OUTDOOR SOLAR LIGHTS

My dogs, despite having expensive Kongs, pork twisties (at $10.00 a bag!!) and other toys, have chewed:

The insoles out of my slippers.

Chapstick.

Lipstick.

A cell phone charger.

Blankets on the bed.

Mind you, the lipstick, Chapstick and cell phone charger were all left on the bedroom floor of the resident slob here and were not my doing.

The youngest one is the worse culprit…I read they kind of grow out of this after three.

My friend’s 2 y/o pit bull ate all of their solar lights, their driveway markers, chewed the siding on the house and chewed the stump where they cut the tree down, even though he has Kongs, etc.

I think this is the worse: this woman’s dog ate her couch http://dandelionarts.com/blog/postwarcouch-thumb.jpg

My wedding shoes! Yes, about a month before my wedding, my dog somehow got into my closet, into the shoebox, into the bag that the shoes were in, and chewed them to bits. Luckily, they weren’t hard to find another pair.

Oh, and our engagement photos. On Christmas day! Oh, the things that boy has chewed…

I know soar lighting is sketchy at best but what brand/type have you had the best luck with. I ve tried different solar lighting products for my driveway, landscape etc. but they all seem to just crap out after a few months. Oh i m just using this for driveway and landscape not walkways

thank you

Dont do solar go straight to electric lights, they are the same, little look the same, but put out much more lighting, we have them all over are house, and they are great. you can get them in a kit for i think like 20-25.00 and that is like 10 lights timer wiring the whole thing, and last forever,

I wanted to get those little solar lights to light up my driveway but I read something about them needing solar batteries. Do you know about how much solar batteries for those lights cost?
can twinkletoes answer this for me.. If the sun charges the batteries then what are the solar battery chargers for?

I work for my father who sells high quality and unique solar lights so I feel I can provide you with an informative answer to your question . Yes all solar lights need batteries. These are usually standard Ni-Cad rechargeable batteries, AA size. Cost of these batteries can vary depending where you buy them but they are usually around $14.00 Cdn per package. You will find that some places are selling rechargable batteries that say solar on them, there is no difference between those that say solar and the rechargables just be sure that you are purchasing Ni-Cad rechargable batteries or the rechargable batterries required for your lights.

The purpose of the batteries in solar lighting is this, as the solar panel on the light collects the sun’s rays, it needs somewhere to store this power. This power is stored in the rechargable batteries. The solar panel keeps the batteries charged and at night the light is then powered by the batteries that have stored the sun’s power. You should find that the rechargable batteries should last 1 or more years. We have lights that are still using the orginial rechargable batteries now for 4 years and they are still going strong.

Also note that solar lights will not give you the same light source as hydro. Solar lights are more for accent lighting and dectorative purposes. If you experience a cloudy day or two you will notice that the lights will not be as bright and may not last as long. This is because the lights will use all the power stored in the rechargable batteries and will drain the batteries until it is able to get a full charge again from the sun on a sunny day. Also note that most solar lights need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight to receive a full charge, if you place them in an area that is mostly shady then they will not work as effectively.

I hope this gives you the information you needed. Good Luck and enjoy your solar lights.

Ok so last year i got some solar lights for the driveway and garden and since the beginning only like 2 or 3 only lite up.Whats the problem does anyone know what might have happened and how is it possible to fix the ones that don’t work??Thanx in advance?

They have a battery pack inside of them that is recharged from the light. I would guess that they could be bad or the bulbs could be loose or bad from the shipping process.