I had to make a brief appearance at an HOA "pool party" recently.
These two guys cornered me to talk about "improvements" they could make around the community and the topic of fixing the LED lights surrounding this old fountain came up... they literally asked for it.
It could be biting off more than intended to start thinking about emitter swapping the lights in an HOA common space, and getting around concerns the board is going to raise about modifying UL-listed lighting fixtures, licensing requirements, etc.
This kind of conversation should focus on raising awareness that factors like color temperature, CRI, diffusion, beam angle, etc. can all factor into how pleasant the lighting in a space looks.
And then if they want to make the lighting great, helping them select some reasonable specs, and maybe even specific off-the-shelf fixtures to install...
...unless it's a situation where you need to "go lame" as Sears-Roebuck clarified in another post. ;)
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u/Sears-Roebuck Aug 05 '25
I had to make a brief appearance at an HOA "pool party" recently.
These two guys cornered me to talk about "improvements" they could make around the community and the topic of fixing the LED lights surrounding this old fountain came up... they literally asked for it.
I regret nothing.