Review of Lighting Ever® 35w Outdoor LED Flood Light, Security Light

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If you want a wide spread of bright light, you might consider this bright outdoor LED Flood Light in warm white. We attached it on the space above our garage doors on our home in the woods and it works brilliantly. The whole space is illuminated. You can see where you are walking, and it would scare any smart intruder away.

There is not a motion detector on this light, but one can be installed. Note: the color coding is European not U.S., so you will need to make adjustments to fit the U.S. A family member who is an electrical engineer did it quite easily so it wasn't an issue for us. The light seems sturdily built out of cast aluminum, stainless steel and tempered glass. It says it is waterproof.

So far, we are delighted with the quality of this outdoor light.

* The light was provided to us in exchange for an honest review.

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These outdoor lights are an amazing deal if they fit your very specific needs. Be sure they meet your needs.

They're utility lights that would be good for lighting up walkways, a small parking lot, or the side of a building. (See CONs below.)

I don't think the "Equal to 75W HPS or MH Bulb" claim is at all correct. The 70-watt HPS and MH bulbs I checked put out 2 to 2.6 times as many lumens as this 2800-lumen unit.

The color of the light is quite good. Seemingly better than the claimed 75 CRI (see note 5).

Most impressive: The housings seem to be of very high quality. Cast aluminum, stainless steel (mostly -See Note 1), tempered glass.

These are NOT plug-in units. The 2-foot cords are meant to be hard-wired to an electrical box (see Note 2).

PROs:

* Industrial quality housings made from mostly rustproof materials (see Note 1)

* Nice price (at $53)

Very waterproof (IP65 See Note 3)

Look and feel like quality

50,000 hour average life (claimed)

OKs:

* It's NOT a plug-in unit (see Note 2)

LED module is not replaceable. You replace the whole fixture after 50,000 hours.

They get warm after 15 or 20 minutes, but not hot.

CRI of 75 (see note 5)

The 35-watt claim is accurate. After warm-up, it goes to about 33.7 watts.

Silent (super faint sound if you press your ear to the units)

3 year warranty (see Note 4)

CONs:

* 2800 lumen output is not equivalent to output of 70-watt HPS and MH lights as stated.

* Clear glass...No diffuser. Facing the light fixture from anywhere within it's 135 degree focus is very unpleasant. It's fine if you can mount it in a way that avoids this.

Clear glass...No diffuser. It casts sharp, well defined shadows. It's a stark look, unless there are no objects to create shadows...lighting up the side of a building, for example.

Alternatives -

Not sure of direct alternatives, but Lighting EVER does make smaller and larger versions:

Lighting EVER® 11 watt warm

Lighting EVER® 56 watt warm

Also 6000k "cool" versions

Disclosure -

The manufacturer gave me this product for review. I believe my review is impartial.

Notes -

Note 1: Rust issues Most of the parts are rust-proof, but the lock washers and U-bracket are magnetic...those will probably rust over time if used outdoors.

Note 2: Not Plug-in The fixture comes with about 23" of waterproof rubber cable attached. The 3 wire ends are soldered, for easy attachment to a power source inside your electrical box. A small 3x2 terminal block is included...much better than using wire nuts. If using indoors, you could probably attach a 3-prong replacement plug directly to the wire. I used a 1.2" deep plastic electrical box to attach a cord & plug. That was fairly quick and easy.

Note 3: Waterproof IP65 This is a NEMA classification that means it can handle "water jets" of a certain strength.

Note 4: 3-year warranty is stated at the manufacturer's Web site but not stated on the box or any enclosures. Details at company's web site do not include shipping locations or who pays.

Note 5: Color Rendering Index tells you how faithfully and evenly the bulb illuminates all different colors. Incandescent bulbs tend to have a CRI close to 100, the best possible score. According to a Wikipedia article, most fluorescent bulbs have a CRI between 50 and 90. CRI of 75 for this bulb is from the manufacturer's Web site.

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