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See the light! . .

Advantages: Welcomes wanted callers.
Disadvantages: Warns unwanted ones.

These lanterns are very popular nowadays, they are a practical, cheap, and easy addition to any home. They are supposed to look like they are made out of cast iron, but are actually an aluminium alloy, which does corrode in time. The first thing these lanterns need in my opinion, is a coat of Hammerite paint, ( there are reviews on this product on Ciao) this makes them last longer & looks more sort of "authentic." It warns against burglars, and ...
...to let you know, or outside to let them know. It will welcome guests, and lights their way, then turns itself off automatically. These are fairly cheap nowadays, and are available from all the DIY superstores,and many other outlets too. Check out Focus, B&Q, garden centres, supermarkets, Argos etc. They are very simple to install, and require only basic electrical knowledge. You can use them singly, or as many as you need to illuminate decking, ...

smudgeybabes 11.04.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Coach lantern & PIR

* Light work . .

Advantages: Welcomes guests, deters unwelcome ones.
Disadvantages: None really.

This is a very nice product indeed. Just in case anyone has not seen oine of these, they work by detecting a human body approaching, and turn on the light, after there has been no movement for a minute or so, it turns the light out, simple. Hexagonal in shape, with an internal PIR, it welcomes guests, but also deters unwelcome ones. Looks good too. These are made of die cast aluminium, with glass panels, actually my idea is to make a set of spare ...
...paint, just for Christmas.All I do at the moment is change the bulb for a coloured one at festive periods. I have painted mine with Hammerite, so it should last for many years to come. I stayed with black, although you can go for what you want. Oh, don't paint over the PIR, if this loses it's colour like mine has, just scribble over it with an indelible marker pen. The wiring is simple, I took the supply to a switch inside the house, then sent ...

smudgeybabes 18.01.2008 · Read Full Review
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Review of 6 Sided PIR Lantern

GU10 CFL is cost effective but takes to warm up

Advantages: Cost effective
Disadvantages: Short warm up delay

When I think about how much wattage I am using to light my flat and how often I forget to turn lights off I am shocked. This bulb is equivalent to a 50W incandescent bulb but saves 78% of the energy. These bulbs operate on 230V so avoiding the need and the possible wear of low quality 12V transformers. There are a couple of versions the cool (4000K) & warm white (3000K), the cool white might work in sterile conditions like kitchens and displays but ...
...living rooms and bed rooms. The bulb produces usable light instantly but as with most CFLs it takes about 60 seconds to fully warm up and produce the maximum light output. Because of the energy usage when these warm up they are not ideal for short use applications but better used for long periods of continuous use. These bulbs are designed to have a useful life a lot longer than an incandescent bulb and so far I haven't used one to the end of its ...

banker1 01.06.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of Megaman 11W GU10 Dimmerable Energy Saving Lamp