Recent content by sk5223

@Larry. Bought fixture at local lighting store - $60. Here is a link to an online merchant: Note that it's rated at 15W / 1050 lumens, roughly the equivalent of an incandescent 75W bulb. In real life it's more like a150 W incandescent!

Many thanks for all the suggestions! @bzinsky: My description prob. not very clear. It's not glare. These fixtures (I've looked at many) just have too many lumens. I guess those little LEDs are cheap. Based on the advice above, I won't attempt tape or sharpies as a solution! But I will...

Hello, all. Just installed an LED ceiling fixture - the type with built-in LEDs - similar to the attached photo. Looks great, but hese fixtures are much too bright for our use, even though this one is just 10" across and even though the package says 1050 lumens. Does anybody here have any...

Yes, quite right, Ripperd. I think that was the point that "dittle fart around" was making, too. Advice much appreciated.

Many thanks.

One of the shows on HGTV (gulp) had an electrical "expert” say that having two Ground Fault Interrupters (GFIs) on the same circuit would cause them to be ineffective because they would cancel each other out. Is that really true? Why would I want to do that in the first place, you ask? This...