Ezylite

The skylights are great. I have two. The problem is the Bunnings step of the supply line. I am trying to buy another two and it is turning into a fiasco. The money went from my account within 24 hours but a week later I am still getting the run-around from Bunnings. Hook up with a proper retailer. Bunnings are the most incompetent, arrogant group of people I have ever encountered in retail. Why they are even in retail is a complete mystery.

Simple and great – 300mm Square Solar Skylight. Excellent performance. Had it now for 18 months, made a huge difference to our dark hallway. Recently had roof repairs and roofer threw out the brackets that held the solar panel in place and Ezylight replaced the brackets for free with super fast 24hr Express delivery. Good customer service.

Not Fit for Purpose – Installed Ezylite skylight a few years ago but was dismayed to find extensive crazing of the perspex dome and cracking upon an inspection 2 years ago. Was it hail damage? I didn't think so but bought a replacement anyway. Two years later and the same thing is happening again. Clearly this unit is not fit for purpose and has limited durability.… Read more

Until Ezylite manage to incorporate reasonable durability against UV/sunlight I will not be buying their products. Very disappointed.

Poor quality – Worked well for 2yrs. Then suddenly stopped. Looked inside the connection box and found 4 batteries in there that have corroded terminals. There’s also a burn mark on the power board which is a worry!! Out of warranty. $207 for 2yrs use.

Failed after 18 months – Bought from Bunnings. Failed after 18 months on my Brisbane zinc roof. Hopeless. Since I now had a hole in my roof for the housing, I replaced the internal motor with a 12v PAPST ball bearing fan.

Good idea - poor product – Great idea and brilliant (!!) when first installed! Out of 6 purchased, 2failed within a week and another two failed after 12 months.

Waste of money – Sky light only flickers not enough light to see still have to our light on to see inour passage never worked properly hope i can get my money back soon

Poor soldering quality in Control Box – EZSL4545 Unit was intermittently flashing on opening packaging. Bumping the Control box caused the LED array to flash on or switch off. Test assembly confirmed the Solar panel was OK and the unit would function. So ... Repaired by re-soldering Control Box internal battery/cap ? leads (2 sets) and a couple of other obviously poor connections. … Read more

So far its been OK for a day or so of gloomy weather. Subjectively works well enough even in full deep overcast.

The rest of the fitting is lightly and inexpensively built. Purchased this unit at Bunnings as the Illume equivalent was sold out.

LED's gone out and Flashing, even at night – Purchased two of the Ezylites from Bunnings, paying over $500.00, approximately 15 months ago. I first noted part of the LED have died and then it got worse. Dim during the day and flashing brightly at night. I thought Bunnings would carry good products but after reading so many other Ezylite reviews, it seems not

Poor quality/reliability – First one (a 400mm solar only model) lasted 18 months,took it back to Bunnings as it has a 2 year warranty (phew) and paid extra with the refund and bought the 400mm solar/with power option, it lasted a week! So now have to uninstall it again and take back to Bunnings, this time I'm demanding a refund and spending it elsewhere on a different brand. Great idea but pretty disappointing quality considering they are over $300.

Good light and great customer service – As part of our bathroom (x2) renovation we decided to put in 2 skylights to improve the lighting in each room. While searching for someone to install skylights we came across the LED solar type and thought that would be great for what we need and with our already over full ceiling space, having no extra tubes was a bonus. We had decided on the… Read more

Illume brand, but when we went to Bunnings to collect they were sold out, but they have the EzyLite brand which we purchased. One as a 180mm round and one, for the ensuite and as a 300mm square for the main bathroom. They were both installed by the electrician when he was doing other lights etc at the house. All was good and we were very happy with the result and the spread of light provided in each room. After about 10 days our son went to the bathroom and came back and said the room was possessed. The LED light was flashing very rapidly and this was well after the sun had set. We then did a quick search and found this review and noted others had a very similar flashing issue and we thought we had bought 2nd rate skylights. The next day I called the 1800 ph no on the Ezylight website and after a quick discussion with the lady who answered the call I was transferred to her manager. I told him what was happening and he asked some questions about the install etc and told me they had received some issues with the capacitor in the 'black box' (control unit). He said I could remove the black box and reconnect the two cables and the light would work fine. He also took my address details and said he would send me a new black box. Three days later a package arrived with the replacement black box. I have now installed the new black box and the flashing is gone. The quality of service and the response time I received from Ezylite was fantastic. I recommend these lights and I'm very happy with the service I received to fix what was obviously an unfortunate manufacturing error.

Failed after 2 months – Bought from Bunnings New design, but failed after 2 months Started flickering towards dusk but then stayed on all night even though solar had gone. ? This was my second one first failed at the 26 month. Light panels died on both. Taking it back for a refund.

Ezylite Solar Skylight failed after 6 months – Bought from Bunnings in April so in just 6 months it failed. Flickered, faded and died altogether. Checked output from Solar panel and it was fine. Disconnected the stepper box and tested the light alone with an independent power supply - it was fine. Assumed the box was faulty, tested and found no output from the plug to the light. Then saw that… Read more

the 'yellow' connector to the light was actually a female to female adapter covered in yellow heatshrink. Peeled it off then tested it end to end - nothing. The female to female adapter was open circuit! Bought a new one from Jaycar for $3.45, reconnected and all is working again - and brighter than when new. I suspect the adapter had either a loose core connection or it was too thin and slowly burnt away. All you need to check all this is a multimeter.

I got 2 both good for over 1 year then do not work – These where everything i thought however both have now malfunction and have exactly the same problem flicking light. Having a look at the panels it appears as if thats the problem for both mine. I am not happy as i have a little shed solar light and it has been going strong for over 8 years. Ezylight need to investigate longevity issue not good enough for the price.

was great for maybe 18 months, so out of warranty now – had the solar panel skylight that joined up via a cable with a Diffuses type light inside (Flat Roof no ceiling space) was indeed great for about 18 months but the solar panel is cheap Chinese crap & has failed, the light now is barely illuminated useless ! after searching on Ebay I recon someone could buy the parts & make one them selves for a third of the price

Two panels made a great difference – Our family room is dark due to having a balcony outside the window. I had previously fitted a P/V panel skylight into my hallway: what a difference. I was confident that this style of panel would provide the answer. The hardware store was out of stock of the original brand so I bought the Ezylite product. I assembled the leads and tested it… Read more

outside before fitting; all OK. The fitting was not difficult, but just took a while due to the configuration of my house. The results are terrific! With the curtains closed the morning light creates enough light through the panels to read. I can safely walk across the room without bumping into anything. As mentioned by other reviewers there are no large holes to be cut in the roof or ceiling. It should be within the capabilities of most people who can handle basic tools.

Good alternative – Been thinking about buying this alternative skylight for some time now as I was sick of forever fixing leaks that seemed to continuously spring out of nowhere at any time in my natural skylight. I bought the 450mm diffuser. Reasonably easy to install. Took me about an hour, and if I can install it anyone can. Performance is good in my 2mtr x 4… Read more

mtr bathroom which without any skylight to illuminate is pitch black in the middle of a sunny day. Ezylight skylight is nowhere near as good as the natural skylight, but good nonetheless, and changes with the changing amounts of sun throughout the day (clouds, sun position etc) which I think gives it a similar appearance to a diffused natural skylight. Even though I think it is a little over priced for what you actually get, it is cheaper than many natural skylights of similar size. I recommend this to anyone that has no other skylight alternative but if lighting a bigger room get a bigger diffuser.

Works Well – I have just finished installing a 450 mm square Ezylite Solar Light into my internal kitchen and my wife is very happy with it. We did not want a normal type of skylight as did not want to cut a large hole in the ceiling plus I wanted to do the installation myself. I found installation very easy and it took me a bit over an hour to complete. The… Read more

kitchen is now lit up extremely well even with very low light outside so I can definitely recommend this type of solar lighting.

Great Alternative to Conventional Skylights – My conventional skylight was removed when my roof was replaced with a corrugated iron roof. While I needed a skylight in my dark hallway, the conventional ones radiated heat into the hallway and I was also bit reluctant to have a large hole cut into my new roof. Also, I couldn't do it myself and the quotes were a bit steep. Then I saw the above… Read more

product at Bunnings for a bit over $200. The package comes with a small and light solar panel which I easily fitted to my roof using existing roof screws. Then I drilled a 12mm hole in the roof, threaded through the generous 6 m power cable into the ceiling. Then the 300mm square LED panel comes with a decorative outer bracket which is screwed into the ceiling ( don't need to find a batten, the ceiling board is good enough as the panel is so lightweight). Then drill another 12mm hole in the ceiling, find the power cable, thread it through and plug it into the LED light panel...and hey presto..the light comes on..Then press fit the panel in the outer bracket and the job is done. Took me about 1 hr. The skylight works even under cloudy conditions ( it doesn't cut out - just becomes dimmer). No large hole needed to be cut in the roof. I will not go back to the old way of installing skylights. PS - the LED panel can also be mounted on a wall or anywhere you want .