If I was a lighting engineer I'd refuse to install Urbis Albanys, they seem a right pain in the a**e!
Maybe you should send those pics to Urbis and show them what a big design fault there lantern has!
It seems the council keep coming along and tipping the water out rather than replacing the lantern (dur!
). Surprisingly though the lantern still works and I've noticed it a few times illuminating it's dirty water with orange light! I wonder if some people think these lanterns are full of water intentionally, given the nautical theme of the area!
I wouldn't put it past some people! If the water were right up to the level of the lamp, it'd probably give slightly better light output, as the light would be projected through the water and bowl as though it were one solid object.
However, if the lantern is filling up with water then the seal has obviously failed on the optic, and so if a cheap fix is required, I'd just drill a small darin hole in the bottom of the bowl.
Yeah, it would be easier to drill a hole in the bottom but the council would never think of that in a million years!
It would just mean people getting dripped on as they stood under the light after a heavy rain shower