Solar Address Signs

If you want a low-maintenance, easily installed and low cost solution for exhibiting your house number, then a solar address sign may be the answer for you. Solar signs have many advantages over other methods of displaying your address. There are a variety of different styles of solar address sign to choose from so you are sure to find something that fits your needs. Best of all, a solar address sign is Earth-friendly.

Low Cost, Low Maintenance, So Easy

Possibilities encompass materials as diverse as brass house numbers and ceramic house numbers. Depending on the materials used, a solar address sign can be the lowest cost option for you. But the savings do not end there. Solar address signs use sunlight to power their batteries, so there is no electricity cost at all.

The LED lamps in solar lights should last about 20 years and the rechargeable batteries should last for approximately three years before requiring replacement. Rechargeable batteries are inexpensive and easy to find. Besides occasionally replacing the batteries, the only maintenance required for a solar address sign is to keep the solar panel free of dirt, a simple process of wiping the panel with a clean, damp cloth.

A solar address sign is incredibly easy to install. A lawn sign requires no tools at all to install. Simply stake the post or posts, depending on the style of the sign, into the ground and your sign is ready for charging up. A wall-mounted solar address sign requires you to screw in the mounting hardware and attach the sign.

How It Works

The solar address sign contains a rechargeable battery that uses the sun's rays to charge itself through a small solar panel. It absorbs the sunlight all day and shines all night. Most models have a light sensor that automatically turns the solar sign on at night and off during the day, so you need not even worry about turning it on and off. Also, most models of solar address sign have an override off switch so you may turn the light off if you wish.

Placement of Your Solar Address Sign

The placement of your solar sign is important. For best results, your sign should be located in a place where it receives direct sunlight for several hours a day. This ensures that the batteries charge up fully and give several hours of light each night. Make sure that there are no trees or bushes casting shade onto the solar cells during the day. Placement under a porch or portico is not an option. If there is no option for a wall-mounted solar address sign, consider a lawn model.

Also, be careful of placing a solar address sign too near a source of artificial light that shines at night, like under a street lamp. The proximity of the artificial light may cause the light sensor in your sign to turn the light off. For hanging address plaques the solar powered light may not have a good spot due to the configuration of the hanging item.

Lighted address signs make your house easier for visitors and emergency personnel to find. Whitehall Signs makes a number of solar powered products.