On Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 11:40:56 AM UTC-8, Molly Brown wrote:
Please reply if you have had problems with Photocell E127584.

I purchased my home from William Lyons in San Diego and these outdoor lights came with the home. After a period of time, the lights were staying on later and later in the morning and lately, they are still on at noon until the sun starts to hit the photocell. The photocell works, as I can place my thumb over the cell and the light will come on, and as well, I can shine a light on the cell and it will shut off. I called the company that made the light, and of course the clueless customer service person stated that they had never had a problem with the photocell. I bought a replacement at home depot, but it did not work for the 13 watt fluorescent bulb. I've tried cleaning the lens on the cell but it doesn't help. Last resort, I tried plastic buffing agent to get more light through the lens. We'll see. It's hard to fathom that these are energy efficient when they stay on all day. They're not supposed to work that way.

Steve-San Diego

On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:31:34 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 11:40:56 AM UTC-8, Molly Brown wrote:
Please reply if you have had problems with Photocell E127584.

I purchased my home from William Lyons in San Diego and these outdoor lights came with the home. After a period of time, the lights were staying on later and later in the morning and lately, they are still on at noon until the sun starts to hit the photocell. The photocell works, as I can place my thumb over the cell and the light will come on, and as well, I can shine a light on the cell and it will shut off. I called the company that made the light, and of course the clueless customer service person stated that they had never had a problem with the photocell. I bought a replacement at home depot, but it did not work for the 13 watt fluorescent bulb. I've tried cleaning the lens on the cell but it doesn't help. Last resort, I tried plastic buffing agent to get more light through the lens. We'll see. It's hard to fathom that these are energy efficient when they stay on all day. They're not supposed to work that way.

Steve-San Diego

Hey, Clueless,

Did you look at the date the OP made the request?

Yes, I have had problems with Photocell E127584 MESSAGES coming back from
the dead, specifically this one from 2012!

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On Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 11:40:56 AM UTC-8, Molly Brown wrote:
Please reply if you have had problems with Photocell E127584.

I purchased my home from William Lyons in San Diego and these outdoor lights
came with the home. After a period of time, the lights were staying on
later and later in the morning and lately, they are still on at noon until
the sun starts to hit the photocell. The photocell works, as I can place my
thumb over the cell and the light will come on, and as well, I can shine a
light on the cell and it will shut off. I called the company that made the
light, and of course the clueless customer service person stated that they
had never had a problem with the photocell. I bought a replacement at home
depot, but it did not work for the 13 watt fluorescent bulb. I've tried
cleaning the lens on the cell but it doesn't help. Last resort, I tried
plastic buffing agent to get more light through the lens. We'll see. It's
hard to fathom that these are energy efficient when they stay on all day.
They're not supposed to work that way.

Steve-San Diego

On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:07:37 -0500, "Robert Green"
wrote in

Yes, I have had problems with Photocell E127584 MESSAGES coming back from
the dead, specifically this one from 2012!

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Bobby G.

wrote in message
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On Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 11:40:56 AM UTC-8, Molly Brown wrote:
Please reply if you have had problems with Photocell E127584.

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