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Review on ๐Ÿฎ Trans Globe Imports 40582 RT Traditional Flushmount Lantern - Benkert Collection, Bronze / Dark Finish, 11.00 inches by Hunter Siemon

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Looks good but raises blood pressure

We bought this light in 2017 and an electrician installed it in the lobby. I go back to check it out to be honest to express some disappointment. I give him two stars. On the one hand, it's nice, especially if you have an old house that wants a bit of a rustic look. The frosted glass and the wrought iron look of the frame construction are beautiful. Unfortunately it doesn't close with a 'standard' sized A21 LED bulb and hardly with a 'standard' spare A19 LED bulb when you press the fixture onto it (the socket has a little ' play" in their cable connection to the mount, so I hope it hasn't been damaged). It is most convenient to take a standard old-style incandescent lamp or a compact compact CFL. These limitations annoy me, but they're not the biggest annoyance. You'll be happy with a light fixture if you never have to change a lightbulb. I can't figure out how this model passed product testing. Every time I change a lightbulb, I curse the designers for about an hour. I want to send them to a karmic hell where they spend all day changing lightbulbs in this thing. You see, unlike some of the mounts I've had at home for a long time, where the screws holding the glass cover to the mount are "connected" to the cover (i.e. you loosen and tighten, but you can't "fall it out" ), this ingenious design has two tiny FREE screws that you have to use somehow to attach the cover to the ceiling mount while holding the cover to the mount. Try imagining small 8mm long screws, matte black to match the matte black metal of the bracket (which just adds to the fun of trying to see what you're doing). To change the lightbulb in this easy one, you'll need the following handyman: a 2-year-old boy, 6'1" (so tall that he can reach the ceiling on a step stool, but has the right little fingers to grab the little screws ), with the skill of a watchmaker and the unwavering patience of a Zen master. Yes, and it requires three operating levers: one to press the cover against the ceiling mount, a second to position a microscopic screw against a tiny hole in the mount, and a third to turn a Phillips screwdriver when you're done somehow align merge into matte black metal - sure. Your circus performance is made even more interesting by the fact that the pitch of the thread appears so small that you feel like you can turn the thread in the first seventeen tries. If you know such a person and they make house calls, please give me their contact details so next time I need to change the lightbulb. Meanwhile, enjoy your beautiful decoration!

Pros
  • Hard wearing finish
Cons
  • Protection