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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 Ryan Cross

Revainrating 5 out of 5

One last trip up the ladder

If you're tired of climbing the ladder to replace those T3 halogen bulbs, this is what you need. I've been putting up LED bulbs and fixtures inside FAR Manor for a while now, and now I'm working on the outside fixtures. I bought three, and already put two of them up. I'll get #3 when that bulb burns out. If you've ever replaced a light fixture, this is familiar territory. Turn off the switch (or breaker), pull off the old fixture, install the new one. Use the ladder to clean out the rain gutters from now on.Seriously, when you consider the overhead — getting the ladder in position, dorking with tissues/paper towels to keep from contaminating the T3 bulb, prying the glass off the old fixture, etc. — replacing the entire fixture doesn't take that much longer. The LED fixtures are brighter than a 150W T3 halogen, and use about 1/7 the power. I measured the distance from the fixture to the garage across the driveway… 67 feet (20-ish meters). You can see how well the light reaches across that distance in the picture. With two heads, a good guess should set the light coverage pretty well.My only gripes with this fixture:1) You have to turn the heads in weird positions if you don't want them pointing more or less in the same direction.2) I don't know how well the plastic housing will hold up to outdoor life. On the other hand, the first two installations are on northern-facing walls, and all the planned installations are under eaves. In other words, they should be fairly well-sheltered. Daughter Dearest estimated they should last 28 years… I hope I'll live that long, anyway.Bottom line: if you forget, and leave these on all day, it's like leaving the old ones on for an hour or two. They light things up better. They'll pay for themselves — if not in electric bills, in saving the hassle of replacing bulbs. Make one last trip up the ladder, and replace your old fixtures with these. You won't regret it.

Pros
  • The durable construction ensures that the light will last for years without needing any repairs or replacements
Cons
  • The product's housing is too big and could expose wires to the elements