Malibu Solar Cast Aluminum Flood Light and Remote Panel with 12 High Power White LEDs, Black #LZ605RP
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Malibu Solar Cast Aluminum Flood Light and Remote Panel with 12 High Power White LEDs, Black #LZ605RP
Customer Review: Just Purchased
Summary: 2 Stars
I just purchased this light and have to admit was swayed a bit by the initial review I read about the guy and his palm tree. Anyway got the light, piece of cake to hook up, sat it for a day in the sun and waited for the magic to happen that night. I put it right under a small tree, but there was no magic. The leaves of the tree did light up, but barely. A small flash light would work much better for the effect I was looking for. This light also has the bluish tint that just about every solar light has on the market. Yuck! This light would be terrible for any type of security purposes. It would probably give a crook just enough light to see where he was going, but wouldn't deter them a bit from walking towards it. I gave this rating 2 stars only for ease of use and the cord is nice and long. Too bad the light is terrible. I'll never buy another solar light until the technology improves. Prices are ridiculous for what you get.
Customer Review: Nice Lighting
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this floodlight about 5 months ago based on the first reviewers comments. I am quite happy with the amount of light this throws on a 30 saguaro cactus near my pool. I have been very disappointed with solar lights in the past, even just for accent lighting along a path. But this does a nice job of illumination - it lights up the lower half of the saguaro nicely, the top not so much. You can see the top half of the cactus, but it's it a dim light. As other reviewers say, it's not as bright as regular electric lights, but it does a good job. Also mine does NOT have the blue tint that other solar lights have. This is great for a portion of the yard where it's impractical to run electricity. I have an acre yard, and I have no desire to run electricity all over it, but I do have seating areas and visually interesting areas around the yard that I want to accent at night. I will be buying more of these for that purpose.Customer Review: Buy batteries
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm familiar with LED spotlights. I have them all around my yard. They all have the same purpose, provide enough light for me to see movement in my yard.
For this purpose, this LED light gets 5 stars. For the purpose that I believe most people buy these for, it gets 3 stars.
Pros:
1. I set mine on low. New batteries last all night.
2. On high, it's actually quite bright and does a decent job of putting light on an object or tree. New batteries only last about 4-5 hours.
Cons:
1. Buy new batteries. The batteries that came with mine had to be refreshed and one of them was non-op.
2. Remember - you have to clean the solar cell regularly. Dirt, leaves, dust, webs ... all decrease the charging ability of the cell. You will end up refreshing your batteries more often if you don't do this.
Customer Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
Purchased & came in timely manner. Had read all reviews and thought to be good for flag illumination. Received and setup and worked for a few days then quit. Tapped on solar panel and light would go off and on. Contacted support which was fast and fair and sent out new solar panel however received differnt model solar panel with 800Mah batteries and original was 1200Mah. Called concerned about brightness as solar panel was smaller and asked why sent wrong model. They said model should work and needed the 1200Mah and would send me some. Received 900mAh batteries. Go figure. Light working but as I said disappointed. Not sure if I were to get the right model whether it would work or be brighter. Answering Service good but questionable knowledge of product, product lousy.Customer Review: Malibu Solar Flood Light
Summary: 4 Stars
This light works great as a spot light for our front yard landscape features. The option for having the light on low or high is nice also.
I live in Arizona and the exposed wiring between the light fixture and the remote solar panel appears to be too light for the UV from the sun. Also, the support post needs to be taller so that the proper light angle can be established.