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I bought 4 of these and 2 single 250w, all with motions detectors; the dual 150ws had the "dual bright" feature. I installed them and the ones over my garage go on and stay on all night. If you download the instructions and look over all the Q & A, there is a hidden defect not mentioned in the instructions. its called induction. Its available on the Heath web site, but only after searching quite a bit. Only there does it explain that if you have any compact florescent lights; regular forescent lights; a garade door opener; anything with a motor; anything with a coil; these lights do not work; will go on and stay on all night. I had an electrician install these pull the power, put in boxes, etc. at substantial cost; now I find they are just consuming power (a lot) and not turning on and off with movement. So, I have had to turn them off. Again, this defect is not mentioned on the box or in the insturctions. They let you get about $300 of work done to get frustrated; then discover the "problem" on their web site; but there is no solution. The only solution is to pull power from a circuit without any florescent lights; motors; coils; etc. sure wish I knew this before I had the electricians out twice. With CFLs all the rage; unless you create a new circuit, you are very likely to have a florescent or coil or somthing else in your circuit. So, buyer beware. Keep your receipt and return them. I'm now on a search for lights without the secret induction flaw. Update several months later. I've tired to get some solution other than having these replaced by an electirican through contacting Heath Zenith but I get no response. Anyone finding similar lights without an induction problem, please post names or models so that others can see solutions also. I am still looking. I have now had them replaced with a different model from the same company. I will post that model. It does not have the dual bright feature that appears to cause these lights to be sensitive to the induction problem. What I also like about the new ones is that they take regular screw in light bulbs and I have put LEDs flood or spot lights in them and they work fine. The original model also was a problem because the 250 or 150 watt bulbs were very small and you had to get up on a ladder with a screwdriver to open the bulb protecting fixture and carefully remove and replace the old bulbs. With the new model I use one of those big yellow sticks on which I can insert the flood light and can change the bulbs (some do not have the LEDs) easily without having to get up as high or use a screwdriver. The replacement model I bought is Heath Zenith SL-5412-BZ-D 300-Watt Motion-Sensing Twin Security Light, Bronze. The only difference is the 5412 vs 5512 in the model but you will see when you click on the image it takes the standard spot and flood lights and not the hard to install quartz bulbs. This other model is less expensive under $30. The Rabs mentioned in the comments to my comment are over $100 and look like exceptional lights if you need even more protection from other interference but these other ones have worked fine so far for me. However I am stuck with the prior ones which are sitting in a heap in my garage.
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Purchased this item to replace another motion sensor light that had become less effective. Previous light turned on at slightest hint of breeze moving adjacent bushes and no amount of adjusting would correct. Replacing with this light took about 5 minutes and product has worked perfectly. I love the low power setting. I leave that on for a few hours after dusk. Motion sensor can be aimed for close or far.Best Deals for Heath Zenith SL-5512-BZ 300-Watt Quartz Halogen Motion-Sensing Twin
When I moved into my house, there was a Rab motion sensing light already installed above the garage. It must have been up for many years, and only lasted a few years more after I took occupancy. I purchased model SWL 5512 of the Heath Zenith line in Home Depot. They don't carry Rab, or, at least, I did not find any at that time. I guess that was about 2006. I kept the instruction booklet, so I am quite certain of the model number. Last month, the sensor defaulted so I bought the exact same model number, again at Home Depot. I ultimately learned that what I previously bought in 2006 was the older model SS 5512. What an electrician installed now was the same model---only, I came to learn, was before the intelligentsia at Heath Zenith "improved" it with some ridiculous DualBrite garbage feature.Well, as so many, many here have said, it did not illuminate after dark. It detected motion by flicking red, but the flood/laser lights did not illuminate. Back comes the electrician. Nothing wrong with the circuit, the switch---must be the light. I returned it---got the same model---same thing happened. It would not light up after dark. I called the company.
I learned that this new and improved (!) model needs it own circuit, independent of anything else, and that there were many, many complaints about it. Just like the many complaints here. It will never light up if it is sharing any kind of fuse, circuit with anything else. Unbelievable! The somewhat vexed representative/technician told me to send back the SL 5512 and he would send me model SL 5514, the same light in all aspects, but without the ridiculous, inane DualBrite feature.
Back comes the electrician. Of course, I had to pay again. The SS 5514 was installed. It worked. It detects motion after dark. Just what I want it to do--nothing more, nothing less. I am not going to bother writing a review of the SL 5514, but it's fine.
So, be warned. Do NOT buy a Heath Zenith SL 5512 motion sensing light.
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