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Review on LEPOWER 28W Outdoor LED Security Light, 3000LM Dusk To Dawn Flood Lights With Photocell, 5500K White IP65 Waterproof 2 Adjustable Heads For Garage Backyard by Bennie Boss

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Very Nice Security Light

Overall, very nice light unit. A few issues with it. First, there is almost no room between the casing and the wall (no room inside the unit) in which to store the wiring. My lights were mounted directly to the wood roof eave, with the service wire merely pushed through a hole in the eave. As a result, I needed to buy a Sigma 143854WH round all-weather outlet box from my local Ace Hardware, which I mounted to the eave, and to which I mounted the LEPOWER security light. If you have a junction box already installed, to which you will be mounting the lights, you will not need to purchase one. I don't think you could successfully mount the lights directly to a wall without one, however.Second, I found the mounting of the unit to the supplied crossbar problematic. The included central screw (mounted downward through the crossbar) seemed too short to reach the threads of the tubular bolt/screw intended to go upwards through the center of the unit to screw onto the central screw. I worked around that by instead unscrewing the central screw from the crossbar, and using it to directly screw upwards through the unit into the crossbar, which I had mounted onto the Sigma outlet box.The supplied wire nuts are standard ones. Instead, I used DRYCONN 62120 waterproof connectors designed for wet locations since my light is mounted outdoors in a coastal location. Perhaps overkill, but the salt air here will corrode most connections unless they are very well protected. That may not be necessary for drier locations.The lights work very nicely. The light provided is very white, rather than the more yellow color of the replaced incandescent PAR30 bulbs in the old fixture. Of course, being LEDs, they also use much less electricity. The unit allows them to each be adjusted about 90 degrees in azimuth and elevation. The coverage is very even, and is bright enough to give reasonable brightness out to about 60 to 80 feet. In the picture I've included, the bird feeder pole just to the left of center is about 60 feet from the light. The phone camera doesn't quite do the light justice; there is a fair amount of light at that distance. Perhaps not enough to read by, but plenty to see where you're walking.In summary, these were what I was looking for in a replacement unit. Note that these do not include a light sensor, so they must be manually turned on and off. The integrated LED units are not replaceable, but hopefully they will last for years, and will use much less electricity than the incandescent unit they replaced. Recommended.

Pros
  • With an IP65 waterproof rating, this security light can withstand all kinds of weather conditions
Cons
  • The light's photocell may malfunction, causing the light to not turn on