Customer Reviews

Malibu 8301-9602-01 20 Watt Flood Lights, Metal

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I was contemplating ordering these because I didn't know if they'd match the 4 lights I already had installed in my front yard to shine up on parts of our home and some of the trees. I decided to do our own landscape lighting instead of paying up to $3000 for professional installation. I went to Lowes and bought a kit with a 200 voltage transformer- it also came with 4 20w lights and a 50 ft wire. I eventually bought a 100ft wire and attached the 2 together to reach all of the front of our home. The company that makes these lights seem to only provide to Lowes because I could not find them online anywhere. What was also annoying was that they did not provide more of the same lights in single packs! So after countless trials with other Lowes' landscape lights, I was about to give up and only have half of the house lit. I thought why not just give these Malibu lights a try since I've done everything else, and they looked fairly similar to the ones I have already in the yard! I ordered 2 and they came in 2 days (since I'm eligible for prime) and after fixing them to the wire found that they were a perfect match to the other 4 20w lights I had in my yard! What joy! I ordered 4 more; unfortunately, these are taking longer to arrive, even though they were supposed to have arrived by now! Not happy about that, but it might be cause of the holidays.
Also for fyi, I have NEVER done any electrical work and am not a do-it-yourself type of girl, but $240 vs $3000 motivated me enough! And setting up your own landscape lighting was much easier than I thought! Def encourage more people to try it out themselves!
Anyway, the lights are great with great great great output of light! They look so bright and beautiful shining up on our home, and best of all they match the other lights I already had!
Great choice :)

These are great low voltage lights. Metal construction and made with care. I have six of them in the back yard and really think they add a lot!

I have used nearly a dozen of these (or nearly like them) for ten years and they have held up well except for the poor connectors to the LV cable. However, as I embark on my fourth LV project, I will use higher quality (read: more expensive) brass or bronze products. If you are going to DIY on a LV project, do yourself a favor and research the products and techniques.

First, cut and discard the wire-piercing connectors, they are junk. Silicon-sealed splice connectors are the only way to go for direct burial. Ignore the Malibu instructions to daisy-chain the fixtures and learn about spider-splices, loop and tee connections to reduce voltage drop (lights dimmer towards the end of a run). Do not skimp on the transformer, it is the heart of your system and use no less than 12 gauge cable unless your run(s) are very short (25 feet or less).

This research could be dangerous to your wallet, though, as you may find yourself popping for a multi-tap transformer, 10 gauge cable and a voltmeter! All in all, a decent light for the price if you replace the pierce-type connectors.

These lights are well mades for outdoor landscapes and give off just the right illumination to show off garden areas or items of interest in your yard.

I had some of these in my yard in the house we bought on two separate lines hooked up to a 600W tranformer. We hardly ever used the outdoor light as I could not get with the fact of leaving 600W of light in my back yard all night long for no real purposes but a high yearly cost and most of these equiped with the hallogene 20W bulbs don't really produce any light.

I found some LED MR16 Spotlight 12V 4W (440 Lumen - 50 Watt Equivalent) 7000K Cool 45 Degree Beam angle of these and gave it a try. That made me change my mind, with these 50W equivalent, it was well worth it and by removing all the old hallogene and adding a set of 10 new lights, I now have 20 times or more lighting power for the equivalent of a single 60W bulb.

I had to grind the casting below the bulb receptacle to lower the bulb in the light as the LED are longer, but it works great and the yard and all house surrounding look fantastic now for a reasonable price. This will pay for itseld in a year alone...