From: "don h" 
Newsgroups: ba.general ba.consumers misc.consumers.house misc.consumers alt.home.repair
Subject: Re: Lamp-post light flickers (insane feedback loop)
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 21:05:06 GMT

Why not consider one of those photo sensor switches that are very
inexpensive (around $10) and very reliable.  They will turn on your
lamp-post light at dusk and off at dawn.  Installation is also simple.
Also consider using a compact fluorescent bulb...my Sylvania bulbs last a
year.

"CWLee"  wrote in message
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>
> "dean"  wrote
>
> > Home depot sells a digital timer that is clever: You
> > enter the date and time, and it turns on the switch at
> sunset (or just
> > after, when it should go on), and you can tell it to turn
> off at say
> > 1am, which is how I have my entrance lights.
>
> I checked Home Depot today for this item.  What I found
> ($35-40) appears similar, but has to be hard-wired into the
> wall in place of a receptacle.  It would be nice if there
> were a model that just plugged into a standard receptacle.
> Does the item you describe plug in, or must it be
> hard-wired?
>
> Thanks.
>