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Review on TORCHSTAR Basic Series 8-Pack: Energy-Efficient 12W 6 Inch LED Recessed Lighting with Junction Box for Home or Office by David Romo

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I've installed 19 of them so far.

out of 20. The last one is hard to ramp up but I probably will soon. I love these things. I've done 11 in both of my garages at my rental homes. Two on the covered patio, two in the laundry room, three in the back room, another one in the other back room because I couldn't see it because of the kettle and boiler. Garages have closed ceilings. I plug the holes and run the wire to them, putting the box through the hole with a short hand screwdriver. Then turn on the light, make sure it works, and snap the spring clips into place. Did! For unfinished ceilings like utility rooms and laundry rooms, I used particleboard or scrap plywood and drilled a hole in a 17.5" x 12" piece, routed the wire and installed the box, snapped the light into the panel and used drywall screws to mount it on the ceiling. , then connect the light. Ready! I did all this last year and they all work. I'm using the 20 for a portable flashlight on a cord at the moment, it's handy. I can't say anything about durability yet. I hope to live off it for more than ten years, but we'll see. A small downside is that the clamps fit 0.5" drywall and are a little tight for 0.625" drywall and I'm not sure they will work with that. Well, 0.75 inches. We may have made a .75" piece of chipboard, but we used scrap metal, so I don't remember. The design feature is that they flood the area with light. To create a jagged looking shadow along the wall, like with an inset pitcher, this isn't the light for you. In short, I give those two thumbs up. They allowed me to properly illuminate garages where for years I had made do with two china plates. It changes the whole nature of the garage. They also allowed me to really light up poorly lit rooms with china plates in about 2 hours per room. They also look good, are cheap and use little power. I saw a house where they were used in the kitchen and hallways and they looked great, I have no need to do it in one of mine right now.

Pros
  • Excellent dimming capability: This slim LED ceiling light can be continuously dimmed from 5% to 100%, making it compatible with most dimmers on the market. It can be used for doors, corridors, closets, basements, kitchens and more.
Cons
  • There are new competitors