TORCHSTAR Ultra-Thin 8 Inch LED Recessed Light with Junction Box, 5%-100% Dimmable Aluminum Recessed Downlight, ETL & ES Listed, 3000K Warm White, 18W Slim Recessed Lighting, Pack of 6

Purchased these to add light in a great room with a vaulted ceiling. Installation was super easy because the lights are so thin they'll fit even with a joist overhead. Wiring is also easy, but if you need to add a line to your breaker box you should probably hire an electrician.These may also be used to replace old fixtures. I used two of these to replace fixtures in a closet, and it couldn't have been easier. Again, because they are thin enough to go under a joist all I had to do was cut a hole (the kit comes with a template) where the old fixture was located and install these. The hole was large enough to allow removal of the junction box above the old fixtures, and I used the existing wiring--I didn't even have to climb into the attic.These lights are bright, dimmable, they look classy, and the price is right.

Since writing my original review (below), we have installed more of these Torchstar lights, for a total of 40 in our house. The oldest lights are around 2 1/2 years old, and newest are around a 1 1/2 years old. There has not been a single failure out of all the lights installed. They appear to maintain the original amount of light output, and none of the lights flicker or emit any type of noise. 100% satisfied with these lights, and are planning on installing more in an investment property recently purchased.Have installed 11 of these 8 inch lights (7 over an outside deck, 2 more in home office). Very easy installation and take up less vertical space than traditional can lights. All 11 installed lights worked from the get go, and the amount of light is awesome. I obsess about having enough light in my living spaces, and these fill the bill nicely, compared to the usual 6" light. If you are not sure about how many to install, err on the side of too many - they are dimmable, so you can turn down the light if it is too bright. I have only assigned 4 stars because the lights are only a month old; too soon to assess longevity.

We were renovating our kitchen, which had 4 large recessed fluorescent light bays. We wanted LED lighting, and when we realized that these lights have no actual "can" to wrangle up into the ceiling space, we were sold. They were extremely easy to install: just plug the end of the adapter, with the light, into each power box. We did have to run power to each location of a light, but not having to wrangle that awkward can thing up into the space, was great. And, in several locations, we wanted lights where there beams, and we were still able to install the light. They are very thin, probably only the same thickness as the sheetrock. They are given a very long life, so we should be good for years to come. And, I should add that we installed 10 of these lights in our approx. 10x15' kitchen, placing them in vertical line with the counter edges, and they were a tad bright. We switched to a dimmer switch, though, and now we can have as much or as little light as possible. The lights rated for use with dimmer switches, and they do not have to "warm up" before they are fully lit. Great lights!

Good product and easy to install.

This is only second day since I installed them, so probably too early to review.The installation was easy. The hardest part was to remove the old canned light fixtures. And also had to enlarge the holes since these lights are bigger in diameter. The lights look beautiful on ceiling. They are so bright that I had to install a dimmer to dim them down. They are bright, yet pleasant to eyes.There is one problem I see coming with them (or with any other can-less light fixture). You must go to attic to change them when they die. You cannot change them from below the ceiling. The reason is simple, you need to release the tabs to remove them. And tabs are accessible only from above-the-ceiling. Also, changing the lights can be "two-person" job : one person going to attic to release the tabs, and the other person below the lights to catch them as they fall, unless you don't mind them hitting the floor and shattering around. I think this is one huge difference between canned and can-less lights. This may not be an issue for a lot of people, but this will be issue to many. So please keep this fact in mind before buying any can-less lights.

Easy to install, great packaging and excellent support!I had a issue with one light that went out, fast response with seller, communication was excellent and sent a box for the light to me asap!went with the 8" instead of the 6" and installed 4 in each bedroom 12 total, glad i went with the 8 inch, the lighting in the bedrooms is flawless, would buy again!Lutron dimmer works great with these lights.

Nice improvement

We use these lights on a lot of remodels and they are well worth itThey look great too!