Discount Lighting Ever® 56w Outdoor LED Flood Light, Security Light, Equal

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The Lighting Ever 56W LED Flood Light Warm White is a very solidly built outdoor floodlight, Of course, it could be used indoors as well, but it is rated IP65 Waterproof so is very suitable for outdoor use.

The floodlight has an aluminum housing that seems well built. I am not 100% certain, but the hardware seems like it could be stainless steel. The front of the floodlight is tempered glass.

Electrical hookup is relatively easy but you do need to know that the light is wired using IEC standards where Brown is Line, Green/Yellow is Ground and Blue is Neutral. US National Electrical Code specifies White or Gray for the Neutral, bare copper, green, or green with yellow stripe for the protective ground and usually black or red are the Line. A 20" pigtail with bare wire end comes off the light. You will either have to wire this up yourself or have an electrician do it.

The LED's have a 50,000 estimated lifespan so this is a great choice for outside lighting where access to the light may be difficult.

The Warm White LED is 3000K... more of a yellowish white. I actually prefer the Warm White, because it is a warmer color temperature. The 6000K LED has a much "cooler" color and appears much more bluish white. In my video I compare the two color temperatures so you can see the difference, Please note that the 6000K light I use as comparison is the 35W version of this floodlight so it is not quite as bright... but the color temperature is what I'm comparing not the brightness.

I'm quite pleased with the quality and performance of this LED floodlight. As long as it holds up over time, it will earn its rating. I will update my review should it be necessary.

I was provided a sample of the floodlight for testing and review in exchange for a fair and honest review whether it be positive or negative. If you have any questions, please leave me a comment and I'll reply if I can.

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This flood light is very bright and covers a large area. Overall it provides very good lighting as shown in attached photos.

However, be aware that this light's wiring follows European standards rather than American/Canadian electrical wiring code standards. The wire colors uses IEC (International electro-technical commission) rather than US national electrical codes.

Before installing this flood light we had had to figure out the wire color coding:

In this flood light neutral wire is blue (American standard is white)

In this flood light hot wire is brown (American standard is black or red)

In this flood light ground wire is green/yellow (American standard is green or green/yellow)

The light included a wire coupler, American wiring standards typically use wire nuts. My husband replaced the supplied wire coupler with wire nuts, and also had to strip the wires more (about 1/2 inch from the original 1/8 inch).

The package came without mounting hardware or washers. It also has no motion detector. We purchased a separate motion detector which we mounted right under the flood light (you can see it as a separate unit right under the flood light in the photos that show the flood light mounted). The cost of the motion detector and mounting hardware was $30.

My husband said that the flood light was a bit difficult to work with because it is fairly large (dimensions below). The total project took him 1.5 hours, which included removing the old fixture, figuring out the color coding, and mounting the new flood light.

FLOOD LIGHT DETAILS

Dimensions 11.25"W x 9.25"L x 6"D

Weight 6 pounds 1 oz

Bracket 10" wide, 4.5" height

Electrical cord 22"

Maximum 56W

Waterproof IP65

4000 lumens (equivalent to 270 watts incandescent)

3000 Kelvin

Cost savings compared to incandescent $11.64 $2.40 = $9.24 (assuming the light is on 1 hour a day every day)

How I calculated incandescent equivalent

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In my description above I am using efi.org lumen equivalents to calculate the power of the incandescent light this LED light replaces rather than the information provided by the manufacture. I believe EFI numbers are more accurate in giving a consumer an idea of the brightness they will get.

EFI standards are:

60 watts is 890 lumens

270 watts is 4000 lumens

How I calculated cost savings

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When we use 1000 watts for 1 hour we used a kilowatt-hour.

The formula to figure the cost of running a device:

wattage x hours used ÷ 1000 x price per kWh = cost of electricity

Assuming usage of one flood light 1 hour a day each day for 1 year and the cost of electricity 0.12 cents per kwh

270w Incandescent bulb ~~~ $0.97 per month, $11.64 per year

56w LED bulb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $0.20 per month, $2.40 per year

I received this flood light from Lighting EVER to help them introduce this new product in US market by sharing my experiences with it with other potential customers. The only issue we ran into was the electrical wire color codes, and I hope my review will save your some leg work in figuring out the the color codes. This light has an excellent range and brightness.

Ali Julia review

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This thing puts out heaps of light (considering it's only 56 watt and a single light) and it's definitely well made but depending on what your electricity rates are, it may not be economically viable compared with equivalent halogen lights.

Don't be taken in by the huge "hour" ratings they put on LED's either there's absolutely no guarantee they'll last as long as an incandescent bulb and it may end up costing you much more.

In essence, LED pricing needs to come down to justify the switch from incandescent/halogen.

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There's really not a lot to add that wasn't already covered in Ali Julia and M. Erb's reviews... which are tough acts to follow.

My chief take-aways are as follows:

The light angle seems to be about 160 degrees, and so provides ample, bright coverage for about 30 yards out.

Wiring coloring isn't standard for US pay close attention to the information laid out by Ali Julia and M. Erb (brown: line; blue: neutral; green/yellow: ground)

Mounting requires some creativity if you're mounting to a house's eaves overhang, as the heat-sink makes the chassis a little deep and therefore difficult to turn at an angle if necessary. I used some galvanized piping to extend the light away from the house which, if done "well", isn't unattractive.

After installation, I'm pleased with the light both in function and in practicality. I initially held off on purchasing more (project is to replace all the flood lights around the house) until I could vet this one... pulling the trigger to order more, now!

Cheers!