Review of LEDwholesalers 8-Inch Recess 16 Watt 156-LED Ceiling Light with LED

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First off, I am an electrical contractor. I think these lights are great besides the fact that these cannot be dimmed!! I have also tried other 12vdc power supplies and they do not work with these particular type of LEDs that are inside. They are about 1/2" thick and most all ceiling drywall is 1/2"-5/8" thick so that means you can just cut the hole and go, regardless of where a truss or floor joist sits. And not having to lay out your can lights according to where the truss/joists are is a HUGE time saver.

They provide an evenly distributed light and these suckers are BRIGHT! I have used many of these as well as the 6" version (which is not as bright) but the 6" ones are bright as well. They have a 120 degree beam angle so you have a wide light coverage. If you are planning on installing these in a large room and need adequate brightness, I would suggest using the 8" ones instead of the 6" version. The outer bezel is silverish/gray color (similar to stainless steel) but I suspect they could be scratched up lightly with some fine grit sandpaper and painted the same color as the ceiling, but I ahve not tried that yet.

One bit of very helpful installation advice.....The power supply that comes with these have an output 12v connector that plugs directly in to a pigtail that comes out of the back of the LED light, and the 120v input on the power supply has a brown wire (HOT) and a blue wire (NEUTRAL) which is a European/Asian color configuration; different from the US black/white wiring colors for 120v but does the same thing (electricity is colorblind). You MUST install these in a junction box of some sort and use the appropriate cover for said box in order to be both SAFE and meet the guidlines of the National Electrical Code. You cannot splice your wires coming from your switch or your existing light on to the power supply input wires without being secured in a junction box. Otherwise you would have a couple wire nuts tying together loose wires just floating in your attic or ceiling space, which is not good.

I like these so much that I am recommending these to any customer of mine that wishes to install recessed lighting somewhere. I just wish that they were DIMMABLE and I would have given them all the stars I could. These lights are VERY easy to install and I probably made it sound more complicated than they really are as far as installation goes. These are about the easiest lights to install from scratch even if you are the average homeowner and not an electrician. I highly recommend these!!!

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Just 16 watts and sooooooo bright. No glare. No heat. No mess. No fuss. This fixture is only about 3/4 of an inch thick.........amazing. My wife was able to install with no problems. Come on Amazon, bring this back to Amazon Prime. I need about 10 more to redo my entire kitchen/dinette areas.

If you are considering the move to LED lighting, this should definitely be one of your choices to replace those old high heat/low wattage incandescents. Great in my mud room, and perfect for kitchens and other large areas.

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If you want to replace your incandescent can lights or replace another fixture and have a can light look, these will do the job. They are thin and light, and are easily installed in place of existing can light. Since they produce almost no heat, you don't have to worry about having an insulation shield. If you are replacing a standard ceiling light, you'll need a keyhole saw to enlarge the hole to 8 inches, but this is a simple job with sheet rock. The LED's are not quite as bright as a standard incandescent 70 watt floodlight but they are close, and the light is even, with less shadows. Compared to even CFL's in a can light fixture, these will pay for themselves in a year or less, depending on how often the light is used. The light is cooler than an incandescent but it's not the bluish bright light of most LED's. Good buy at the price when you consider ease of installation and electricity savings.

EDIT: I have now installed about 8 of these. In a standard 8 foot ceiling, these are just about as bright as a two tube 48" fluorescent fixture. I have some 14 foot ceilings in my home, built in 1920, and they are not as bright being up high but are still acceptable as room lighting, just not for task lighting. Before you begin installing, check to see if you have standard wall board or plasterboard. Plaster board is like wall board (drywall) but the inner layer is plaster. You'll need a special blade for a keyhole saw or a jigsaw if that's what you'll use to cut the hole. All lights are still working perfectly and are really nice replacements if you need lots of light abd don't want to worry about fixutres getting hot and causing propblems in the ceiling.

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Really a nice yellow color from these I'm doing a new installation and these will work great. Be advised these are designed to go into the ceiling with spring loaded mounting clips and can not be removed without damaging the ceiling.