Are Soltech Lights OVERPRICED? Try THIS $28 Game-Changer!

[@prettyingreen]

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[@CatherineBaghdan]

Is this still good? Just seeing this promo

[@misselizabethagreen]

I just tried to checkout and the code wasn’t working anymore :( Still going to try it out. Hopefully @prettyingreen gets affiliate kickbacks ❤️ thanks for all the great info y’all!!

[@Hollywiththeflowers]

This is why your channel is great, here you are giving us all this free & practical advice on how to grow better. Thanks for the info, it’s exactly what I need! 🌱

[@Planty-Mandy]

I like both Sansi and Barrina for quality and affordability. They offer different styles for various uses. Barrina are good for strip lights on shelves, and their standing vertical light is great. Also be careful because the Sansi bulbs get extremely hot. Barrina just get slightly warm.

[@zainajenkins]

I find smaller baskets at a thrift store for $3 and cut a hole that fits the light perfectly and use those to cover all of my lights. Works perfectly and doesn’t get too hot.

[@prettyingreen]

That's a great idea! I measured this one after running for 6 hours at 40c inside the hood of it (102f)

[@lmackenzie89]

I like the Sansi lights, but they give off a lot of heat. So I'd be concerned about enclosing them in such a head. Agree there's a gap in the market for aesthetic grow lights. Sansi need to offer more light formats with different colours.

[@kellyduguay3368]

Yes, venting is important for these..they definitely run hot.

[@greenvield]

Always doing the lords work lol thank you for this! I grabbed a soltech light off eBay for cheap a while back but definitely want another light and will go this route!

[@mellfraze8112]

Love SANSI I started using their bulbs a couple years ago & won't use anything else now... The value for money can't be beat by anything else I've seen.

[@miriamm.8313]

I've been doing this setup for 4 years. Love finding unique wall lamps. Love the look & less $

[@GreenWitch1]

Ive used Sansi lights since I started my new indoor collection. My plants compare to the plants in my nursery guys greenhouse! No difference in growth. Love my Sansi lights!!

[@noteworthyproductions1928]

I have two of the 36w Sansi bulbs and one set of the Sansi 4 arm bendy light (10w each). Best investments I’ve ever made. I have one of those 36w bulbs hanging from an IKEA lamp cord/socket inside my porch with no shade for the largest pool of light and my plants are THRIVING under it. Same with my 4 arm setup. They do get HOT so be careful you don’t melt your lampshade or put them too lose to your plants. The 4 arm has a huge high tension clip you can sue for shelves, and it can be tricky to not get the bulbs too close. They will burn your leaves.

[@prettyingreen]

They do get hot! I only run it for a few hours -- that's a good setup you have!

[@elizabethlacey7708]

I use sansi bulbs in all my normal regular lamps and they work great!!!!!! Get a stud finder

[@kellyduguay3368]

Sansi lights are amazing for the price! Been using several versions over the last few years....I didn't know about the small 30 watt one...omg....as you know the big one is a heavy beast. That lamp shade is nice, but you can repurpose a tin can, spray paint with proper heat paint and have the canister look for even less money, but it does involve labor. Nice hack video!

[@melmac5173]

I use the Soltech in my living spaces. The kelvin of the Soltech makes for a much warmer, natural light. I find the Sansi too stark for living spaces. My plant rooms are great places for the Sansi bulbs.

[@VincentG123]

Yeah. My Soltech light is just so warm and organic. I really love it.

[@rqn2274]

One huge advantage of grow lights is that they imitate sunlight so good, that I wake up in winter just like it would be already sunny. My lights turn on at 5:30 AM. I'm using a lamp from Vectura - Polish company producing such lights.

[@lisasteele6445]

Thank you for this! I’ve been thinking about getting the aspect, this is perfect 😊

[@Danielalocasia]

I use Sansi bulbs in a few lamps around my apartment for my plants. I also use sansi gooseneck clip on lights hung on a skrew in the wall to light the tops of my plant shelfs and barrina lights for under each shelf

[@Dieppaloveplants]

Thank u i wish i heard this before i bougth some soltect ligth i have 3 pendant and 2 vita bulb but im not gonna lie my plants are doing good now im getting these one today 😊

[@nackedgrils9302]

Great idea! I think that there's an unfulfilled niche for good-looking grow lights because every time somebody asks me about good grow lights their response is mostly: ''Yeah, but it doesn't look good, I wouldn't want that in my living room.'', so they usually opt for some variant of those no-name blurple grow lights on a tripod with a built-in timer that are nowhere near powerful enough. There are hardly any products in the gap between those crappy grow lights and the ones that were designed for growing weed and the options I've seen are too expensive for their output, so thanks for sharing your solution, I might just try this out!

[@Erin__D]

I did the same thing! The only thing different was choosing a rattan shade, which really help "warm" up thw light being diffused from the side. I have 3 of theaw set up, two with sansi's 10W and a small cylindrical rattan shade from TEMU and one with the sansi 35W and a large rattan shade from IKEA. My plants LOVE it!

[@tim_meister]

For grow bulbs I go with the GE par38 grow bulb, that puts out a ton of light. Also the sansi bulbs I have had usually have some leds go out within a year. Didn't know about the warranty so I'll look into that.

[@misscindypalacio]

That’s the one I use for my carnivorous plants!

[@prettyingreen]

I'll check out the GE par38!!

[@Tminus89]

I have a 15W bulb from Sansi, great colour temperature (near daylight) and it's constructed well. Will buy more from them in the future for sure :)

[@milktea2651]

Yes, Sansi lighting even for me here in NZ, is the bulb that promises & provides. I've taken to the small 5W & 10W clip ons as well only not available at nz stockists as yet but Amazon helps even to be cheaper to ship than from site however not in our plug type as yet but a universal plug helps. Love Sansi.

[@AmattEUR]

Definitely need a stud or two to mount a TV. This light setup, on the other hand, isn't too heavy. So I'd just mount it wherever you want. If you're concerned about it falling down you can use anchors or toggles. I've had a 20lb pothos setup hanging for a couple years from a hook in the ceiling without being connected to a stud. Awesome light though, thanks PNG!

[@mylovecassie4ever]

Thankyou so much! I was looking for something for my plant babies here in Kansas ☺️

[@annissa485]

That light shade is very nice!

[@ParrotplaySix]

It just bought 2 Sansi lights last week. Put one in my goose neck lamp and the other is clip-on that put on the sash ? of my window.

[@richardr5878]

Nice. I have the 36w and it’s hard to use in swing arm lamps because it’s heavy. Just ordered the one you recommended. Sansi makes great bulbs.

[@prettyingreen]

I noticed the same thing with the 36W -- it is super heavy! The 32W seems to be updated

[@Chrispyoy]

Always amazing to hear how the houses in the states are basically made of paper mache XD And man soltech is overpriced is an understatement. I upgraded from those ugly amazon gooseneck lamps to the Barrina hanging system that comes with the 5 meter cable and hanging bits pretty similar to this for like 30£, it is a huge improvement both in power and aesthetics but its only a 25w light so a little more money for less light :/ .. luckily its also an e26 connection so i could upgrade to one of these when it dies 😅

[@kyrad6543]

I have Soltech, Rouseau and Sansi. I like them all for different purposes but I do like your setup. I do also want to say that Sansi really does stand behind their product. One of my large 36W Sansi bulbs died after 2 years. They replaced it. I just had to contact them, provide my Amazon order number and a quick video of it not working anymore.

[@christina3478]

How much cooler is the Rousseau & sansi compared to the soltech

[@prettyingreen]

That's so good to hear!!! Love that you have all three of them!

[@kbm4409]

All my lights are the sansi grow bulbs....I love them

[@amberloveschicago]

I love Sansi bulbs! The best! ❤

[@Daethaqt3000]

I have both Sansi bulbs LOVE EM!!!

[@wanderotter4667]

I got aliexpress lights and my plants are growing just fine.

[@prettyingreen]

Most of them are made in the same place!

[@13BulliTs]

It is crazy for me that they have not made these lamps for in normal size that they fit into a modern lamp. For example I would rather have these lights in my lamps if they would make them affordable.

[@Tminus89]

Glad to see you use Photone as well. Have you compared it to a proper light meter by any chance?? I would imagine it can be more precise on some phones than others depending on hardware. But it's a good indicator for global improvements, which are at least measurable to some extend :)

[@prettyingreen]

I haven't properly compared it to an expensive meter, but I just need it to compare vs other grow lights I have in the same space. So it does what I need it for, but I wouldn't exactly trust the uMol/sec readings it's giving out

[@nackedgrils9302]

Also, curious to know at what distance your ppfd readings were taken from. They seem high when I compare them to the manufacturer's results but my guess would be that you didn't take them in a closed environment?

[@prettyingreen]

It was 1ft. Not a closed environment. Would be great to have Soltech, Rousseau, Sansi, Barrina tested all in the same environment, with the same meter

[@TehChaps]

What was that ppfd distance? What is reflected in the end of the video, 6 inches, 1 foot?

[@prettyingreen]

1 foot!

[@TehChaps]

@@prettyingreen thanks!

[@stellanlamb]

Sansi offer a free lifetime bulb replacement in the UK and USA, I've not had to use it yet so I don't know how easy it would be to claim a replacement.

[@prettyingreen]

That's awesome!

[@wmf1595]

This looks good. I do have one of the soltec assemblies with a rail that's mounted on my ceiling, and I do want to buy one more lamp for that. But otherwise I'm going to go to something more inexpensive like what you have here. I would like to find a drop lamp with a shade with a slightly larger angle. Hopefully if somebody has something like that to recommend they can put it in the comments

[@Flipperwi715]

Thanks for the info, here in WI I have many light questions with winter wanting to roll in, I'm not at that stage I'm at the substrate, and getting humidity right stage at this moment. Will be looking for this bulb. I have your Aroid mix it's amazing from what I can see and feel. Should I add tree fern fiber to it for my anthuriums? Sorry a bit off topic I'm a new plant dad who has become obsessed with them lol.

[@prettyingreen]

YES if you've got tree fern fiber add it in!!! Thank you for the support!!! Tree fern fiber is tough to find and expensive, or else we would put it in the mix!

[@thomasgeorge1836]

Good info. Thank you for sharing.

[@michaeljang320]

So that 32W bulb in the Amazon Canada store is currently $119CAD!! I know our dollar sucks compared to yours but how?! How is is THAT much more expensive in Canada?! I’d be better off ordering from Amazon US and paying the international shipping!

[@DUBJ777]

Does spectrum matter at all? Would you be able to compare the spectrum range?

[@prettyingreen]

Spectrum does matter. I dive into it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoOWhHigqNSCrbssi=MG4m7Jt4if99em9v

[@thatlucidguy]

Awesome alternatives. Personally prefer the Aspect because 3000K color temp

[@marierejoiceinjesus3846]

Just get a warm bulb.

[@melmac5173]

@@marierejoiceinjesus3846From where?

[@prettyingreen]

I'm not sure why Sansi hasnt done the 3000k. It seems to be the breaking point for most consumers

[@garyd395]

I got two ac infinity 2x2 for free on marketplace. Will this light work for my aroid plants?

[@prettyingreen]

yesssss AC infinity makes great stuff! Good find

[@UmamiPapi]

I'm not brave enough to trust the wiring of an Amazon pendant light. Home Depot has one for $20 with good reviews that I got. Grow light is much too bright without a shade and the Ikea one seems like it will work, so thanks for that tip.

[@prettyingreen]

hahahah fair enough! I would have gone with the home depot one if I could have gotten it soon enough for the vid!

[@DonMikeSelector]

I have the old one and it’s going 2 years strong. Would love to get the new one but I don’t need it until this one dies 😂

[@roncruise4]

I like Sansi lights. I ordered the new Sansi bulb from Amazon. It arrived overnight this monring. Color is perfect. It replaces a Soltech bulb. Yeah, Soltech is overpriced.

[@BadhbhCatha]

I use a GE PAR 38 and a swag cord. Beats the pants off of Soltech.

[@prettyingreen]

GE makes INCREDIBLE grow bulbs for horticulture

[@Daethaqt3000]

5:04 EXCUSE ME!!!!! LOL

[@elizabethlacey7708]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Have a great weekend!!! See u soon!!

[@tortyreus2384]

How can we attain truth regarding PPFD? I have an E27 socket bulb with a 120~ PPFD rating from a highly reputable manufacturer, and this one is advertised as being 4 times stronger and in reality produces close to 900 PPFD? Not that I say the manufacturer or you lie, I'm just baffled that the difference is that vast

[@prettyingreen]

Such a great question. PPFD is SO hard to reliably measure. You can spend thousands on an "accurate" meter... Though I like to measure it with by checking if: the light is bright as fuck, then I know it has high ppfd 😂

[@teuth]

sansi bulbs in track lights

[@prettyingreen]

oooooooo good one!

[@plantypittsburgh]

Yes, they are overpriced, and they are too strong. I love my sansi bulbs, but I've had 3 in a row just not work, and they don't have customer service that I could find. 🤷‍♀️

[@prettyingreen]

Which ones were they? How quick did they die off?

[@misscindypalacio]

Overpriced not to mention weak as well. Soltech sells “design” not quality or a strong grow light system. It’s all about branding. I rather pay for quality, and both Sansi and Barrina have some very aesthetically pleasing yet affordable options.

[@bigpolyenergy]

Can tell he's not the handiest of husbands. 😅

[@prettyingreen]

Ayyyyy!! Just because 1 of 7 tvs have fallen off the walls 🤣

[@Black_Jack_AOS]

Finally first 😂

[@pandalyn2267]

2nd 🎉😂

[@prettyingreen]

You lucky I uploaded late 🤣 always good to see you 🙌

[@Black_Jack_AOS]

@@prettyingreen dose of prettyingreen before going to bed hehe I've actually been close to buying the sensi quit a few times but always backed off. Might go for it after this vídeo!

[@skrame01]

You prob want to cut vents into the top of the cone shade.