Customer Reviews

Heath Zenith SL-4192-BK Six-Sided Die-Cast Aluminum Lantern, Black with Beveled Glass

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We have 5 of these lights on our house that were installed 4 years ago when the house was built. Three on outside of garage that faces Southwest in direct sunlight, began giving problems after about 2 years. The dark tinted plastic light sensor cover located on the face, dry rotted and broke apart after about 2 years and with that the problems started, wont shut off during daylight, and occasionally, will not come on after dusk. They have a 5 year warranty on them though so I will try to have them replaced. Motion sensor works well though, goes from a very low power, low light, to high, full power when sensing movement. It's a great feature when coming up the driveway at night. One problem with it though, the high/low dimming will not work with CFL power saver bulbs, a real consideration in todays need to conserve energy. The fixtures look good adding a nice touch of class to the exterior of the house.

Product looks like the picture and performs as described. It was shipped and received in a very timely fashion. It installed incredibly easy as well!

this light come with many function and chamfered glass make it look very nice, easy to install. the two screw for changing the light bulb is on top let hope water doesn't go in and ruin it. only complain is the sensitivity adjustment is in the back of the mounting area so once it mount secure into the area you can't adjust this, must adjust this before install is a big no no. all other setting is in the bottom of the mounting area easily adjust when finish installed.

edit after 1-2 years of owning this product.
i have issue with the motion sensor on both light, auto on/off suck doesn't work anymore and i can't use this with fluorescent bulbs. i end up open the thing and completely remove the motion sensor module in the back of the light. now it just on or off at the switch.

i change from great lantern to OK latern and from 4stars to 3stars now.
there are plenty of better light out there keep on searching, i don't recommend this item.

I bought this for my front porch. There is a small negative aspect of this lamp and that is it has a timer and once the time is over, it goes to a dim light mode (less consumption) rather than completely switching off. It remains in dim mode for a while and then switches off. This means there is still power consumption. Further, when in dim light mode there is a motion, it does not start instantly.

All other aspects of this lamp are good.

I have 3 of these. They were on a house which we recently bought. I noticed they were not coming on at night all the time. Then, I noticed 2 of the 3 dont shut off by themselves in daylight. I have to shut them off at the switch inside. Once I do that, they seem to "reset", and usually come back on at night, but the same 2 never shut off during the day. At least they haven't yet. Called the company tech support, they told me to replace the entire units as the photo cell is bad and that part alone can't be replaced. Seems like they should last forever. I don't think these are that old.

I would recommend finding another brand. I found similar complaints about Heath Zenith products all over the web.

Bought two of these outdoor lamps for the garage to complete redo of our home. I'm glad to find cast aluminum lamps that look this good. I love the tasteful, elegant yet simple look. I like the independent motion-sensor lighting which doesn't overpower the area yet gives plenty of light. I'm very happy with my purchase.

Easy install, I put the motion sensor sensitivity in the middle and that works perfectly for my needs. Classy looks!

The only problem I had was one of the lights would only come on in test mode after dark, I went to the heath-zenith site and it mentioned other light sources could be throwing off the light sensor and to cover it with a piece of black electrical tape. I did and now it comes on no problem after dark. There is a city street lamp across the st from me and my address box lights up directly below the sensor so either of those could be throwing it off. Since I turn the main light switch off during the day it isnt a problem for me, but with the tape over the light sensor the light would always be on otherwise. If anyone has a lighted address box inches below the sensor it may cause a problem for them.

I purchased three of these lights a while ago and am quite pleased. They were easy to install and I've had no issues with them. Please note that you must use a regular bulb and not a compact fluorescent bulb. I have them set to come on at dusk and shut off at dawn. The lights come on at low power at the scheduled times and brighten when motion is picked up. You can adjust the on/off schedule as well as the amount of time the bright light stays on after motion is detected. They look nice and are well made. Changing the bulb is easy as the top section pops off. They have stood up to countless weather issues and still look brand new. They arrived quickly and for the price, I could not find anything with the same features and believe me, I looked.