Brightech Ambience Pro LED Outdoor String Lights - Commercial Grade Waterproof Patio Lights with 48 Ft Dimmable Edison Bulbs, Porch String Lights for Patio, Backyard - 15 Bulbs 2W Soft White

I absolutely love these Brightech Ambience Pro 48ft outdoor string lights. They create such a warm, cozy atmosphere and really elevate any outdoor space. The lighting is soft and inviting but still bright enough to enjoy being outside in the evening.The quality feels great and they seem very durable, which is important for outdoor lights. The waterproof design is a big plus and gives peace of mind when leaving them outside through normal weather.One thing I really appreciate is that the cord is thicker and fairly tangle resistant, which makes setting them up and storing them much easier than some other string lights I’ve used.They’re also a great value for the money considering the quality and length of the lights. I liked them so much that I actually bought one set for my home and another set for my floating lake house (“Floasis”).Overall these lights look beautiful, feel well made, and instantly make any outdoor space feel more relaxed and inviting.

Unlike many reviewers, I paid full price for this product and did not receive any discount from the manufacturer. I wish that had been offered to me, but alas.Despite the large number of reviews that indicated they'd received a discount in return for their review--which frankly makes the positive reviews seem suspect, even with the disclaimers (the appearance of impropriety is impropriety), I purchased these lights anyway because they looked like the quality product I'd been searching for to rebuild a vintage set of (cheesy but much-loved) colored lanterns that we use on a screened porch at our little summer cottage. The old lantern string featured a bulb base size that I could no longer find, and when the bulbs started failing I was stuck. I tried adapters, but they didn't work. This plastic set of colored lanterns probably cost $1.99 30 years ago, so rebuilding it with a $120 LED light string probably is ridiculous, but we love these lanterns and feel they're irreplaceable, and were therefore worthy of a high-quality upgrade. (Plus, it seems like I throw away 4 or 5 Christmas light strings every season, so I was sick of buying cheap lights that can't even last for a year and didn't want that sort of lousy quality for our porch.)Much searching had still not uncovered the perfect solution to rebuild my lanterns, at least not till I stumbled upon the Brightech LED light string. I debated for some time whether to buy the incandescent version for half the cost, but in the end I felt LED was the way to go for the long term...and these lights really ought to last just about forever, I have to say. This is probably the nicest light string I've ever seen, and just the ticket for our requirements.Our application has only twelve colored lantern shades (the light string is 15 sockets/lamps), so I ended up with three unused sockets, which isn't a problem for us but in case anyone's counting the lights in my photos, that's why. This means I have four spare bulbs, as the product shipped with a full case of 16 excellent-looking LED bulbs, all packaged carefully in padded boxes. Not that LED bulbs should really ever require replacing from a realistic standpoint, but there you are.For my application, I fitted the sockets into the existing plastic lanterns that we have, and the brightness of the bulbs is perfect with the shades and for our use. The bulbs alone are quite bright, so don't be surprised by that if you're expecting something dimmer like Christmas lights. The bulbs fit into the sockets well, and the rubberized socket ends seem like a good fit and appropriately water tight given the string's outdoor rating. Ours will be used in a covered porch, so that's not strictly a major concern, but again, it just seemed like a quality choice.I'm sure this light string isn't for everyone, but I expect that it will outlast me, and that's just fine. We can't wait to rehang these when our season begins again in a couple months. I feel like it's money well spent, but I suppose only regular use will really tell the tale. Compared to the usual cheap junk out there, however, I feel good about these right out of the box.If they work (and last) as well as they look, then this is a great purchase. The proof is in the pudding, but we'll just have to wait for a season or two to go by before it's possible to report on longevity. On the fence? Buy them. I did. And I'm glad.

We have installed 9 sets along our backyard fencing and two in the front Ligustrum trees. We absolutely love how these bistro lights illuminate our back yard and front walkway! We've installed them along the top framing boards all along our red stained fence. We used exterior wood screws at each bulb and also 3/8" black plastic clips between bulbs to keep the wire tight against the fence. These lights are professional quality for sure. The bulb base forms a watertight seal when screwed-in. We used to run cheap Holiday lights along the fencing, but grew tired of constantly identifying and replacing burned-out bulbs. We prefer LED lights that run directly from 110VAC. An added benefit to running these sets along the back fence line is I now have AC power all the way in the back yard for use if needed. The Brightech lights will illuminate with all or just one light bulb installed. All the bulbs were securely packaged and all arrived in working order. None have caused any problems and all are still illuminated nicely. We like having our backyard illuminated for a nice nightime lighting scene as well as for security. The Edison style bulbs look great, especially when dimmed. Home automation wall switches automatically light from dusk to dawn. We look forward to seeing the lights come on during our evening wine walks in the yard. The Lights are on! We are glad we waited for LED lightbulb technology to advance prior to purchasing these quality bistro lights. We are so happy we made the investment in these lights from Brightech. We couldn't be happier. These bistro lights are very bright at full illumination. We had to install dimmers to achieve the right illumination level. Reading all the reviews I was convinced these bulbs were dimmable. I purchased knowing a dimmer may be required. At full-bright I can mow the backyard at night. That was fun! We normally have them nicely dimmed. This X-10 dimmer wall switch (X-10 Pro Three-Way Dimmer Switch Model XPDI3-IW) works perfectly with the Brightech bulbs as-is. No need to run one incandescent bulb. Fully dimmable from full-dim to full-bright. The X-10 switch remembers its last setting. We used the Lutron Credenza C.L Plug-In Lamp Dimmer for dimmable LED, Halogen and Incandescent Bulbs, TTCL-100H-WH, White dimmer for the front lights in the Ligustrum tree. We can assuredly state that this dimmer does NOT work properly with these bulbs. That's OK since we just installed one incandescent appliance bulb into the string. It's actually fun trying to spot that one bulb during our evening wine walks in the yard. With the one appliance bulb, the lights are now fully dimmable from full-dim to full-bright. Boy are they bright! Illuminates the whole front yard and into the street! Turn those babies down a bit. These are great lights and we are absolutely ecstatic in our selection.

I purchased 4 of these light sets and I found them to be exactly as the description said. They are definitely heavy duty, the construction of them is excellent. The packaging was also exceeded my expectations. All of the bulbs were individually wrapped in bubble wrap and packaged in their own individual box inside another box which was inside the main box to prevent damage during shipping (yes, 3 boxes, plus the amazon shipping box). I connected all 4 strands end to end plugged into one outlet. Each "run" (unsupported length) was almost 40ft and I zig zagged them between the pool enclosure and a couple of steel poles I installed. I used a stainless steel cable coated with black PVC to hang the lights from so that the cable carried all the load and the lights had little to no tension on the cords. I did underestimate the "heavy duty" nature of this light set. They were easily twice the overall weight of similar strands of lights I had seen in Wal-Mart, etc... so take that in mind depending upon what you are attaching them to. You will either have a lot more "sag" or a lot higher tension in the cable you hang them from than you would with cheaper, light duty sets.... I am hoping this increase in weight also means more longevity in the Florida heat and sun.Normally I would have treated these like Christmas lights and tested them before I installed them - but the quality and packaging was so good, I just hung all 4 strands. It was a lot of work up and down that ladder 100+ times and I would not have been too happy if I had to take a strand down, but I am happy to report that when I flipped the switch, all 4 light strands and 100% of the bulbs all worked exactly as they were supposed to!The lights are fairly bright and I found that a dimmer is required for our intended use. They are not overly bright, just compared to the other lights in the yard, on the house, and the pool lights - they overpower instead of blend in. I DO like the fact that they are brighter however because after the party is over and its time to clean up - I can turn them onto full power and it helps to see better when cleaning everything up late at night.Like many, I also purchased that -100 dimmer. It did cause my 4 light strands to flicker and it is annoying. I did find one setting that worked to get me through the first couple of nights. I am going to try to use one of the regular light bulbs to stabilize the load as was stated in the "questions" section related to this product. i am hoping this will help give me a little more control over the lighting level.My the neighbors love them and they all commented positively on the quality of the lighting sets. I have only had them up for 3 days - so it's too early to speak about long term - and once I try the new light bulb, I will try to report back on the ability to better control the light levels through the dimmer. All I can say is these are exactly as described, if not even better!

I purchased these as an experiment. I'm looking for some outdoor lighting solutions and generally prefer warm lights that mimic incandescent color temps.Also, you never really know what you're going to get with LED lighting solutions these day with regard to quality.I am very pleased with these lights. The wire, sockets and junctions are substantial and appear to be durable. The bulbs have a regular E-base. This suggests that you could use other bulbs in this string but I have no information as to whether the wiring can handle that load (I can only assume so as anything less would pose a serious risk.) The E base also suggests that any power transforming is occurring at each bulb. That means each bulb is more resource intensive, and probably uses more energy, than would be the case with a low voltage system. Energy use was not a huge concern for me. Light quality and durability were more important. The E-base does mean that the string is not tied to a proprietary bulb design which is highly positive.The light quality of the bulbs is perfect, though they are bright. (I have not tried the various dimming experiments but we'll get to that eventually.)They have clear glass and a retro appearance so be sure that's what you want. A frosted bulb tends to cast softer light for a better visual experience. These bulbs partially reduce the clear glass problem because the light emitting elements are long, thus dispersing light from a larger area than would occur with an incandescent filament. But the light remains a little crisp. A frosted bulb option would probably be valuable for customers more sensitive to light quality.My only concerns (and I have no indication of a potential failure) will be bulb life (and ability to replace them) and the service life of the insulating materials in full sunlight.But right now I'm fully satisfied with the product and the cost is entirely reasonable if the durability is there.

We bought one of these strings of light to replace a traditional porch light outside our family room as part of a remodel of our deck. The plan was to string them back and forth between the house and two aspen trees that are just past the edge of the deck.Initially I was disappointed in a number of ways. One bulb came broken, but the vendor replaced it free of charge and shipped another out. But when I actually started to put up the string (with 1/8" cable for support), I had two sockets that flickered - and the internal wiring seemed to be intermittent. So I had to return that string and I ordered a second. I may have just received one unusual bad string, as other reviews have not mentioned this problem.As others have reviewed, the lights are nice and bright! They work great as we strung them over our patio table, and there's plenty of light to cook on the BBQ and eat after dark. But we also wanted to be able to dim them as we also put in a gas fire pit, and we wanted to be able to adjust the lights down so they weren't so bright as we sat and enjoyed the fire pit.I too wanted to use a dimmer, and I bought a Lutron dimmer to replace the switch that was there. Like others, the lights flickered on the dimmer.

These sets are a lot more expensive than the stuff you'll find in stores at Christmas, but the quality is apparent. The cord is heavy, like outdoor extension cord thick. And the sockets appear to be very solid and well sealed once you put a bulb in. We've only had our lights up for a few weeks, so we can't speak to their durability, but I expect them to last based on the construction. The lights are very attractive and the Edison effect is great for the LED bulb. Also the color temperature of the lights is very attractive. We haven't tried any dimmer with them, so I can't verify that functionality.Even though the lights have that little loop, I recommend using black zip ties to secure the strand to a guide wire of 16 or 14 gauge. We used 14 just for the extra heft. A cable tie on each end of the little T joint at every bulb and an extra one halfway between each bulb makes it look nice. Use black ties and trim the excess.Beware that there are a few feet between each bulb. They are not as close together as they appear in the sample photo; the photo is if you doubled up the strand. However, the brightness of the lights ensures you won't have dim spots. In fact, if there were more bulbs or they were closer together it would be overpowering.I wonder about replacement bulbs. The set comes with the exact number you need, so be careful not to drop any! They are LEDs, so their service life should be long, but I'd want to make sure to be able to get a matching replacement if we lost one.

We purchased a small cabin in 2015 with a huge back porch on the Holston River. Unfortunately, the back porch was part of a earlier remodel and did not have adequate lighting for guest. So, we ordered three strands of these bulbs in May 2016. They worked perfectly. We used a Lutron in-line dimmer and extension cord to reach the lights. In 2017 we began in extensive 1.5 year remodel which included adding a screened upper deck over the lower deck and switched outlets on both porches for these lights.We rehung the original three strands downstairs and ordered two more for upstairs. They work perfectly. The wiring is heavy, pliable and feels quality (not like cheap Christmas lights). Each bulb socket has a hole for hanging. (we screwed standard cup hooks into a piece of cardboard and spray-painted them oil rubbed bronze). Good rubber cord, waterproof sockets, Edison style bulbs (2700-3000 Kelvin-I’m guessing here ....), completely dimmable (No flickering), replacement bulbs readily available (I broke several somehow), and UL approved.Obviously, we would buy them again because we did. These are installed outside, under roof, so I cannot answer questions about how they would stand up outside. From the tight seal between the socket in the bulb, I would say there would be no problem.Enough rambling. If you’re looking for well-made, dimmable LED strand lighting for outside or inside, we can recommend these without hesitation.p.s. After reading lots of complaints about flickering lights, buying a quality dimmer comes to mind. The best dimmers are compatible with all incandescent, compact fluorescent, halogen, and LED bulbs. We’ve found that the Lutron dimmers are very good. Should you have a flickering issue, and don’t want to buy another dimmer, try replacing one of the LED bulbs with an incandescent bulb of similar output wattage. The LEDs pull so little current that certain dimmers won’t control properly.

Ordered a Warm White set of lights to replace old set. Received a higher temperature white. Although most people may not notice the difference in white, I did when replacing the individual old lights with new ones. When I contacted Brightech about the difference, they were very helpful and nice. The proper lights were immediately shipped to me and they match perfectly. The lights create a warm ambiance and look fantastic. The helpful and responsive customer service was a very positive experience. Will purchase from them again.

Great product and well worth the money. The quality is awesome. No issues at all.

Great product. Have them on a dimmer because they are very bright and we don’t always need them that bright.

These give off a nice glow. Though I bought them for their hardiness against animal chewing, and sadly they were like treats to the squirrels. They easily chew off the bulbs, shutting down the entire strand. So if you can place them out of reach of critters, they're great.

Customer service is non-existent. Twice I have emailed the company looking to get replacement bulbs that have died and have yet to received a response.