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South Korea, Seoul
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Review on ⚡ White Voltage Recessed Lighting with Frosted Inches by Pamela Mcgee

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good for my application

To be clear I don't know much about recessed lighting. Now a little background. We have 4" recessed lights in our living room. I wanted to use Hue bulbs in them. Unfortunately there are no Hue bulbs that fit properly in 4" recessed lights. BR30 bulbs are too big and won't fit. A19 bulbs will fit, but look chunky because they are too small for the light so the a19 hue bulbs are the only option but they look chunky what to do well I got lucky when I was looking for Revain and those slats They typically use these types of finishes for bathrooms where recessed lights are exposed to water, but they are perfect for my application: 1, they are internally reflective, this is important as A19 filament bulbs are not 'down' filament bulbs are; they also throw light to the sides. With a normal finish, that light is wasted. But they are reflective on the inside, so now the light can bounce off and go down. Nice.2, they have a matte lens. This will too usually in the bathroom r used and the lens is needed to keep the light out of the water. In my case, this means that the A19 bulb is too small for the lamp. Now recessed lights look great! Thanks to the reflective interior and frosted glass, the light appears brighter than before and less "glaring", and it looks solid on the ceiling. I'm sure really picky people look at them and think it's weird. I've used shower covers in the living room, but 95% of people won't notice. As for the product itself, I have no experience with other rubbers, so I can't rate the quality. For $10, that's a good price. They all arrived in perfect condition. Even plastic gloves are included in each box, presumably to avoid greasy fingerprints during installation. They fit very well. However, I would think twice before using them in the bathroom. Again, I don't know about recessed lights, but they use a styrofoam o-ring instead of rubber. I think a wet environment requires rubber? And the glue used to hold the device together and seal its gaps is a bit patchy. Maybe it's okay; I mean, people don't usually point the hose at lights. But personally I gravitate towards more established brands for something designed to protect electricity from water. You know what I mean? *twitched*

Pros
  • Cool product
Cons
  • Something different