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South Korea, Seoul
1 Level
719 Review
56 Karma

Review on πŸ”¦ TORCHSTAR LED Barn Light, Photocell Dusk to Dawn Area Lights, Outdoor Security Flood Lighting, ETL & DLC Listed, Wet Location, 110-277V, Garage, Farm, 5-Year Warranty, 5000K Daylight, Bronze by Will Micheals

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great light with wrong fittings

This light is exactly what I expected. It fits perfectly in front of my garage. It's bright enough to work on my truck or another project in the driveway at night. This is a twilight light with a photocell, but I set it to a Wemo switch so I can control when to turn it off. It turns on at dusk, but the switch turns it off at 2am. I would like to give this light 5 stars but the instructions are mediocre and the hardware is wrong. The instructions say that the box has a mounting template. Not there. Not a big deal since I didn't need it, but I'm sure some people could actually use it. My biggest gripe is the 3.2" x 1/4" screws. They have a 1" shoulder so they only thread 1" of the screw. In most cases, such a lantern is attached to some type of panel, usually only 3/4 inch thick. Thus, the threaded portion of the bolt isn't even in the tree. It is screwed into the air behind the plate. When you buy this flashlight, the first thing to do is go to the hardware store and buy 3 hex head screws, 2 x 1/4" full thread. Since the lantern is outdoors, be sure to buy stainless steel or zinc plated screws. . Luckily I had rock anchors in the shop so didn't have to drive this shows whoever pointed this out didn't put much emphasis on having the right gear and full instructions however the light itself is great so far but it's only a few Weeks ago. See attached photo of a half-threaded screw. If I run into any issues I'll definitely come back here to mention it.

Pros
  • Tools and Housewares
Cons
  • Not bad