Spotlights were packaged well and arrived quickly. They were smaller than I anticipated, but put out good light (3000K 4.5W). Only complaint would be that instead of the glass and hood screwing onto the main housing, it slides on over two small diameter o rings that hold tension on it. Don’t get me wrong…it fits tightly so no water is getting in there. However, I can see those o rings dry rotting over time, and me not being able to replace them easily from what’s available at the hardware stores. We’ll see how they do…no complaints otherwise.
Lights arrived on time and well packaged. Just installed them today. I would say the overall finish is uniform, and the lights put out a good light spread on the sidewalk. There were a few things, however, that I didn’t like. First, the wires coming out of the fixture were much smaller than the base wire I already had running through the beds. The smaller wires were a bit more fiddly when trying to connect the fixtures using the screw down style fasteners that make the wiring connection using metal pins to penetrate the insulation. The more concerning issue is that once I installed the ground stake and screwed in the lights, the slightest bit of pressure on the fixture to level to post would cause the fixture to become loose (almost floppy) in the ground stake. I tried putting the stake in first to make the hole prior, then attached the light and reinstalled it the ground with the same result. It’s hard to explain, but the fixture base was still screwed in tightly, but the actual post would become loose within its own base. That made them really hard to level up, and it gives me concern that they’ll not remain level over time. I’ll likely have to come back and epoxy the bases or something of that nature to shore them up. Otherwise, these would be 5 stars.
Perfect replacement
Their Calypso lights have been redesigned with better materials and remain compatible with the stakes. The older Dec 2014 had rubber, plastic and glass that becomes easy to break in the Arizona heat.
and they are two inches taller. The "lid" on the old has a "ceiling" that is too shallow for the new led lights.
Great timely delivery of the shipments. Nicely packaged,
Everything, from the telephone contact to the product was outstanding.
