lowes portfolio wall light outdoor electric lighting equipment
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 10, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 10, 2011the latest report was made
- Aug 10, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- lowes portfolio wall light
- Maker
- BEL AIR LIGHTINGMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Outdoor electric lighting equipmentCPSC’s product type: Outdoor Electric Lighting Equipment (code 1452), in Yard & Garden: Outdoor Lighting
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Aug 10, 2011, published by CPSC Sep 1, 2011
The product, in the report: porch lights see lowes website - product #253366
I purchased a total of five model #253366 porch lights (image attached). All lights purchased have shorted out inside of a 2 year period. The first occurred in March of this year and I thought it was a fluke, and replaced that light. A second light exhibited similar problems just recently and I realized that all of the lights were shorting out. I’ve since replaced all of these with another product. Notice how the central stem that supports the 3 bulbs at the base. The issue seems to be inadequate shielding of the wires, or sub-standard insulation on the wires that run through the tube. On two of the lights I’ve actually had the central stem melt and a hole burned in the tube. The other lights all showed varying degrees of burning, melting or overheating. I’ve attached images of the wires pulled from the central tube from all the lights, along with a image of the burn in the tube itself. The product information on your website lists the maximum bulb wattage at 100W, but the label attached to the base of the product lists 60W max. I had only been using 40W bulbs (times 3, for a total of 120W). Something is seriously wrong with this product, and I implore you to remove it from the shelves before it costs someone their life. In my case the circuit breaker tripped, but obviously the entire unit had been electrified while the burn thru occurred. Had the light been touched at that time someone could have been electrocuted.
I reported the first incident earlier this year
- Model
- #253366
- Bought from
- lowes
- Bought
- Apr 1, 2009, about then
- Where
- burlington, Kentucky: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 47, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand lowes portfolio wall light, made or sold by BEL AIR LIGHTING
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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