Portfolio (a Lowes brand) outdoor electric lighting equipment
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 20, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 20, 2017the latest report was made
- Jul 20, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Portfolio (a Lowes brand)
- Maker
- L G Sourcing, Inc.Makers, 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 |
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| July 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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Hurt, no treatment Made Jul 20, 2017, sent to the company Aug 18, 2017, published by CPSC Sep 1, 2017
The product, in the report: Motion Activated Outdoor Wall Lantern, item #253849 (see also box photos attached)
I am writing today with a report of a product sold to consumers which I believe is quite unsafe. My opinion is based on my Electrical Engineering training (B.S. with honors, Pennsylvania EIT certification on the way to PE status), as well as common sense.
A few years ago, I visited Lowes’ hardware store in Homestead, PA and purchased an ETL- and UL-listed Portfolio (Lowes’-owned brand) outdoor wall lantern, item #253849. This contained within it a UL-listed 2SW9 Lampholder (socket base) stamped with the code “E230757 JHE26 JINHAI ZHEJIANG” rated for 250V, 660W. On the first occasion when I needed to change the bulb (very recently, because I used a CFL), I attempted to unscrew the bulb from the socket. I then found that whatever was supposed to hold the socket in place was not really there. Thus, when I twisted the bulb, it twisted not just the base of the bulb but the socket it was in and the multi-stranded wires that fed the socket. The twisting force in the multi-stranded wires leading to the socket caused the weak insulation to strip off. Some of the now-exposed strands from supply and return lines were then able to arc/short directly. That part of the unit exploded in a shower of sparks. Fortunately, an AFCI breaker cut the power on the circuit pretty quickly.
I also took some close-up photos of where the twisting caused insulation to be removed, the most illustrative of which are attached, or provide the product itself.
The design and manufacturing of this unit appears to have been very unsafe, with the item posing a serious fire hazard. This report is not a post-mortem investigation following a serious fire or personal injury/death, but it is easy to see how such an outcome could have resulted, and may be the outcome in other cases (past or future). I encourage you to take corrective action in order to protect other customers from these negative outcomes.
- Model
- 253849
- UPC
- 805673011052
- Bought from
- Lowes Home Improvement
- Where
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Portfolio (a Lowes brand), made or sold by L G Sourcing, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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