7W IP44 LED 20 Large Globe Festoon String - White 3000K

This festoon string carries twenty large globe lamps along a single black cable, and the whole run draws 7W. The globes are opaque white, so the light spreads out softly rather than showing a bright point through clear glass. Colour temperature is 3000K, the warm white end of the scale, which reads as a gentle yellow light rather than the blue white of a daylight lamp. Each lamp sits in a moulded black holder with a fixed loop at the top, so the string hangs from hooks or a tensioned wire without needing extra clips.

The IP44 rating is the part that decides where it can go. IP44 means protection against solid objects larger than 1mm and against splashing water from any direction, so the string copes with rain on a patio, along a fence, under a pergola or around a balcony rail. Set it in a zigzag over a seating area, run it along the eaves of a garden room, or loop it round a gazebo frame for an evening outside. Because the light is warm and diffused rather than directional, it works as ambient light over a table where you still want to see faces and food clearly.

The lamps are not dimmable, so put the string on a plain switch or a timer rather than a dimmer circuit; a non-dimmable LED on a dimmer will usually flicker and will not last as long. Twenty lamps drawing a combined 7W means a long evening costs very little to run, which matters more on a string you will leave on for hours than on a single fitting. The black cable and black holders keep the run quiet against a fence or brick wall in daylight, so what you notice is the line of globes rather than the hardware holding them up.

Can I leave this string up outside in the rain?

It is rated IP44, which covers splashing water from any direction, so rain on a patio, fence or pergola run is within what the rating allows.

Will it work on a dimmer switch?

No. The specification records it as non-dimmable, so wire it to a plain switch or a plug in timer; a dimmer will usually cause visible flicker.

What does 3000K actually look like?

3000K is warm white, a soft yellow toned light close to an old incandescent lamp, far gentler than the blue white cast of a 6000K daylight lamp.

How do I hang it without extra fittings?

Every lampholder has a fixed loop moulded into its top, so the string can be hooked straight onto cup hooks, nails or a tensioned catenary wire.

How many lumens does it give out?

The manufacturer does not publish a lumen figure for this string, so we do not quote one. Treat it as decorative ambient light rather than working light.