Dusk to Dawn lighting + flood lights

[TruGrit]

I need to select the light fixtures for my electrical trim out coming up.

I've spent some time reading old posts about outdoor lighting on garages and such... Wanted to ask you all what is the best brands out there.

I've seen RAB listed a lot. Any others? What about the DualBrite from Heath-Zenith?

My setup: I want to run an exterior motion/dusk to dawn light at the service door of my garage. This fixture will act as the Master for 3 recessed cans up under an eyebrow roof over my two garage doors. The cans will be the slave lights on this circuit. Essentially, when night falls the master fixture comes on a low hue (and thus the cans do to). When motion is detected, the light fixture brightens for a certain time period (5 mins let's say) and then goes back to the dim hue.

Anyone have a recommendation on the fixture I need for this setup? Not afraid to spend extra $ for quality light w/ good photocell & motion detection.

Lastly, what about a good flood light brand? And do you guys like the LED flood lights?

Thanks in advance.

TG

 

[TruGrit]

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[volleyball]

I have the led floods on my house perimeter. The driveway is a triple while the others are doubles. The light is quick and you are not drawing power all the time except for the sensor.
It doesn't seem to attract flying pests like the old lights did.
If you are only concerned about 1 direction, a remote sensor works best.

 

[TruGrit]

Thanks.

Others got experience with RAB or other motion lights?

 

[LifeLongWNYer]

I have had several fixtures with Heath/Zenith motion sensors and always, with a couple of years, the motion sensors have failed. SOMEtimes, if I complained enough, they would replace the sensors for me, but then the rule was only if they fail within a year. While the sensors lasted over a year, it wasn't much longer so I was buying the sensors myself. ( PLUS the trouble to get up to the fixture and replace the sensors.

Then somebody told me about RAB. I've been replacing all my sensors with RAB, for several years, and only had one fail. I called the factory, and they sent me a new one, in advance, so I didn't have to climb to the top of the barn twice. I sent back that failed sensor, which was full of water, and RAB even said "thank you."

If I'm putting up an exterior fixture, it will be a RAB. More expensive, but you only have to buy them once! They aren't in the big box stores, but in electrical wholesalers.


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[cybrdyke]

RAB is far better than Heath Zenith. And, as mentioned above, very good at customer service. The weak link is always the sensor. If you can mount it so it's protected from the weather, you'll be further ahead.
Stonco is another good brand.
Cooper is too.
CD

 

[chizman76]

Thanks for the info Life LongWNYer I'm going to look into some RAB lights myself. I should have remembered the RAB brand, I installed RAB two-tier landscape path lights around my whole house and the look great, very expensive biy they have held up great. The two-tier landssape lights I purchased were regular 110 Volt with a medium socket, I put the CFL lights bulbs in them and they work good. I usually replace about 4 to 5 light bulbs each year out of the 15 fixtures I have.

 

[sublimate]

I just got one of these and am totally happy with it:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W3UH4O/?tag=atomicindus08-20

The dual sensing (looks out long distance 180 degrees and close-in down 360 degrees) really works well, and it has 1,000W switching capability so can turn on your recessed cans too no problem.

 

[SALIV8]

I also have 2 exterior rab fixtures. Rab is a quality brand that I like. I decided to power mine by a time clock.

 

[stroked80z28]

I've installed several RAB lights, high quality and great sensors.

 

[Mustang51js]

RAB has a 10 year warranty on their motion lights.