Torrecola Outdoor Wall Light 8cm - Black

The Torrecola is a compact outdoor downlight: a neat black cylinder that fixes flat to the surface and sends its light straight downwards. The body is aluminium and plastic in black, and a clear glass lens closes the front over the lamp. It stands 9.5cm tall and 8cm in diameter, small enough to sit quietly overhead rather than catch the eye. It takes a GU10 bulb, which is not included, so you choose the brightness and warmth you prefer. With an IP44 rating it is protected from splashing water, so it can live outdoors.

We see it fitted to the ceiling of a porch, a canopy over the front door, or the soffit beneath a roof overhang, where it washes light across the step, the door and the path. Fitted in a row, they give an entrance an even, orderly line of light and make finding the keyhole after dark far easier. Because the rating is IP44, it can also go in a garden room, a covered terrace or a carport, and it may suit a bathroom ceiling, where a qualified electrician will confirm the right zone. The plain cylinder and black finish sit comfortably against render, timber cladding, brick or concrete, so it suits a modern home as well as a more traditional one.

Aluminium does not rust, which matters for a light that lives outdoors, and the whole fitting weighs just 0.25KG. It runs on a 220-240V, 50/60Hz mains supply and has no switch of its own, so you turn it on and off from a wall switch. As a wired-in mains light it is installed by a qualified electrician. Because it takes a standard GU10 bulb, replacing the bulb later is simple, and the glass lens wipes clean with a soft, damp cloth whenever dust or cobwebs gather.

Can the Torrecola go outdoors?

Yes. It is rated IP44, so it is protected from splashing water and can live outdoors on a porch ceiling, a canopy or a roof soffit.

Which bulb does it take?

It takes a GU10 bulb, which is not included, so you can pick the brightness and colour of light you like best.

How big is the light?

It is 9.5cm tall and 8cm in diameter and weighs 0.25KG, so it stays small and discreet overhead.

Does it have its own switch?

No. It has no switch of its own and is switched at the wall, so you control it from an ordinary wall switch.

Can it go in a bathroom?

With its IP44 rating it may suit a bathroom ceiling, and a qualified electrician will confirm the right zone for your room.

What material is the body?

The body is aluminium and plastic in a black finish, with a clear glass lens across the front over the bulb.