high-rise building illumination.

Manufacturers of LED outdoor lighting fixtures might also be asked about the differences between LED wall washers and LED strip lights. Indeed LED wall washers and LED strip lights are quite similar in appearance, perhaps differing only in the presence of brackets. However, given that they are named differently, there are distinctions, such as the types of chips used. Let's examine their differences in a few areas.

Firstly, the application effects are different. LED wall washers create an effect as if the light is washing over the wall surface, similar to floodlights, but with a softer effect. LED line lights are mostly used for outlining architectural contours or creating digital screen effects. While they can also be installed in corners to cast light on the wall, LED wall washers are more sensitive.

Secondly, the specifications and parameters differ. Most LED wall washers are high-power products, while LED strip lights are generally low-power. Due to the illumination height required for LED wall washers, a certain distance from the wall is necessary, and high-power LED wall washers are better suited. For outlining contours with LED strip lights, low power is sufficient. Moreover, LED wall washers have greater challenges with heat dissipation and waterproofing, requiring drainage and convection design. During production, wall washers undergo glue injection treatment with a wall washer glue injection machine, followed by adhesion of the glass cover plate with silicone to achieve structural waterproofing.

Also, their appearances are distinct. Many LED wall washers come with lenses and, notably, have brackets that allow for angle adjustment to meet their application requirements. In terms of size, there are large LED wall washers, whereas LED strip lights are seldom large; due to their application effects, LED strip lights are mostly square in shape, while the appearance of LED wall washers, due to their brackets, varies more and is not fixed.