Solar lights

Hi - I'm sure many of you have used solar lights for the garden - do you have any recommendations?

Thanks, Nick

 

I have tried some before and wasnt impressed. I personally wouldnt bother again, but use low voltage mains powered lights in future.

 

Hi Nick.

Yes we have used them, but really only to illuminate the path way at night, or beside a special feature in the garden.

Seeing as how they don't put out a great deal of light, I always look for cheap sets.

 

Ever the one to invest in ecology I bought a solar light for my garden once... and chucked it in the garbage soon afterwards. Solar company never made themselves a worse publicity than with these ridiculous things.

 

I agree with all of the above
Ive bought some charlie Dimmok extra powerfull solar uplighters, there as useless as the rest of the solar lights i have

Were hopefully going electric in the garden this year:thumb:

 

WOULD NEVER HAVE TOUCHED THEM UNTILL SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT SOME GOOD ONES THEY HAD BOUGHT...SO I BOUGHT SOME AND THEY HAVE BEEN BRILLIANT 12SQUID FOR 3 OR 5POUND EACH FROM WILKINSONS AND THEY ARE SO BRIGHT THEY ARE THE LED ONES ONLY SMALL AND WITH A BIT OF SUN THE ARE FANTASTIC LASTING TILL 2 -3 IN THE MORNING ,,SHALL TAKE A PICTURE THEY ARE A MUST.. HAD THEM POINTINTG TOWARDS THE HOUSE BUT HAD TO TURN THEM THE OTHER WAY THEY WERE THAT BRIGHT ,,NOW THEY LIGHT UP MY ROSES

 

GIVE THESE A GO ,WILKINSONS SINGLE OR PACK OF 3 YOU WILL BE SUPRISED

 

I am HAPPY that at least some of these lamps are good,because I really believe that solar is the way to go,and it hurt me that they were making such a sorry show of themselves. Those really bad gadgets are not a way to "convert" people.

Thanks for this reccomendation, I will keep my eyes open for these.

 

intermiplants

Yup, that's around the price I used to pay. Will have a look at those. I used to get mine from Makro. Cheers.

 

Got one from the pound shop just for a laugh really, it's only a point of light in the garden no real output it comes on at dusk and lasts all night was still on ai 4:15am this morning,today will test if they are waterproof.

 

Bought some cheapies a year ago and thats how long they lasted! The light was poor and the batteries awful.We ended up having to take them out to charge them!
Bit the bullet and got some from Sainsburys when they were on offer recently and they are great.......so far!

 

shiney bought them last year... just open box turn em on and thats it...brilliant.. on a dull day they give a good hour not much in the winter though didnt even notice them maybe got ten mins but just left them and thought thats it they will be finished...but first bit of sun this year and bingo ..they do take a battery as well but couldnt tell you what size as i have never had to touch em...probably replace it next summer..and the battery comes with it:thumb:

 

Well I have to agree with Intermiplants we brought eight or so of those rock type ones from Wilkinsons at the time they were on offer but I also noticed some spot light ones as well (like the ones Ste has) and thought I would try some of those too, I must say that there are blooming great and do shine things up instead of just a dull glow like the rock type ones.

We were so impressed with the spot lights that we went back to the shop and cleared them out of the lights! After a sunny day mine will last until the morning although one problem that I have noticed is that some of the spots seem to collect a little water in them but this doesn't effect the 'works' of the lights.Hel.xxx.

 

cheers helen glad someone else has bought them:thumb:...now tell them the truth the lights are rubbish but me and helen have share in wilkos:D:D:D:D only kidding best solar light i have ever seen:thumb: