NSi Industries, LLC TORK RKP311 Outdoor 120-Volt Button Photocontrol With Wall Plate - Controls Lighting Dusk to Dawn - Compatible with Incandescent/Compact Fluorescent/Halogen/LED

Our outdoor lighting is controlled by a solar switch like this one. We noticed this summer that the lights weren't coming on. The electrician was going to charge us $300 to come out so I decided that I would just replace the solar cell and see if that was the problem (it was once before). Indeed it was and the wiring was straight forward and easy.

Works as expected, so far so good after first few weeks. I'll update if it dies soon. The install location is slighty covered by a ledge on the top, it has survived heavy rain couple of times, and made it through close to freezing temperature.

Easy to install. Bought 2 one for front yard and one for the back yard. I’ve had both since February 16 and the one in the back yard had issues first. My lights turn on now at random times on random days. I wake up early in the morning when it’s pitch black and my lights are not on. They worked fine for awhile and now my front yard photocell isn’t turning my lights on. Sometimes the lights will randomly come on but most nights nothing. I’m an electrician and I know photocells are suppose to be able to last even in extreme heat or cold weather. I’ve installed several on light poles that have lasted years on end. These are a complete failure. I will look for something else that will be worth my time and money. They were great when I first installed them and now they are worthless and my yard is now dark throughout the night. I purchased these to have added security lighting on my home and now I have to hard wire them to bypass these photocells. Save your money and don’t go cheap.

This has worked well, not issues.

good item thank.

I used these to control outside lighting loads of 0.04 amps. 5 of 6 failed within a week. Replaced with intermatic and no further issues. Very disappointing and cost me 3 hrs labor to replace them.

Easy to install

The unit completely failed after the second day and wouldn't come back on. It worked for on night and turned off on the following day. the second night it did not come back on. I found that other reviewers have suffered the same results. I replaced with anther brand it now works fine. I found that if I disconnected the load it would start working again but once a load was applied it stopped. There was nothing strange about the load thus the replacement device has worked without issues. The load was std 60watts.