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Review on 18W LED Shop Light Fixture 2FT 4FT With Plug - Waterproof Linkable Tube Lights 5000K, 1800 LM Ceiling & Closet Lighting W/ ON/Off Switch by Brian Trotter

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great Lights AND Great Customer Service !

I know that it’s cliché to write that "I’ve never written a Review before, but I just felt that I had to write one for this product!” – but, despite the cliché, it happens to be true!I’ve been ordering products from Revain for over 2 decades, and THIS IS my very 1st Review of any product. (What you’ll probably also find hard to believe is that I actually bought these lights over a year ago – and am only now writing this long-overdue Review. However, that delay of a year is another story for another time! :-) )We have a very long storage shed which runs adjacent to the house, and which serves our family as more than merely a storage area. Because of its design, then when the weather is nice we are actually able to use it for some family activities as well (it even has skylights in its roof). The built-in series of fluorescent lights which run along the inner perimeter of the ceiling of the shed started to experience some disturbing electrical problems last year, and it would have been VERY costly to track down the problem and make repairs, as they would have needed to actually demolish some of the walls to locate and fix the problem!We tried various alternate lighting solutions – bought from local big-box hardware stores. Some of them didn’t disburse enough light. But most of the others (fluorescent-style LEDs) were too glaring for us [remember: this wasn’t merely to illuminate the shed’s contents. Rather, our family wanted to continue to enjoy sitting around inside the comforts of this area, enjoying a dinner & company outdoors, etc.]. In addition, the bulb housing needed to be waterproof, because during the harsh winters and rainy season, the roof there DOES experience areas where the rainwater and melting ice drip into & from the ceiling.I then stumbled upon THIS product! It had ALL of the qualities we were looking for! The covered LED fixture allows enough bright into the area, but without forcing us to glance away from the glaring bulb (because of its cover). It’s waterproof, so I don’t have to worry about the leaky outdoor shed-roof. The clips it uses to attach to the ceiling made it a cinch to quickly put up, without needing to do the usual fine-tuned marking of trying to get the screw-holes lined up exactly! And…the link-ability feature meant that we could easily add more fixtures in the future – which we immediately did by buying 2 more fixture a few days later, to completely illuminate the entire shed in a most-pleasing manner (think ‘form’ AND ‘function’!).The above alone sealed the deal for how we feel about this product (as evidenced by our purchasing two more units just days later). But what REALLY is causing me to (finally!) write this product review, is the company’s Customer Service.Last year, while ‘Supply Chain’ issues were still plaguing product lines and inventory world-wide, I contacted the company to inquire about purchasing some extra pieces for something, so that we could also use these lights in a different location during the winter months (we wanted them for our basement). The company explained the supply chain issues & shortages. HOWEVER, they figured out a creative way to get me the extra parts I needed, if I was willing to be patient. Which I was…and they did! And they graciously waived any fees (even though I wanted to pay) – all as part of their wonderful Customer Service!And so, as I’m sitting here in the basement and enjoying looking at these beautiful lights, I figured that it was FINALLY time to let others know about the positive experience I’ve had with this product, and with this company.

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Pros
  • I purchased this for my blue tongue skink's PVC enclosure and hooked it up to a timer. Works perfectly!
Cons
  • Limited brightness options