Do they work in shaded area? I am concerned that they will come on during the day if in shade.
136040
They will not come on in the shade. I have them in the porch which gets no sunlight. The light comes on when it is dark. I am very impress with the convenience.
136041
North side of my house (where I have three of these lights installed) is shaded and lights do NOT come on during the day. The light sensor is sensitive enough that even on cloudy days, the lights do NOT come on.
136042
I have 1 on my steps that go down to my driveway and 1 on my front porch....those 2 areas never have sun and they work great. Also, I have 1 in the outside garage which is always dark since there are no windows in it, and it works great, too! The ones on my steps and front porch never come on, except at nighttime. The one in the garage does, but it is almost pitch black in there without it.
671722
Yes they will. It was posted on another brand how to do this. I have mine connected to my parking lights. So during the day, your tail lights are on also.
23391
They can not be set to come on at night automatically, I turn ours on at dusk and off at daylight.
1741830
The lights are not solar, so they dont need sun light to operate/charge. They can operate using a switch, but they wont come on during day light because it has a photo cell to detect the sun light.
1073306
I have them in containers on the roof of my building which tends to get full sun. I think with some shade hours of the day they would produce more/dry out less, but I wouldn't put them in an obvious shady area. They need some sun hours. Try containers 12" size, organic potting soil and fertilizer, then you can move them around as the season changes or find the best spot for them.
1503243
I'm not sure. I will say that mine are placed away from windows, but on cloudy days it's a little darker inside, so the lights will come on. I might start opening the window blinds just a little, so that this does not happen.
867732
These can be an issue if you use them in the sunlight. Keep it clean and that helps. Should not be a problem if you are in the shade.
1814802
Hi Edna, Mine stay on a bit during the day, but only in my darker rooms. They are triggered by a light sensor, and the threshold does allow for some ambient light. If the light doesn't bother you, the electricity usage shouldn't be a concern (they're supposed to represent about $1/yr).
1830055
Mine worked ok when I got them, new batteries and use at night. They have trouble with the smallest amount of sunshine
935393
Truthfully, have not noticed if it does, but would like to hear from others if the experience has been different. As to their effectiveness during the day and night time, no problem during daylight, but at night time a strong source of lighting is needed for the ones that I have if you want to be able to see anything. There may have been an improvement (?) after the ones that I purchased.
1051470
Common problem as I understand. Unless they are in a place that gets good sunlight they will stay on.
94403
No but, I do have them under a coved patio but they do get sun light. I have been able to sit on them any time.
2102270
The run time is directly proportional to amount of light received. Sure they will work but they may not be illuminated for hours and hours.
2102271
On a very cloudy day before or after a rain our lights have kept a charge for several days. So it's likely that as long as they get some charge they will work. We have had several different kind and these we've been most happy and eased with. We leave them out during the winter months and they still worked.
717654
I can't say. We live in Missouri and have owned these since early July and they have worked well. Now that we are having cooler weather and more clouds and rain they still work but we've noticed they turn off after midnight and they used to stay on till dawn. So my guess would be that if they get enough sunlight they would turn on in the evening and stay lit till midnight or so, but I am not sure, they seem to recharge when cloudy but not enough to last all night. They look really nice whether on or off.
1131616
Yes. It does NOT turn on during daylight hours. I've had them installed for several months and they seem to be also holding up to the daily FL summer rains.
778428
if the area is covered they would work fine. direct sun on them might make them a little warm to sit on.