Steinel FL300B - Dual Floodlight with Motion Sensor, Black, Energy Star Approved

by Steinel

Product Features

• Detection Angle: 140° adjustable horizontal zone
• Tilt & Swivel Head: 270° horizontal, 65° vertical aiming capability
• Reach: 40 feet when mounted at a height of 8 feet
• Energy Star compliant when used with 100 watt bulbs (max.) and night lux setting
• Rain-tight Enclosure: May be mounted anywhere (IP 54 rating)

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0007NLVEE
• Item model number: FL300/B
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #523,167 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

NightGUARDIANTM Floodlights enhance your family's security by turning on instantly when movement is detected. Law enforcement officials recommend bright exterior lighting as a good way to deter criminals. Motion detectors reduce energy consumption without sacrificing security. A precision molded Fresnel lens combined with advanced electronic technology and traditional STEINEL quality guarantee performance and reliability you and your family can count on.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wish the range were a bit better, December 29, 2009

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SC (CT) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Steinel FL300B - Dual Floodlight with Motion Sensor, Black, Energy Star Approved (Kitchen)

I installed two of these at the first point of the house that people will pass on the driveway. Unfortunately though, cars pass about 15 feet away and it doesn't really go off. Also, the range in motion of the lamps is a bit limited. The motion sensor range is pretty limited as well if you are trying to concentrate the lights in a particular direction. These would definitely work best for straight ahead motion sensing, which my application is not.

Set up was very simple and straightforward. The timer setting is great. The only problem I ran into while installing was that I mounted them on uneven stone and the plastic mounting bracket sort of bent out of shape when I screwed it in.

So far though, I would say I am more pleased with them than the one that came installed in our house, it's much less sensitive and is more accurate (leaves blowing on the ground will set off the older one).

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lights don't aim easily, September 20, 2009

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Chris J. Wilkes (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Steinel FL300B - Dual Floodlight with Motion Sensor, Black, Energy Star Approved (Kitchen)

I purchased this item based on another reviewer's comments that Steinel was the best outdoor light on the market. The plastic housing looks study and the motion sensor works as advertised.

Some problems:
* various misspellings and grammatical mistakes in the owner's manual
* the "aim n lock" doesn't work well at all. Instructions are to pull out the light stem and aim -- you have to pull almost to the point of the plastic housing cracking to aim them. And I couldn't get the light cans to aim independently either -- so they can't point out like in the photo but rather towards one another.
* this problem is evident even on the box -- look at where the light stems connect to the body and it is evident they are pulled out a bit from the housing
* as most of the unit is plastic all the screws are meant to dig into the plastic to grip. That's bound to cause some problems if you have to open it up more than once.
* I did open the top of the unit to see how the aim n lock was supposed to work (and am surprised that this ever made it past the drafting table). Anyway the screws going into the plastic body wouldn't go in straight for 2 out of the four. Big surprise.
* the instruction booklet didn't show how to use the "x bar" to connect to a standard metal electrical outlet. It is almost like an afterthought they included it.
* the bar to connect to an outlet didn't have openings large enough for screws to fit through. Maybe this is due to a metric vs non-metric bolts that should be used?
* the instruction booklet didn't really show how to connect the x bar to the backing plate -- and the backing plate had instructions for red, black, and blue wiring. Maybe that's some sort of standard in Europe?