strobe light effect
 

I used Solar Guys and after they were done and I turned on my ceiling fan I had to turn it back off. It drove me nuts seeing the strobe light effect coming through the blades and onto my wall. Make sure you place the tube in a place that keeps this from happening.

Solar Guys installed 3 about 12 years ago. In bathroom, laundry and kitchen. No problems whatsoever. Love the light.

Solar Guys
 

I used Solar Guys to install two solar tubes. We already had several but we put additional ones in the master bedroom closet and guest bathroom - both with solar night lights. We are the 4th owner of this home and when solar guys got here - discovered they had installed the previous solar tubes. Not very expensive and they often run deals if you purchase more than one. Remember to get the right diameter tube for the area you want to light - I used small ones. I was very happy with their work.

We have three SolaTubes installed by The Solar Guys. We have a Lily model and installed large ones in the kitchen and "living" room. We had a smaller one put in the maser closet. They were installed about 10 years ago so I do not know current pricing but were not very expensive. We have had no issues with them and they add a lot of light to the rooms. The install went very well with no mess and very little disruption.

Natural sunlight beats electric every time. With the solar powered night light you are eligible for a 26% Federal Solar Tax credit. No restrictions as to income or having used other tax credits. Also, an optional electric light for nighttime is available.
Retired from 26 years in the solar tube business and thousands of installs. Only complaint is, “now I see the dust.”

Yes, there is a solar tax credit available but if you rent the home part of the year you can't take the full deduction.
federal tax credit for solar energy

Yes, Solar Guys. I did not opt for fancy cover just plain white. I got 2. Quick & polite.

Weave had two installed. The Solar Guys did them, as well as a Solar fan in our attic. Ours are the larger ones in diameter and they run about $800 ea. one of them was installed where there was an existing light fixture and they installed a light i the tube as well, so we have light day and night there. Both of our tubes have night lights In them which give off a very low light at night which is just perfect for us. We love them.

Yes, we did immediately after having 2 installed ~5 years ago but it is possible the tubes already had the brackets. It can also be an easy DIY project. The bulbs they use are like 2-3 watts and powered by 2 rechargeable nicad AA's. You can probably cannibalize one of those outdoor path lights they sell for $2 at Home Depot and stick it at the bottom of the tube with Velcro.

They also installed a regular 110V light bulb in our tubes because they replaced our hallway recessed light and one of our 2 kitchen lights. So we have both in each.

Edit: I just Googled it and found this: DIY: Solar Night Light - YouTube and this: Solar Night Light - SolarSkylights.com

re: Solar Tubes
 

We have The Solar Guys scheduled to install 4 solar tubes in a few days. Total cost estimate is $3,172 for one 14" and three 10" tubes with the nightlight feature.

Evidently the nightlight classifies them as solar lights, which qualifies for a 26% tax credit. Our credit will be $825. So total cost $2,347 after tax credit.

Hope that helps!

Also learned that The Solar Guys do roofs. They're going to inspect ours and price out replacement, which will be due soon for our 15 year-old roof. If they do the roof they will continue to guarantee the solar tubes will be leak free. If someone else does the roof, the new roofer will be responsible for guaranteeing against leaks.

Cheers! ~Katie

Get the Sun Newspaper, the Solar guys advertise specials every so often. We had one put in and it really brighten up the dinning and kitchen area. ALSO, had and solar fan put in the roof and works good.

Solar tube
 

Just had one installed in June. The solar guys. Quick, reasonable and neat. I love mine.

Are solar tubes expensive?
 

From the numerous replies it seems fair to say a "tube" installed will cost in the neighborhood of $750 +.
Consider placing an equivalent to 75 watt incandescent bulb with a LED lightbulb, which the internet indicates burns only 7.5 watts.
If you burn this LED bulb 18 hours a day (probably less) you would consume 135 watts/day, (.135KWH per day)
The yearly cost would be 49,275 watt hours. Say 50 Kilowatt hours. (KWH)
We currently are using SECO paying about 12 cents per KWH., crank in inflation, etc and use 20 cents per KWH.
This would mean for you to use a LED light source you would pay $10.00 per year.
The break even point would be 75 years.
Moral of the story... Do a solar tube because you like it, not because its cheaper.

Yes, if u have a dark area of house like our kitchen well worth it. Couple local contractors both good.

LOVE solar tubes!