Helios Solar Spotlight

Helios Spot I ordered the Helios Spot lights and I am VERY disappointed ... I charged them for 3 days in full sun and only one of them even works giving off about 1 metre of light! However the product specifies 8 metres of light! Very disappointed . Will be returning both ASAP. Miss A Murray, Northants By Angelia Murray Reply from SolarCentre:We will test your returned lights and if need be replace them.

Great Spotlight Good quality light. Extremly bright and does exactly what I needed it for. Delivery was brilliant. Only downside was that the pole was missing and when I called up i was told the design had changed and there was no longer a pole provided. The instruction leaflet still mentions the pole though so a little confusing. By Nikki Reply from SolarCentre:Our current range includes a pole. Contact if you need any assistance.

Helios Solar Spotlights Bought three. One is pretty useless and is probably faulty. The other two give a good bright light after a good sunny day but are no good after a dull day. I think they will all be disappointing in the winter months. They are all facing South by the way. By Malcolm Priaulx Reply from SolarCentre:Thanks for your review, please contact us so we can get a replacement sorted out for the light that might have developed a fault.

The Helios Solar Light is an all metal affair save for a Plastic Ground Spike. It also comes with a metal wall plate. I purchased two Helios Spots and secured them with the Metal Plates High up on the Back Wall of our Swimming Pool (8 x 4 metres). In this South Facing Setting and from their high position on the back wall(3 metres above water Level) the soft illumination from the lamps creates a very pleasing effect on the eye. Prior to the arrival of my order I had been contemplating employing an electrician to install mains lighting around the Pool. Howeverwith the installation of the Helios Spots that idea has been quickly shelved and kicked into touch. I am more than satisfied with the Helios Spots and at this time of the year here in Andulucia both Spots are lasting the whole period of time from Dusk to Dawn approximately 11 hours. I would Highly recommend this product. By Locheil

I have had the Helios Solar Spotlight now for two weeks now and can confirm what others on here have said about the product. It is well built easy to install and to my surprise charges in watery winter sunlight! The product comes with a choice of fittings either a long spike which can be inserted into the ground or as I have used a wall fitting which enables the spotlight to be elevated a highlight a feature. I currently use the spotlight to illuminate a silver birch in the back garden but come the summer I think it will be ideal for late BBQ's. I would thoroughly recommend this product to anyone considering a solar light. By Adrian Dodd

Securely packaged and arrived intact. Appears to be of good build - solid feel. Charged up for 3 days and despite Scottish dull for one of these days light was good and bright. Ideal for paths drives and patios. However I decided on a diferent use having had a few annoyances with local kids coming into garden. I used a small piece of wood and attached the light to a roof support on the inside of the greenhouse. Although not bright enough to illuminate the garden (that's done with two Evo 36 solar security lights with PIR's))it shines out the front of the greenhouse and illuminates about 10 feet out from the door. South facing garden so the sun (when we get it) always gets to the solar panel. Job done. Highly recommended. By Willi C

Good solid solution for lighting a small area. You get the usual plastic spiked post to shove in the ground (which works well enough) but also you get a metal bracket that allows you to mount the light from a wall fence post or anywhere else you can get screws in (and they are included too). For this kind of light where you want good illumination of a smallish area that's a lot more useful. I have mine mounted so it illumates the patio just outside the back door. You can also reverse the solar panel on it's mount to get a better angle - useful if it's mounted pointing down - which is a very nice feature. Battery life and recharge seems to be very good after a 3-day precharge it's been coming on at dusk without any issue for the last couple of weeks and is certainly staying on until well into the early hours (I haven't been up to see if it's still on at dawn though). If anything it's a little sensitive coming on perhaps 10-20 minutes before it really needs to but that's a minor niggle. Being able to switch it off is really useful too for those times when you want it to be dark. All in all it's a nice product that does it's job well and can provide an elegant no-wires solution to lighting dark spaces outside doors for security as well. By Demonlair

helios spotlight It works! Even in the winter gloom. To be honest, I thought it would give more light output, but maybe I was expecting too much. I will have to buy more lights to illuminate one particular feature. But if I went the traditional lighting route, it would have cost £40 an hour to hire an electrician, plus the material costs and the ongoing electricity costs. So I'm happy with what I've got, but the display isn't as bright as I hoped. By Ian Boston

Feedback I cemented the lights using the ground spikes on top of a wall. The recent storm sadly snapped one off just where the spike joins the light.The other one is still OK. By stuart crookshank

great product, great service First time I have been moved to write directly to any company to tell them how good their service and products are. They deserve all the success that their efforts bring. By Geoff