Sunlitec Solar String Lights Waterproof LED Indoor/Outdoor Hanging Umbrella Lights with 25 Bulbs - 27 Ft Patio Lights for Deckyard Tents Market Cafe Gazebo Porch Party Decor

I love these lights and I've ordered more than one set. One set didn't work and Amazon replaced them with another at no charge. I love having my patio all lit up!

After looking at 100 different light options for our apartment balcony, we found these lights and they are perfect. While it is unlikely that we will use any of the other light settings, other than the standard one, we do appreciate that there are other options. We also love that it's solar powered and when the natural light outside starts to get dark, the lights turn on! We also love that there is a secondary option of charging the lights using a USB charger. This is great for those times when you want it to work now and don't want to wait for the sun to charge it. Overall, very happy with the lights. They are not too bright and not too dark.

Stopped working within 24 hours…

Update 23/09/23 After almost exactly 2 years (odd coincidence) these are still going, they stay bright for a decent amount of time but I'm sure the old batteries and cloudy solar panel are reducing performance so before another summer I decided to do some some maintaince and cracked the panel open (this is fairly easy with several plectrums and a bit of patience) inside are 2x 18640 3.7v 2200mAh batteries. I also sanded down the panel (400 grit followed by 1200 grit) and finally clear coated the panel. Looks good as new again. Expect it will carry on for another couple of years. Good stuff. Bought these in February to go under a 3.5x3.5m butterfly gazebo, bought the set with the solar panel and added an extra set of lights which was more than enough to do one big cross under the gazebo canopy plus two sides. After surviving an Australian (Sydney) summer and winter and I'll say so far so good, our solar panel is exposed to sun from sunrise to sunset and after a clear day will go for a good 4-5 hours, an overcast, rainy day and you'll be lucky to get an hour out of them, fine for Australia, they might be a bit disappointing in northern Europe. The bulbs are extremely delicate so these lights have to be free hanging, they can't be resting against a fence etc, I doubt they'd last long with a bit of wind blowing them against something. Also the cord is very short from the panel to the lights, definitely under a metre which could be a problem for anyone else, not the end of the world with some suitably rated (outdoor) electrical cable, some crimp terminals/splice connectors, heat shrink tubing and a little common sense. Couple of suggestions when installing these, take all the bulbs off before you set them up, put them on a blanket or something. I smashed two of the bulbs trying to rig up the first set (they come with 3 spares) but didn't make the same mistake twice. They are extremely delicate and are just waiting for an excuse to break, set the string up, then carefully put the bulbs in. Also, make sure they're nicely screwed in (a good indicator is if you're using more than thumb and forefinger and they shatter in your hand, that's too hard). I noticed over winter two bulbs from the first set I strung up had water in them, and they were only very, very lightly screwed in. After leaving them to dry and putting them back in properly they've been fine since. So far we're happy with them, not sure how long the battery in the panel will last, that will likely be what causes this to die after x number of charge and discharge cycles. So far they're consistently bright (weather dependant) with no sign of slowly dying yet.

I ordered expecting bigger bulb size and long adjustable wires so can cover long area. Very disappointed in that way :(. Similar small bulbs and smaller length wired lights are available with much lesser prices. Ordered a wrong one :( :(. Waste of money. 3 lights didn't work. very disappointed :'(.