DOMUS Siena Sphere Exterior Pillar Mount

The Domus Siena Sphere is an exterior sphere luminaire — Ø170 mm sphere, 430 mm overall, E27, 240 V, IP43, in beige, black, burgundy, green or white.

⚠ The mount is a separate purchase, and the sheet lists four options

• ⭐ The datasheet names GT-544 and GT-545 wall brackets, GT-502 wall bracket, and GT-503/GT-504 180 mm pillar mounts. ⭐ None is included.
• ⭐⭐ SO THE SPHERE ON ITS OWN IS NOT AN INSTALLABLE PRODUCT. ⭐ It needs a mount and a lamp, and neither comes with it. ⚠ The listing does not say so.
• ⭐ THE MOUNT ALSO DETERMINES THE FINISHED HEIGHT AND THE LOOK, ⭐ so it is not an accessory decision — a wall bracket puts the sphere against a wall and a pillar mount puts it on top of a pier, which are entirely different results from the same luminaire.
• ⭐ Tell us which arrangement you want and we will quote the sphere, the mount and a suitable lamp as one thing. ⭐ Ordering the sphere alone is the most likely way this goes wrong.

⚠ Its sheet is flagged unverifiable

⭐ The datasheet held against this product could not be confirmed as belonging to it. ⭐ We have used it only where it agrees with the product's own record — the E27 base, the 240 V supply and the IP43 rating all appear in both — ⭐ and we have not taken anything from it that the record does not corroborate. ⭐ WHERE THAT LEAVES A GAP, WE HAVE SAID SO RATHER THAN FILLING IT.

⭐ IP43 — and this is the number to look at twice

• ⭐ IP43 means protected against solid objects over 1 mm and against spraying water up to 60° from vertical. ⭐ It is the lowest exterior rating in common use.
• ⭐⭐ WHAT IT DOES NOT COVER IS DRIVING RAIN. ⭐ Rain arriving at an angle greater than 60° from vertical — which is ordinary Australian weather in a wind — is outside the rating. ⭐ Nor is hosing, nor run-off from a wall above.
• ⭐ SO POSITION MATTERS MORE THAN WITH AN IP65 FITTING. ⭐ Under an eave, in a covered entry, on a sheltered pier or against a protected wall it is entirely appropriate. ⚠ On an exposed pier at the front of a windy site it is under-specified, and the failure will look like water inside the sphere.
• ⭐ If the position is exposed, tell us — there are higher-rated alternatives, and it is a cheaper conversation than a replacement.

⭐ E27 and no lamp — which on a sphere is a real decision

⭐ The lamp is not included, and inside a translucent sphere it is partly visible. ⭐⭐ THE SHAPE OF THE LAMP CHANGES THE SHAPE OF THE GLOW. ⭐ A compact lamp sitting low in the sphere lights the bottom half brightly and leaves the top dimmer; a larger globe-shaped lamp fills the volume and gives an even sphere of light, which is what the fitting is for. ⭐ An opal globe lamp, sized close to the sphere's internal diameter, is almost always the right answer. ⭐ Tell us the sphere size and we will suggest one.

⭐ Five colours, which is unusual and useful

⭐ Beige, black, burgundy, green and white. ⭐ Coloured exterior luminaires are rare, and the reason to want one is that a sphere is a visible object by day as well as a light source by night. ⭐ Green disappears into planting; beige suits render and sandstone; black reads as contemporary against most things; white is the traditional choice and the most visible. ⭐ Burgundy is a period colour that suits heritage brickwork and looks out of place against anything modern. ⭐ Choose for the daytime appearance — at night the sphere glows and the body colour barely registers.

⛔ Made to order

Allow up to 10 business days for production. ⭐ That is published, which is unusual in this catalogue — most made-to-order Domus products publish no lead time at all.

✅ What is published

Where it works

• ⭐ Sheltered piers and covered entries — ⭐ IP43 suits these.
• ⭐ Heritage and period settings — ⭐ five body colours.
• ⭐ Where the daytime object matters — ⭐ a sphere is seen unlit too.
• ⛔ Not on an exposed windy site — ⚠ IP43 excludes driving rain.
• ⛔ Not ordered alone — ⭐ it needs a mount and a lamp.

Specifying it

Exterior sphere luminaire, Ø170 mm sphere, 430 mm overall. E27, lamp not included. 220–240 V. IP43. Beige, black, burgundy, green or white. Mount not included — GT-502, GT-544, GT-545 wall brackets or GT-503/GT-504 180 mm pillar mounts. Made to order, up to 10 business days. 1-year warranty. ⚠ THE SPHERE ON ITS OWN IS NOT AN INSTALLABLE PRODUCT — it needs a mount and a lamp, neither of which is included, and the listing does not say so. The mount also determines the finished height and the look, so it is not an accessory decision. ⭐ AND IP43 IS THE NUMBER TO LOOK AT TWICE: it covers spraying water to 60° from vertical, which excludes driving rain, hosing and run-off. Under an eave or on a sheltered pier it is appropriate; on an exposed pier at the front of a windy site it is under-specified.

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