Well, I can think of three issues you can see with these lights I recently replaced, and a few you can't.1. The placement of most of the fixtures directly in the lawn at the edges of the walk..
2. Fixtures with a really cheap finish that's fading and flaking in approx. 6 years aftter install. (A brand called Paradise.. though it looks like hell to me...)
3. Fixtures with so much glass and visible lamps... "Carriage lamp on a stick" I think they call that..
What you can't see in the picture:
4. 16 gauge wire throughout.
5. Pierce type connections
6. Pathlights spaced about every 6 to 9 feet along the walkways.. (and no other lighting except line voltage on the garage wall and front porch)
7. Ugly transformer with faded paint hanging askew on the wall with a badly installed in-use cover not hidden by plants and very visible from the front walk/ entry
To add insult to injury, according to one website this fixture, the Paradise Garden Lighting GL22768 Savannah model was "Noted as “Best Buy“ in the Consumer’s Report July 2004!"
However, in fairness, it must also be noted that considering the fixtures survived about 7 years, they outlived their warranty.
4. 16 gauge wire throughout.
5. Pierce type connections
6. Pathlights spaced about every 6 to 9 feet along the walkways.. (and no other lighting except line voltage on the garage wall and front porch)
7. Ugly transformer with faded paint hanging askew on the wall with a badly installed in-use cover not hidden by plants and very visible from the front walk/ entry
To add insult to injury, according to one website this fixture, the Paradise Garden Lighting GL22768 Savannah model was "Noted as “Best Buy“ in the Consumer’s Report July 2004!"
However, in fairness, it must also be noted that considering the fixtures survived about 7 years, they outlived their warranty.
