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I have 4 of these in my front windows and they look so pretty at night. I love the automatic on at dusk/off at dawn without having to use batteries. Good price; the only drawback is I have to buy them online and pay shipping/handling which costs the same as or more than the product itself in this case if buying only 1. I can't find them in any of the stores near me even around the holidays.
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After 20 years of putting my window candles on timers throughout the long New England winter, I opted to replace my dozen with these which have sensors. I was completely delighted with the size (the bases fit all my various sills) and pleased to see they had the full 7 watt bulbs -unlike the weaker battery models. My only problem was this: in the kitchen, the sensor did not "read" dusk even when it was dark outside the window, because there was too much light in the room. My husband wrapped the stems with white paper secured with tape, which acted like a lampshade. Voila! They now come on at dusk just as all the others do. Having lights in my windows is a profound pleasure of winter evenings; these are the best I've found.Best Deals for Darice 6206 Brass Plated Candle Lamp with On/Off Sensor
I have 12 of these in my house. I expected at least one to have a defect but all 12 worked perfectly! I even dragged one of them off the counter by mistake and it fell to the tile floor and the bulb smashed but the light is still working just fine. I looked at all the different window light options and at first wanted the LED battery ones but after looking at all the ones available decided not to get them for the below reasons.1. From all the reviews I have seen the LED bulbs either come in organge (think halloween orange) or white (LED super bright harsh white). I did not want orange lights. These plug in look so much nicer and the light color is closer to an actual flame coloring. This was probably the most important difference for me. I did not want halloween orange lights.
2. From all the reviews it appears the battery lights are not as bright. I live on .5 acre and am set away from the road. My neighbor across the street who is at least 300 ft away from me commented on how nice and bright the lights are.
3. I thought that battery ones would be easier but after researching it I found that is not exactly the case. It seems most of the LED have timers but you have to set the timer based on when the light is initially on. People commented that they would have them all set (if you have a lot you need to work quick to set them all together as they have to be set individually). Once it came time to change batteries you have to try to get the new lights in sync with the old ones. With these plug in lights they have a light sensor and automatically come on when it is dark and turn off when it is light.
4. Some people commented on the batteries in the LED's only lasting 1-2 months for the AA and 3-4 months for the C kind. I did not want to bother with having to change batteries since I am running 12 lights. I like that I just plug it in and leave it.
5. I thought it would be cheaper to use the batteries but after calculating the cost I found it would cost me $3.00 to run all 12 lights 12hrs a day for a month. It would cost me around $9.00 to run the LED's (assuming the 2 C batteries in each would last 4 months). So it was cheaper for me to get the plug in ones.
So in review: If you are looking at these vs. LED
-The color of these are much nicer unless you are going for that LED bright white or orange
-They are brighter (according to folks who own LED battery ones)
-They are easy, plug it in and forget it!
-They may be cheaper depending on your electricity rate and what cost you can get batteries
Obviously I have not owned the battery led but went through every model I could find and looked at every review (both good and bad) and this is the information I found.
Overall I love these and am VERY happy with my purchase. I will probably leave them on all winter as I love the way they look. They are bright so if you need complete darkness while you sleep they might not be for you. I have them in my bedroom and my sons and we have no issue with them on while sleeping. Yes, they are light weight but I just added a little bit of masking tape to the base and they sit fine.
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