 IowaCowboyWant to go back to IowaPremium
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Springfield, MA
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Fixture I installed | 
Fixture I considered |
I narrowed my choices down to two fixtures (pictured in the screenshots). I ended up going with the one with screw-in bulbs for the reason I can upgrade it to LED when the bank account allows.
It was best to use a floodlight as the coach lamp style fixture that it replaced had a short and grandma has diminishing vision due to age. We sometimes take her out at night.
My question is did I make the right decision or would the quartz halogen lamp been better.
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 John97Over The Hills And Far AwayPremium
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Spring Hill, FL
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| I just bought 3 of the top fixture at Home Depot a few weeks ago. For some reason they were on clearance for $15 each. I was actually there for something else, but grabbed them up when I saw them.
It's too damn dark here at night, particularly on the sides of my house. Someone up to no good would have plenty of time to work...
The previous owner installed a similar motion-activated fixture on back left corner of the house. I am going to cover the other three corners with the fixtures I purchased.
I too plan on using LED bulbs.
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 billaustinthey call me Mr. BillPremium,MVM
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North Las Vegas, NV
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I have three of those up, and they work well. They are in areas where there is little night traffic. I have four similar to that in higher traffic areas that run at 25% and then go 100% when they sense movement. |
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 leiboldPremium,MVM
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Sunnyvale, CA
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The upper one looks very much like one I installed more then 10 years ago (also Heath Zenith but an older model). When the regular bulbs burned out I replaced them with CFL and they are still working fine today.
My only problem with it is that I mounted the fixture in the appropriate place for where I needed the light. Unfortunately that is far from the ideal spot for the motion sensor (which is more directional then I would have liked) because the light is being approached from the left or right side (never from the front).
My advise is to consider not just your light requirements but also the effectiveness of the motion sensor when deciding where to mount the fixture.
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 nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
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O Fallon, MO
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The quarts halogen "t" type lamps are absolutely terrible. They have a very short lifespan and inclined to have socket problems.
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BobAccount deleted
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New Jersey | reply to leibold
Heath/Zenith also makes wireless motion sensors which would allow the motion sensor to be placed in a more optimal location. The disadvantage is you have to replace the motion sensor batteries every 9 months or so. |
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IowaCowboyWant to go back to IowaPremium
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said by nunya:The quarts halogen "t" type lamps are absolutely terrible. They have a very short lifespan and inclined to have socket problems.
Good point.
This particular installation (grandma's house) is in a coastal area and stuff around here corrodes very easily because of the sea salt in the air. She lives about 5 miles from the coast.
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I have one or two of the top ones around here. They work well. I have had a few fail too over the years. The bulbs last forever since they are never on, but for a few minutes a day. I have CFLs in one of them and they start up dim. I'm waiting for a 150w+ equivalent LED at a reasonable price. Hopefully I'll live that long. |
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 jack bGone FishingPremium,MVM
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Cape Cod
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I've found that a conventional pair of 90 watt PAR30 (floodlight) lamps illuminates a much larger area and appears brighter than what you get from a similar 2 lamp 100 watt "T" fixture.
I try to steer people away from T lamp fixtures mainly because of that.
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BobAccount deleted
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New Jersey | reply to Kramer
Why bother with CFLs or LEDs if the lamps are hardly ever on? |
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| Efficiency. My dining room light with ten candelabra bulbs at least 40w ea. is on the same circuit as some of my outdoor lights. Two cops have lived in this home in the past and the back yard was lighted like a ball park when we moved here with 500w halogen floods in 6 locations. Some of them were on the dining room circuit and would blow the breaker if the dining room was on. The 500w floods came down to be replaced with the Heath's (later other brands too) and I like them as bright as possible, using the least electricity as possible. It's not money, it's preventing overloaded circuits. |
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BobAccount deleted
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| said by Kramer:It's not money, it's preventing overloaded circuits.
Ohhhh... I can see nunya's response now....  |
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 CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | reply to IowaCowboy
Why do you think these would not be ok??? |
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 chambercPremium
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Irving, TX
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said by nunya:The quarts halogen "t" type lamps are absolutely terrible. They have a very short lifespan and inclined to have socket problems.
Interesting... I've got one that I just replaced for the first time in 7 years. It's motion control, dual output and runs dusk to dawn. |
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c4junkPremium
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Orlando, FL | reply to nunya
Ditto to that, I have 1 over outside of garage door on a switch that gets used 6-8 times a year and I've had to replace the bulb 3 times in about 5 years-- But it does (when it works)put out a lot of light, |
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Naperville, IL
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said by leibold:The upper one looks very much like one I installed more then 10 years ago (also Heath Zenith but an older model). When the regular bulbs burned out I replaced them with CFL and they are still working fine today.
My only problem with it is that I mounted the fixture in the appropriate place for where I needed the light. Unfortunately that is far from the ideal spot for the motion sensor (which is more directional then I would have liked) because the light is being approached from the left or right side (never from the front).
My advise is to consider not just your light requirements but also the effectiveness of the motion sensor when deciding where to mount the fixture.
We have a couple of these. »www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W3···F8&psc=1
The motion sensors seem to work really well on these and there are a lot of adjustments to sensitivity, etc. that can be made.
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said by IowaCowboy:..
This particular installation (grandma's house) is in a coastal area and stuff around here corrodes very easily because of the sea salt in the air. She lives about 5 miles from the coast.
when I lived at the shore, I would always put a touch of petroleum jelly on the threads of the bulbs, keeps the corrosion at bay, and makes it much easier to change the bulb after a year or two in the elements. |
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said by nunya:The quarts halogen "t" type lamps are absolutely terrible. They have a very short lifespan and inclined to have socket problems.
Replace the word "terrible" with horrible, junk, crap and I'll agree.
Anyone who has not had trouble with T3 halogen lamps and fixtures has been lucky! |
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said by Goober:said by leibold:The upper one looks very much like one I installed more then 10 years ago (also Heath Zenith but an older model). When the regular bulbs burned out I replaced them with CFL and they are still working fine today.
My only problem with it is that I mounted the fixture in the appropriate place for where I needed the light. Unfortunately that is far from the ideal spot for the motion sensor (which is more directional then I would have liked) because the light is being approached from the left or right side (never from the front).
My advise is to consider not just your light requirements but also the effectiveness of the motion sensor when deciding where to mount the fixture.
We have a couple of these. » www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W3···F8&psc=1The motion sensors seem to work really well on these and there are a lot of adjustments to sensitivity, etc. that can be made. 1000 watts? You almost need a substation to keep them going  |
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Tig
join:2006-06-29
Carrying Place, ON | reply to IowaCowboy
Did the specs say it supports LED or CFL bulbs? My place has a Heath and I have to keep one incandescent installed to make it work properly. |
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