Lillehammer DC2295 is an unassuming façade wall light with a very specific job: it throws a narrow, single-sided beam upwards at 4°, tracing a thin band of light across the wall. It is not there to light a garden or a path — it is there to pick out the texture of render, brick, timber or concrete and bring out a building's architecture after dark. All of the output is aimed upwards (ULOR 100%), so the fitting neither dazzles nor puts a pool of light on the ground.
What 15 lumens means here
The LED module inside generates 512 lumens, but only 15 lm leave the fitting through its narrow optical slit — the rest is held back by the optics that shape the beam. Hence the very low luminaire efficacy (4.2 lm/W) alongside a high light-source efficacy (142.2 lm/W). That is not a shortcoming but the price of precision: luminous intensity reaches 377 cd, so what appears on the wall is a crisp, high-contrast band rather than a soft glow. If you want a fitting for functional lighting this is the wrong model; if you want an architectural accent, it is exactly the right one.
Power supply: mind the 24 V
The luminaire runs on 24 V direct current and requires an external, voltage-stabilised power supply — it must never be wired directly to a 230 V circuit, which would destroy the LED module. That matches its protection class III (SELV, safety extra-low voltage), a genuine advantage in a garden: a low-voltage cable is far safer around water and planting than a mains circuit. The LED module is compatible with dimming where the chosen driver or controller supports it.
Specification
- Type: outdoor wall light, single-sided upward beam at 4°
- Supply: 24 V DC, external voltage-stabilised driver required
- Protection class: III (SELV)
- Luminaire wattage: 3.6 W
- Luminaire luminous flux: 15 lm (LED module flux: 512 lm)
- Luminous intensity: 377 cd
- Luminaire efficacy: 4.2 lm/W (light source efficacy: 142.2 lm/W)
- ULOR: 100%
- Colour temperature: 2700 K (warm white)
- Colour rendering: CRI 80
- Colour consistency: SDCM 3
- Rated life: over 52,330 h to L90B10 (approx. 47 years at 3 hours a day)
- Dimensions: 18.5 × 11 × 8 cm
- Material: powder-coated cast aluminium, optical glass lens, silicone gasket, EPDM cable gland
- Colour: black
- Ingress protection: IP65
- Impact resistance: IK08
- Operating temperature range: −30 to +50 °C (rated Ta +25 °C)
- Net weight 1.57 kg, gross weight 1.72 kg
- Box dimensions: 21 × 12.5 × 10.5 cm
- Light source built in (replaceable LED module — replacement by a professional)
Installation
The fitting mounts to the wall through two ø5 mm holes spaced 45 × 130 mm, following the supplied instructions. The terminals take conductors up to 2 × 2.5 mm², with the option to loop on to further fittings using up to 2 × 1.5 mm² — useful when running a row of sconces along a façade from one circuit. The gland accepts round cable of 7–10.5 mm diameter. IP65 sealing and IK08 impact resistance allow mounting on a completely exposed wall, including places where knocks are likely.
Where it works
It looks best where the wall has a texture worth showing: clinker brickwork, textured render, cladding boards, architectural concrete. A row at even spacing creates a rhythm of light bands that reads at night as part of the building's composition. The warm 2700 K light sits well with brick, timber and sandstone. Because all the light goes upwards, the fitting adds no glare at eye level and does not intrude on neighbours.
About the manufacturer
Norlys is a Norwegian outdoor lighting manufacturer based in Oslo, specialising in fittings built for the Nordic climate — long winters, damp, salt and wide temperature swings. The Lillehammer DC2295 model is also available in aluminium (DC2295AL), cement grey (DC2295CG) and copper brown (DC2295CB).
