Sterno Home GL22682BK, Black Paradise Low Voltage Aluminum 7W Deck Light, Quick Clip Connector, Incandescent T5 Wedge Base

These lights were exactly what I expected - no more, and no less. For those reviewers who complained about the quality - what did you expect for less than $15/each? I found them easy to install, relatively well-made, and just the right touch to illuminate the steps on my deck, which is what they were designed to do. At this point, I've installed both the diffuser and the louver (the supplied thumbscrews are just barely long enough for this, but they work fine), but I'm going to take the diffuser out because I don't think it's necessary. Yes, there's a little light that "leaks" around the edge of the cover plate (which I may or may not address as it's barely noticeable and, frankly, not that big of a deal - these lights are NOT as bright as some reviewers complained) but, again, at this price point it's nothing that either surprised or disappointed me. (Although I haven't tried it yet, I think that a little 3M photographer's tape applied to the face plate as a sort of gasket would do the trick. I wouldn't suggest using caulk because, at some point, you're going to have to take the faceplate off to change the bulb!) As I continue to expand the deck, I intend to add many more of these because, for the money, they're a great deal. And, as far as I can tell, they're EXACTLY the same product being sold for more $$$ at Home Depot (which means it will be easy to get bulb replacements!). Oh, and the boxes are big enough to use as junction boxes if you're wiring multiples of these and need to use wire nuts for your connections instead of the fittings that are installed at the factory. In my case, there were parts of the framing on the perimeter of the deck where I used 2 2" x 6" joists for additional rigidity; yes, it's a bit of work to carve out the opening, but nothing that a good DIY'er can't handle with a Skil Saw set to the correct depth, a chisel, and a mallet. Or, if you know exactly where you want these before you frame, you could cut the framing for the lights before you framed it (not always possible). At any rate, I just cut the factory-installed fitting off (and then saved them "just in case"), then ran the wire through a hole big enough for the 12-gauge wire that I used (and recommend, especially if you're going to be installing very many of these, or if your total run of wire is going to be over about 100 feet). On the sections where I only had a single 2" x 6", it was even easier - I just used a drill to cut two "pilot holes" in diagonally-opposing corners, then a jig saw to cut out the opening. Considering that I've seen similar lights priced at up to $90, these things are a great value!

Bought 7 of these for my new deck i was building. wanted to make it nice.they are like electrical box outlets. you need to carve out a massive square hole to fit them.then after i did and installed them, I had both grills on them the diffuser and the louvers, because the diffuser was just too bright and the louvers without the diffuser was throwing a pattern with a sharp shadow on the floor. now when you have both grills on, the little hand screw was barely long enough to screw in. but it did go in when you look at the screw holes and align everything up BEFORE attempting to insert the screw... now the next issue. the light leaks from the edges of the grills, so i had to use black silicone caulk to caulk around the inner box, under the grills to seal the light from leaking out. and to boot they are only bright enough for steps..... anything above a foot is too dark to see.... I have them mounted around the deck facia to throw light onto the little plants that i planted around the deck and can only be seen in pitch dark, if there is any stray light from anywhere else in the backyard like the neighbors lights they totally drown out these. so i bought 18w which only make it marginally better, and to boot the inside of the boxes are also black.... so now i have to get the white or silver spray paint out to fix that issue. other than that they work fine......after I installed these I found others that would work probably better and look nicer and dont have to gouge a crater in my deck....Search (Timbertech) for accent theirs looked really nice and are LED for better power consumption... also forget the LED lites that they sell here on amazon, just bought a bunch of them... and the ones that are supposed to be 15-20w equiv. are equal the these 7w ones for $6 each... and the ones that are supposed to be the 7w ones actually threw out about 2-3w. the 10 pack for $21.Hope my review helps you guys out from some headaches....

I used these in a brick wall, rather than on steps. They work great for my needs. The price is great. The boxes are a little small for connecting the wires inside, rather than outside as they are intended, but it works. I replaced the original 7w bulbs with the new LED paddle style bulbs. They are much brighter. All of the light faces the front of the fixture, where it is needed. They are also much cooler, so I don't have to worry about heat damaging the wires in the box, since it is mostly enclosed. I used both the diffuser and the louvre covers to achieve the desired lighting. It would be nice if the screws were a little longer, but they worked. I contacted the manufacturer and they offered to sell me 1 inch screws, but they were $1 each plus shipping. They should just include them with the fixtures.

Needed some step lights in a hurry to finish up a patio project for a party so I went to HD and paid $25+ea. for half a dozen lights. That didn't sit with me very well, so I searched and found these.Same light for much, much less. There's not a lot of optical science in deck lights so why is something that gets stamped out by the thousands, for pennies. cost so much? The boxes are a bit thin but I was putting them in concrete steps with tile so that didn't really matter. There is a sharp bright line of light, on the steps, from the bottom louvre but, the HD's did the same thing.

These low voltage lights look really good and it is made of Aluminum that will not rust in few months like my old deck lights. The old deck lights were made of galvanized steel, and in just few months, the edges turned red and the rust ate all the paint in less that a year. The copper paint turned ugly rust in a about a year and I could not even salvage the fixture as the rust was down to light holder. I learnd that the "low cost" steel dosn't work for out door projects.