Designers Edge L-18 Home Light One-Light 500-Watt Halogen Portable Work Light

by Designers Edge

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The 500 Watt Halogen Portable work light is great for on the job or at home. Its new comfort grip and heavy duty handle makes it durable and easy to transport.

Product Description

S-handle quartz halogen utility work light has a black cast head with safety glass and chrome wire grill. Steel 16mm S-tube stand with foam handle. Grounded cord in high visibility yellow. 500W quartz halogen bulb included. 500W/120V, UL and CUL listed.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 17.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00076Q0JC
• Item model number: L-18
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,565 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Almost burned down my new house., May 11, 2009

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Ryan R. Detzel (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Designers Edge L-18 Home Light One-Light 500-Watt Halogen Portable Work Light (Tools & Home Improvement)

I never leave reviews and if I do it's on the positive side but I had to leave this one because if this light did damage to anyone's property I would feel bad.

I purchased this about a week ago because it was cheap and it would give me extra light to do work around the house. I read the instructions, put it together and plugged it in. Within 5 minutes we smelt something burning and on a hunch I went over to the light and sure enough it was super hot. I quickly unplugged it to find that the front glass was completely shattered and parts of the paint were starting to melt. I know Halogen lights are hot but if we were not around this thing who knows what would have happened. The light is ruined and so are my spirits for this light. Great price, great service from Amazon but I would be scared to ever use one of these lights again.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great price, September 21, 2008

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S. Ou - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Designers Edge L-18 Home Light One-Light 500-Watt Halogen Portable Work Light (Tools & Home Improvement)

These things are awesome. VERY cheap. You have to have extension cords for these cause the cord is only 1ft. long. And there's no switch so to turn them off you have to unplug them. Other than that. They are perfect and cheap. Great cheap solution to video/photo lighting.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works fine, no issues, December 22, 2008

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C. Whinney (PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Designers Edge L-18 Home Light One-Light 500-Watt Halogen Portable Work Light (Tools & Home Improvement)

I was hesitant to buy this reading everyone else's reviews, but I'm glad I did. I've probably used it for at least 30 hours, often 5-6 hours at a clip, and the bulb still works great (at the time I bought it, the reviews indicated if it lasted 5 hours you were lucky).

Only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that its noticeably a bit cheap, and doesn't seem like it would hold up very long with daily use and travelling to job sites. If you just need it once in awhile for small jobs around the house, its perfect though.

UPDATE - Just used it for a full weekend of painting. Was probably on for about 20 hours over the weekend, and still going strong. Unit gets really HOT, but no more so than any other light like this. Would definitely recommend the bang for the buck.