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LIGHTING FIXTURES, CONTROLS AND SENSORS

Kichler Low-Profile LED

Downlight

If recessed lighting is a problem or simply not to your liking,
Kichler has an alternative. The company’s Low-Profile LED
Downlight—1 inch thick and 7.5 inches wide—can blend into
the background when installed on your ceiling.
The Low-Profile LED Downlight provides excellent light
output with 1,000 lumens, making it ideal for ceilings greater
Sengled Element Smart than 9-feet in height. The light is dimmable to 10 percent of
total brightness, enabling homeowners to easily lower the
Light Bulb light level to suit their needs. The product is Energy Star
certified, and is Title 24 and FCC Compliant. And it’s interior
wet rated, making it suitable for bathrooms, laundry rooms
“Bright” is often the term used when someone does and other damp locations.
something smart. People will have to come up with another As a perk to installers, the Kichler downlight offers easy
complement for users of Sengled’s Element light bulb, a J-Box installation for new homes. This equates to fewer
definite “smart” device. materials, quicker connections and the ability to quickly move
Element provides the energy savings of an LED with more- on to the next installation. For renovations, Kichler features a
advanced features like customizable scheduling, color retro-fit kit to allow the fixture to easily snap in and cover
temperature tuning (from soft white 2,700K to daylight- existing recessed housings.
equivalent 6,500K) and energy tracking. Consumers can
control bulbs individually or as groups, and schedule the lights
to turn on when arriving home from work or turn off during
daylight hours for increased savings.
Element uses 80 percent less energy than traditional
incandescent bulbs—it takes only 9.8 watts for an Element to
match an incandescent’s 60-watt output—and one bulb will
last approximately 22 years. Features are easily controlled
through the iOS/Android app or through popular smart home
ecosystem integrations such as Xfinity Home from Comcast,
AT&T Digital Life, Samsung SmartThings, Stringify and others.
As a bonus to the environment, Sengled will plant one tree
for each Element bulb sold, to offset the product’s carbon
footprint (tiny as it may be). This effectively makes Element the
world’s first carbon neutral light bulb.

Eaton Halo Surface Mount LED

Downlight

Eaton’s Halo Surface Mounted Downlight (SMD) has the perfect fit. The overhead lamp is
designed to be installed directly into drywall, making it ideal for closets, storage areas,
attics, basements and other locations where space is limited.
The Halo SMD will also install into 4-, 5- and 6-inch recessed housing, and many 3.5-
and 4-inch square, octagon and round junction boxes. It’s well-suited for showers and
outdoor protected ceilings, as well as for new construction, remodel and retrofit jobs.
Fixtures are dimmable to five percent of brightness, which tops out at 810 to 815 lumens.
Need another bright spot? The downlight features an LED quick wiring connector that
meets high efficacy code requirements and is compliant with the National Fire
Prevention Association (NFPA) standard 70, and National Electrical Code Sections
410.16(A)(3) and 410.16(C)(5).

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