HALO FLOOD LIGHT 1600L TWIN D2D BZ,Dusk to Dawn Twin Head LED Floodlight,Bronze

Product: All Pro Outdoor Security FTR1740LW LED Twin Head Flood Light, 1600 lm, White.January 2018 - I have upgraded my Sept 2016 rating from 3 to 5 stars. I reinstalled the lens glass, the retainer rings, and silicon ring and insured that it was tightly secured. We are now in our 3rd winter season with the lights and have had no further problems. We are very happy with them and expect that they will function perfectly for as long as we live in this house - hopefully another 20 years or so.In September 2016 I purchased four of these floodlights and installed them under the eves of our house to replace the original floodlights that had been installed in 2009. The original floodlight fixtures were made of plastic and used the standard 150w incandescent flood light. Unfortunately water and ice cracked the bases and sockets and a couple of the incandescent bulbs have to be replaced. First, this meant finding a ladder that would reach a 3rd story eve. Second, given that I am 75, I wanted a fixture that was impervious to weather (water and ice) and would not require replacement of the bulbs (8 of them) every year or so. The metal and glass “maintenance free” exterior of the All Pro series floodlight with led lights that last 35,000 hours seemed to be just what I needed. Since I turn outside floods on only occasionally and normally do not run them more than four hours at a time, this sounded like I would never have to climb that ladder again. It is for these reasons, higher quality and maintenance free, that I paid a much higher price for these new floodlights. Unfortunately, I looked out a window this morning (December 12, 2016) to see the glass lens from both lights on one fixture on the ground along with their retainer rings, silicon gaskets, and interior light reflectors. Upon inspection all the parts were in good condition – not damaged. When turned on the LEDs remaining in the fixture attached under the eve came on. From what I could tell from the ground with a telephoto lens, the fixture attached to the house is not damaged either. Finally, the other three All Pro Twin Head Flood Lights, installed at the same time as this one are still intact (keeping my fingers crossed on that). What caused this failure? Apparently the lens retainer rings just came loose. Why? My guess is either a design or manufacturing defect (or both) exacerbated by the freeze-thaw weather cycle we have been experiencing in the last week or so. Apparently there was not enough testing of the product before it was approved for production or there is a quality control problem during production. Whatever the reason, the lens cover assembly should not just fall off 3-months after installation when it starts to get cold. While on the subject of design, another point was the flat gasket provided to serve as a weather seal between the house and the fixture during installation was difficult to handle and not very effective when installed. I noticed that the plastic light fixtures I removed had a better idea. They had a rubber "O" ring with a “U” shaped groove running through its length on one side. This fit very nicely over the edge of the fixture that met the surface of the house and stays in place, unlike the flat gasket provided, during the installation process. It is a far better idea and lot easier to handle when working 3 stories up on a ladder. While I was very pleased with and the coverage of lighting the All Pro design provided, I am now concerned about their long-term quality (especially as the weather gets worse) and am hoping that the above described failure proves to be an aberration of some sort. Only time will tell. In the meantime, I need to borrow that ladder again. Sigh…..

Upfront, I installed three of these devices before having to return because my wife couldn't stand the light color.First off, these are a great price for what you get. They seem to be well constructed. It's tough to see from the picture, but these are a great setup for shallow to flush mounting boxes. I had a standard depth box in my stone front that these fit over very well, however, had I not had the space to put all the wire nuts in the box, there was plenty of space in the light. Please note, the units do protrude out about 2-3", so they won't be flush to the wall. The mounting plate allows for multiple orientations so you always have the perfect finished appearance, the units I ultimately ended up, at $40 more per unit, didn't have this bracket and my lights ended up in a 90 degree orientation, so I appreciate this addition. The installation was easy, remove existing light (if necessary), screw in the mounting plate, position the rubber gasket, connect the wires, screw in unit. It was really that simple and took me less than 15 min per unit. So why the four stars?? The screws are crap. I broke a screw stepping on it and stripped the head of another. I spent $4 at Lowe's, purchased some stainless steel replacements and was back in business.The finished procuct looked great. The lights are really bright, just as advertised and reviewed. The color spectrum is 5000k which puts off an eerie White to almost blue-ish hue. My wife hated that they didn't match the rest of the landscape lights so back they went. I left them installed for about a week and they were next to sprinkler heads. I didn't see condensation like others have reported, but this could also be that they were only installed for a week. They received direct water from the sprinkler but never showed any signs of water penetration. If you can stand the 5000k color, these are a great product. I would have gladly purchased the identical mfg and product had there have been a 3000k line.

This is a well made lighting unit. All parts are well cast and very solid. Light output is better than the single 90W Halogen spot light I had before and I get better coverage with the second LED lamp. I like it.That said I have some suggestions for the folks at Eaton:Since this is a well cast unit, solidly made its has some weight to it. Most of the weight is up high at the top due to the LED lamps on adjustable arms. It's top heavy.I found the included mounting bracket to be flimsy. It is held to the electrical box with two screws that are at 11 o'clock and 5 o'clock (position wise).When you mount the light fixture you screw it in to the mounting bracket with screws at 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock. When you tighten the mounting screws to seal it to your home you cannot get it snug enough to compress the included gasket uniformly. It compresses well where the mounting bracket is fixed to the electrical box (11 & 5 o'clock) but not at 2 & 8 o'clock because the bracket is flexing. Tightening it further doesn't help the situation and can distort the mounting bracket making it worse.I also had a hard time getting the included gasket to fit well around the outer perimeter of the light fixture. I would prefer 1/8" of the gasket to be exposed but that wasn't possible as its circumference was less than desired. The gasket appears to be 3/8" in width, surely enough to have 1/8 exposed and 1/8" internally. You might ask why I want 1/8" exposed, well I want to make sure that as it ages that it doesn't shrink and sink inside the lighting fixture breaking the seal and allowing moisture into the internals.

I have bought 6 of these lights over the years as replacement for my Halogen around my home. They are pretty night light that mets my needs. I. wish they were a bit brighter. The are not too bad to install but sometime you wish you had three hands to deal with the installation.

This is a good quality LED light that I'm sure will last for years. I've installed many other All Pro lights from the same series of product and I'm very happy with them. I was disappointed that this particular one doesn't have an integrated photo cell... I should have read the description more carefully.

The light works well, however I had to find a couple of screws to replace the two that were missing on one of the lights. Not a really big deal, but annoying.

I have not installed yet, but at the look, it seems though and as simple as needed. I was happy to see that the product is from Eaton. This was not mentionned in the page.The adjustment of the light seems well built and it should not slip. There are thooth on both sides with will assure it remains in place.I explicitely bought this model because I did not wanter dusk-to-dawn eye detector. There is a slot for such expansion, but its a simple on and off light.

Very nice light.

Very bright.