Solar powered led garden lights

[JuniorD]

We have some solar powered LED gargen lights which stick into the ground and they are utter crap. Half barely work and those which do are dimmer than a glowworm's arse. Were bought from Argos so should have known really.

Can anybody recommend good quality lights which looks well, are bright and reliable?

Thank you!

[Vron]

They've worked better than mine then, 1/2 of the set filled up with water when it rained, rusted the LED innards and had to go in the bin!

[cslgirl]

I have just bought some from B&Q which were on special at £19.98 for 10 and they change colour - stick in teh ground ones. Look really great at night but don't know if they will last long.

[rash_decision]

cslgirl said:

I have just bought some from B&Q which were on special at £19.98 for 10 and they change colour - stick in teh ground ones. Look really great at night but don't know if they will last long.

They won't last!! If they are anything like B&Q's normal "10 for 20 quid" lights, I've bought a set each year for the past 5 years!! They are basically disposable lights! They last a few months (at best) over the summer then they go in the bin!!

[cslgirl]

Darn it! Will have to spend a bit more money when I replace them, on a set that will last.

[monthefish]

JuniorD said:

We have some solar powered LED gargen lights which stick into the ground and they are utter crap. Half barely work and those which do are dimmer than a glowworm's arse. Were bought from Argos so should have known really.

Can anybody recommend good quality lights which looks well, are bright and reliable?

Thank you!

I had the same experience (same lights probably).

The first set, I think 3 out of the eight worked at all, and two of those lost their charge after 1 hour.

Swapped them for a second set, of which only one functioned at all.

I didn't bother with a third set.

[Simpo Two]

I think they're all cheap Chinese st. Better to think of them as a one-off thing (like a £15 gazebo).

[Mobile Chicane]

I have these and I really like the effect at night:



They work well for a year or two, but at that price they're practically disposable. However I've rescued a few by replacing the batteries.