Pros: We had previously tried solar lights but between the relatively small amount of sunlight they got (the sun being blocked by a neighbors house and our own leyland cypresses), low amount of light produced and short duration of lighting we were excited to get lights that would be brighter and would stay on the entire time we needed them.
Cons:
Support: We used them for a few minutes as a test, and again a few minutes more several days later. The second time a bulb was out, after the third time they never lit again. An email to Westinghouse was returned, telling us to contact their American partner. The American partner, International Development Corp, wouldn't support the product once they learned we hadn't bought it through one of their vendors. They referred to New England Charm (an Amazon Marketplace company) as a "third party vendor". New England Charm initially offered to help but did not return email after that initial offer of help.
Wiring: the manual warns against using an extension cord. I find this a pretty big shortcoming because 1) this is not mentioned in any of the production description before I bought it and 2) the whole reason I need landscaping lights is to light a path far away from the house, so of course I need an extension cord for it. Unfortunately I didn't see the warning until I was in the midst of trying to troubleshoot the blown transformer. And use an extension cord I did. Since that could likely have caused these problems the support company suggested using 16 or 18-gauge wire to extend the supplied cord.
Replacement parts: the transformer uses a non-standard adapter which is not sold separately, so while I could easily purchase a new transformer I would need some electrical expertise to figure out how to connect it to the lights.
Summary: these lights could be perfect for some people if you don't need them too far from your power source. For me it appears as if everything that could go wrong, did.
With my next landscape lighting purchase I will
stay away from Westinghouse because of their poor support
stay away from Westinghouse because of their use of non-standard, hard-to-replace parts
buy from a major vendor in order to not have the potential for the lack of support
find the product's manual ahead of buying so that I can determine if I'll need to do some wiring from the power source first
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I wish Westinghouse didnt discontinue making outdoor LED lighting kits as this is my second kit I purchased and the previous one was a different more modern design. I like the brightness of the lights and also that its LED so the cost to run them should be minimal and the bulbs should last a long time. The only negative is that the replacement bulbs are hard to find and are expensive.Best Deals for Westinghouse 255706-41P Summit HI-Intensity LED Landscape Lighting
Looked a long time to find low voltage lights like these. Been up almost a year now and they still look great. Year round in upstate NY with snow, wind, hail and rain and they are still like new. Tried solar before but we don't get much sun so they would die out before my lady left for work and she likes a well lit driveway.
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