Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I ran my own renovation company and have done all sorts of repair work from bathroom and kitchen renovation, framing and roofing to architectural woodwork reproduction. Ive installed 2 of these two light plates. One was a pain to install and the other took 90 seconds. Why? In my case on the first wall plate near the sink, the drywallers had the outlet packed in place in the wall box with drywall mud. Typically the electrical outlets get installed after the drywallers are done. Not this time. I had to shut off the circuit and dig the outlet out of the drywall mud with a small screwdriver, remove and replace the actual outlet because it was covered with drywall compound and install a new outlet. Once that was accomplished, the wall plate install was simple. I had NO issues with the second cover I installed seen in the right hand photo. Wondering what sort of mayhem could arise for an inexperienced installer with knob and tube wiring in a plaster and lath wall in a 1920's home? It's very helpful if have the following skills: -You can turn off the power to an outlet on a panel box and possess a basic understanding of wiring/outlets and electricity -Remove a wall outlet, remove excess drywall compound inside an outlet, remove tape or wire nuts from an outlet, screw in the side screws on an outlet fixture, generally troubleshoot electrical issues, use hand and small power tools and have a reasonable level of comfort doing all of these functions. -If you can't perform the actions above, consider getting get this installed professionally. Pro and con of this LED light: Pro: -In the right circumstance, a simple install BUT that might not happen. Despite the experience cited above, this install took me 30 minutes and if I had to do it again, it might take me 15 minutes or 45 minutes, you just can’t tell. (the second one took 3 minutes) -Bright light for a 3 watt LED -Auto shutoff in the presence of daylight and light fixtures -Don’t get me wrong – this is a very slick LED nightlight that looks great when installed. But the “Install” might be an issue for the less skilled folks and it’s not worth getting hurt or creating a dangerous situation. Con: -Can require considerable skill/experience and be fiddly to install – it can also be really quick if you are experienced and have a simple install situation. -READ the photo I attached for where this LED light WILL NOT work – it’s not clearly delineated on Amazon. Be SURE to have the LED light on wall plate facing the same side as the ground on the outlet. If the ground is on the bottom of the outlet, the light has to face down or the LED light won't work. If the ground faces up, the LED must also face UP. -You can rotate the wall outlet as required if you want to change the direction that the LED will face - up or down. If you do not honor this orientation of LED and ground on the outlet, the LED wall plate light will NOT work. -Be prepared to remove or work with the following: power down an outlet from a panel box, remove the outlet from the wall, remove drywall compound inside an outlet box, take off tape from around an outlet, screw in the side screws of an outlet, understand the ground plug orientation for the outlet so the light isn’t pointing up and not down and generally work safely with wiring in general. -Understand that this LED light only activates in the presence of low light so on a bright day, you could have it properly installed and think it doesn’t work. Put your finger or masking tape over the light sensor on the lower left side of the plate to cover the sensor to determine if this LED light plate is properly connected. Sometimes you have to bend the LED cover contact tabs inward a bit before installing. Bend the tabs inward (carefully!) if the light will not work at all or if it will only work intermittently. -Will NOT work with a GFCI outlet. -Make sure the top ground wire on the outlet is facing the TOP of the outlet. Otherwise the light will point towards the ceiling, not the floor. Not trying to scare folks away from this product because it’s really cool when it’s properly installed – see my photo. But getting zapped by house current and spending hours trying to install something you’re not familiar or creating an unsafe electrical situation can really suck and be really dangerous – hope that helps!