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UPDATE, 8.07.2012: It is over 4 years old and still holding up. The one complaint I had is that the bulb looks ugly inside it. I recently used Rust-Oleum 1903830 Frosted Glass 11-Ounce Spray, Frosted Glass to frost the glass and hide the bulb completely. It looks like a brand new lamp! Please view the images I uploaded.
GLASS FROSTING STEPS (should go without saying, but be careful with sharp glass. It tends to be, uh... sharp):
1Remove bulb.
2On inside of light, carefully bend metal tabs away from glass (just enough to free glass).
3Remove each pane of glass.
4Degrease / clean the glass well and dry with a new, lint-free rag.
5Take them OUTSIDE (well away from things you don't want coated in spray paint, like your car).
6Place them on a small, sturdy piece of cardboard with a small gap between each glass piece.
7Follow instructions on can. I did about 5 wet coats.
8Carry the cardboard inside to dry.
9Re-install glass after paint dries (~ 1 hour). Painted side faces INWARD towards bulb.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
It still looks like new after several years of exposure to the harsh Virginia elements! When set to Dusk-to-Dawn, you can leave the light switch on and forget it. The dual-brite function is a really nice touch.
IMPORTANT! If you use a compact fluorescent bulb (CFL), only use a DIMMABLE CFL! Most CFLs are not dimmable, so when this fixture attempts to dim the light (by reducing voltage to the bulb), the CFL ballast dies! It happened twice before I realized the reason. Also, because of the way ballasts work, the dual-brite function becomes hardly noticeable.
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After spending several hours looking for a Lantern Style lamp with a motion sensor, I found out that the choices as very limited and most of the ones out there available are extremely expensive. After I found this lamp in Amazon at a very low price I was a little worried the product was not going to be of good quality but once I received it I was very pleased with it looks and quality (good materials and craftsmanship). This lamp is a great bargain and looks and works great. Easy to install.Best Deals for Heath/Zenith SL-4144-AZ-A New-England Carriage-Style 150-Degree
I bought this a couple of years ago for a vacation rental home. It looks very nice and I really like the way it worksthe light comes on at dusk and stays on at a low level, brightening if something triggers the motion detector. After a few hours it goes off and then is still activated by the motion detector until dawn. The only problem I had with it was I stupidly put a non-dimmable compact fluorescent bulb in it which flickered when dimmed. Now I use a 40 watt incandescent bulb in it which provides plenty of light. Since dimmable compacts are available now I plan to try one in it.Honest reviews on Heath/Zenith SL-4144-AZ-A New-England Carriage-Style 150-Degree
Bought two of these through Amazon about 9 months ago. Both were configured to turn on at sunset and turn off at sunrise. A couple days ago a bulb on one of them went bad. After replacing the bulb with, the fixture no longer works as before. It stays on 100% of the time.Long story short after tinkering with it for a weekend, I emailed the manufacturer and got a quick response back stating multiple reasons for unit going bad. Coincidentally the email states that a power surge or a bulb failure could permanently damage the unit something their own support website conveniently fails to mention.
If you buy this product, better make sure a.) your bulbs don't burn out and b.) your power never surges. It looks to me that the company engineers failed to account for those two factors during circuit design.
The only PRO about the product is that it looks better than those other motion sensing units you get at those major home improvement stores.
BTW. The other unit is still working... not sure for how long.
---4/24/12 Update ----
After contacting the manufacturer via email and providing the Amazon receipt they shipped two new units. Great customer service! One of the original units is still working as expected.
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