Home security experts tell us that protecting your home is simply a matter of installing a good deadbolt lock, an alarm system, and some home security lighting around your home.
Even the homeowners that follow the first two recommendations, often fail to install some sort of exterior lighting. If this describes you, and you are ready to correct this oversight, i would recommend you have a look at the highly rated Maxsa 40218 motion activated home security light.
The 40218 motion activated light is a product of Maxsa innovations. A well respected manufacturer of high quality security lighting products.
Why i like this product
Every home should have some sort of exterior lighting. We all know this…so what is the problem. Why are so many homeowners leaving the perimeter of their homes in darkness, and vulnerable to burglaries. Speaking from personal experience, it was because of the expense, and the hassle factor.
Normally to have a product like this installed you would be required to pay an electrician, or a handyman to connect the light to your homes power supply. With the 40218 Home Security Light, all you really need is a ladder, a screwdriver and some free time. The fact that i could install this device by myself is what really sold me.
There are multiple features that make this product a good buy for the price.Everything from the led lights that will last forever, to the three user selected modes that let you decide when, and how long the lights stay on.
Honestly these features are nice, but what i really love about the 40218 is the fact that it can be installed anywhere on my property, the fact that i can install it myself and that it is solar powered and relatively maintenance free.
Perfect for Mr do it yourself
My reason for my not having installed any exterior lighting around my home up to this point was due mainly to the expense. I knew that having to pay someone for installation would end up costing me more than the price of the fixture itself.
It only took me about one hour total to install the MAXSA 40218, and this included a time out i took to talk with my next door neighbor.
Solar powered home security
The part of installation that actually costs you money if you were to pay to have it done, is not the actual mounting of the unit…a monkey could do that, it is connecting the light to a power source. The MAXSA 40218 Home Security Light is solar powered, so your power source is the sun.
Keeping in mind that it is solar powered, you will need to give some thought as to the placement of the solar panels. Also know that if you are unfortunate enough to live in a part of the country that does not receive any strong sunlight for a couple days at a time , you will have an issue.
Great flexibility
There are very few places around my home that this unit could not be conceivably be mounted. The only requirement is that it be mounted high enough so that it can not easily tampered with, and that the solar panels are able to get full sun during the daytime.
This is great because after installing my first unit, i have suddenly noticed how many other places around my home could use some more lighting.
The minor weaknesses
The manufactures states that the motion sensor has a 25 foot range. In a perfect world this would be true, but remember that we will be mounting the light at a height of at least nine feet off the ground. This will definitely reduce the detection range.
It would be wise to actually test the coverage area before mounting the unit permanently, otherwise you may end up with areas with no motion detector coverage.
To summarize,the MAXSA 40218 Motion Activated Home Security Light
offers exceptional protection for very affordable price. I would recommend that you at least take a look at it.
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