How To Correct The Verticality Of High Pole Lights

High pole lights are widely used in locations such as city squares, municipal parks, school playgrounds, and highway toll booths. High pole lights are generally over 15 meters tall, with lamp heads 150W or higher. These features provide a wide luminous coverage area and high brightness, making them highly popular in the market.

Light poles over 12 meters tall are typically designed in two sections for easy assembly. This is partly because the poles are too long for transportation and partly because they require an oversized bending machine, which is costly. Furthermore, the longer the pole, the more prone it is to deformation.

However, assembly can be affected by many factors. For example, high pole lights are typically constructed from two or four sections. Improper assembly or alignment during assembly can cause the light to become crooked after installation, especially when viewed from below. What can be done about this? High pole light manufacturer Phoebus offers the following solutions. First, let's examine the base section (the section with the flange) to see if it's aligned.

A simple way to measure verticality is to tie a heavy object to a thin nylon rope. Hold the top of the rope about 10 meters from the high pole light and allow gravity to naturally droop. Then, with the rope about 20 centimeters from your eye, use one eye to thread the vertical line of the nylon rope up and down the base section of the high pole light. If this method works correctly in all four directions, the base section is considered vertical. If the base section of the high pole light is significantly out of parallel with the nylon rope line, adjustments must be made immediately. Otherwise, the upper section will also be out of parallel or even tilted more as it goes higher. Second, check that the connecting parts are in place. Generally, any steel pole that requires connection, whether it's a high pole light, a communication tower, or a landscaping tower, is designed with a theoretical connection depth. If the actual connection depth deviates significantly from the theoretical depth, exceeding 20 cm, the pole will likely be misaligned during installation. Only by ensuring the depth is sufficient can the verticality be effectively guaranteed.

Third, if the base section is relatively vertical and the other sections are properly connected, if it's still not straight, there's only one possibility: the connection direction is incorrect. Since most high pole lights are designed as octagonal poles, manufacturers perform a series of connection tests on finished products before they ship. After completing all adjustments, they mark a certain position on the pole to ensure correct installation by the construction team. If assembly is not performed according to the marked direction, even if the base section is vertical and the connection is properly secured, the pole may still be misaligned. After going through the steps above, we clearly understand that careless installation of high-mast lights, leading to minor installation errors, can lead to numerous complications later on.

Therefore, when installing high mast lights, it's crucial to instruct the installer to pay close attention to every detail to avoid incorrect connections.

Due to the weight and height of high-mast lights, even the slightest misalignment can require extensive back-and-forth adjustments, resulting in significant waste of manpower and resources and potentially significant losses.

Here is an introduction from Phoebus, a manufacturer of high mast lights. Please get in touch with us to go over your options if you're interested.