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For pets & stairs, try tape and markers!
These are great little lights! However if you're using them for pets on stairs please consider the following (problem + solution for my English Bulldog): If you set your lights up on stairs and your pet is at the lower level walking UP stairs, these lights will likely create more of a challenge rather than a solution. The brightness & intensity of the LED, combined with the downward direction, will essentially BLIND your pet since their eye-level is 'super-mega-low' to the ground. Whereas humans shouldn't encounter this problem unless you're crawling up the stairs...which I, personally try to avoid. I've come up with what I feel is an adequate solution which caters to humans, and our lovable creatures. Get some tape and a sharpie or whatever you have on-hand. I played around with different materials and colors until I found a good light filter or translucency I liked best, including: yellow and orange ribbon, clear scotch tape colored with highlighters, sharpies, markers etc...I tried brown box/shipping tape, which was a bit too deep of an amber for my preference, white(out) tape colored with a light-orange sharpie and that was the winner!! Just stick that sucker over the LED and possibly an extra piece of clear tape for security, and TA DAA!! I realize it's difficult to photograph bright LED's but I've tried in the same lighting in hopes to at least provide a comparison of the difference. Aside from my little LED dimming experiment for our needs, these really are great lights. 5 stars because they don't claim to be, "PET STAIR LIGHTS." The functionality, consistency, and mounting options are great. I haven't actually tried the adhesive strips but I saw a couple review-pics where it looked to have damaged their walls. I'm in a rental so I'll likely use command tape just to play it safe.
January 2016 · Tools and Home Improvement · verified purchase
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