REGENT DUSK TO DAWN OUTDOOR LANTERN Review

If this light did not include a photocell I would give it five stars. It is well constructed and looks fine.

The problem with this light is that its photocell does not allow the use of compact florescent light bulbs. This is a major design flaw in a lamp designed to run approximately 10 hours/day and certainly the manufacturer should warn buyers of this deficiency.

Its low quality circuitry causes compact florescent bulbs to flicker and burn out in less than 24 hours. The instructions do not warn the unsuspecting buyer of this problem.

The operating cost of this lamp is about $36/year using a 100w incandescent bulb vs. $9/year using a compact florescent bulb (assuming $.10/kwh and 10 hours/day). Over 10 years this lamp will cost an extra $270 (approximately) to operate with incandescent bulbs verses one that uses compact florescent bulbs.

My solution was to replace the photocell with a higher quality one that switches on/off (cost $12 at Lowes). This solution required drilling a larger hole in the light. Another option is to purchase a light with a motion sensor that has a dusk to dawn feature. The dusk to dawn feature deactivates the motion sensor and make is behave like a light with a photocell.

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Product Description:
Sold as each. 120 volt. Uses 60W, type A bulb (not included). Frosted and clear glass. Heavy duty die-cast construction. Aged bronze. Boxed. Manufacturer's number: L130IPC. Country of origin: China. Distributed by Cooper Lighting.

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