Feit Electric NL5/LED Rotating Night Light with Sensor

by Feit Electric

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

3 LED - Rotating Night Light - with Sensor - Provides a bright light - 100,000 Hours Life

Product Description

ROTATING NITE LIGHT - Rotating LED night light, 1,000 hours bulb life, automatic sensor, on at dark and off at dawn.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000I1BYYW
• Item model number: NL5/LED
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,933 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What I received was not as shown, but still pleased with purchase, July 16, 2007

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Handyman (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Feit Electric NL5/LED Rotating Night Light with Sensor (Tools & Home Improvement)

I ordered this product from Amazon, thinking I'd get the night light depicted in their ad. What I received was different...looks like this instead: http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Fu9zWxveL._AA160_.jpg

However, the description on the website fits, so I think it is just an incorrect picture. Nevertheless, I was pleased with the "#NL5" I received. The wall plug is on a commutator that allows you to rotate the light at a 360 degree angle parallel to the wall and the diffractor casing also rotates 360 degrees and one side is opaque, so that you can direct the light. The 3 LEDs are quite bright, so I found it helps to have the opaque side facing the front, making it a little easier on the eyes. However, if you need more light, you can angle the translucent side towards the ground while the opaque side shields the harsh light from your eyes at night.

Note that as is the case with all LED lights, they lose about 1/3 of their initial brightness after about a month of use, after which the output stays roughly constant for the remaining 50-100,000 hours of their life. Having the adjustable beam angle makes it easy to make adjustments after the initial brightness fades.

This light has a photocell which turns the light on and off and will even dim the light depending on the ambient light. However, I find Feit's dimmers a little insensitive. As is the case with the Theatre-style #NL6, these lights tend to remain lit when there is ample ambient light, but at least they are always on when you need them. The downside is that the lights may use more electric & burn out sooner than anticipated because they're often on when you don't need them.

Because of those minor quirks, I can only give this light 4 stars - but I certainly recommend it. Since I have switched to all CFL lighting in my house, these little night lights have helped by replacing the need to switch on the CFL in the middle of the night for less than a minute at a time. That will probably add months and years of life to my CFL bulbs, as CFL are sensitive to being used for less than 10 minutes at a time.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it. Different pic as advertised. Very bright. Recommend., January 18, 2008

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T. Lee "village idiot" (San Francisco, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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Same as the first review above. They came on time, but was different than what the picture was advertised. I love these lights anyways. They are very, very brite and I like how it is adjustable. I have them in the bathroom shared by my toddlers who wake up in the middle of the night to go number 1. It stays off most of the day since the bathroom has skylights and a good size window. I difinitely recommend this product.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Super bright the first few days, September 5, 2008

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Yisheng Zhang (Germantown, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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After a week or so the light became approximately 30% dimmer and stabilized. Still the three LEDs provided enough light for the area, and the sensor works perfect.

My wishes: I went to our local Walmart. They had quite a few LED night lights available, and cheaper as well. Sure they are not as stylish as the ones made by Feit. But with the money we spend on the light, I wish to be able to have more choices on the color of the light. Currently most LED bulbs, including the Feit ones, only emit this rather harsh bluish light. Personally I prefer a warmer color, a bit closer to a traditional night light.