This is a 10W E27 PAR30 LED globe giving 800lm at5000K IP44 rated, in polycarbonate and aluminium.

You do not need an electrician. It is a light globe. Our pagesaid this fitting must be installed by a licensed electrician, which is simplywrong you screw it into a lamp holder.

An IP44-rated globe, which is genuinely unusual

This is the thing worth knowing. Almost every LED globe isIP20 indoor and dry locations only. This one isIP44, rated against splashing water from any direction. That means itcan go in covered outdoor fittings a porch light, an eave-mounted fitting, acarport, a sheltered courtyard lantern where an ordinary globe is not rated to be. If you havean outdoor fitting that takes an E27 and you have been putting indoor globes in it,this is the correct one.

IP44 is splash-rated, not exposed-rated. It suits acovered exterior fitting. It is not for a fitting that takes drivenrain directly, and it is not immersion-rated.

PAR30 is a reflector shape it throws a beam

A PAR30 has a built-in reflector, so itdirects light forward rather than glowing in all directions like a standard A60globe. That makes it right for spotlights, floodlight housings, track heads and downwardexterior fittings, and wrong for a table lamp or an open pendant, where half the lightwould go nowhere.

5000K is cool white choose it deliberately

Cool white, well past the 3000K most people want indoors. Outdoors and incarports, garages, workshops and security positions it is the right choice: itlooks brighter for the same lumens and gives better visual contrast. On a frontporch where you want a welcoming light, it will read hard and institutional ask us for a warmer alternative.

800 lumens from 10 watts

80lm/W, and roughly the output of a 60W incandescent but concentrated into a beam rather than spread, so itappears considerably brighter where it is pointed.

Not dimmable. Fitting a non-dimmable globe to a dimmedcircuit causes flicker and buzz, and can shorten its life.Check the fitting is on a plain switch before you buy.

97mm across check it fits

A PAR30 is a wide globe: 97mm across by 95mm long.That is much larger than a standard A60, someasure the aperture of your fitting before ordering a housing that takes anA60 will not necessarily take a PAR30.

Where it works

• Covered outdoor fittings porches, eaves, carports.
• Spotlights, floodlight housings and track heads.
• Garages and workshops, where 5000K belongs.
• Not on a plain porch where you want warm, welcoming light.
• Not on a dimmed circuit, and not in an A60-sized aperture.

Specifying it

PAR30 reflector shape, 97mm wide by 95mm long,E27 screw base, in polycarbonate and aluminium.10W giving 800lm at 5000K, CRI>80,not dimmable. 240V,IP44 splash-rated; suits COVERED exterior fittings.No installation required it is a globe. Warranty is three years, as areplacement warranty.

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Questions

Do I need an electrician to fit it?

No. It is a light globe you screw it in. Our page said an electrician was required, which is wrong, and ten of our twenty LED globe listings carried the same line.

Can I use it outside?

In a covered outdoor fitting, yes and that is unusual. Almost every LED globe is IP20, indoor only; this one is IP44, rated against splashing water. Porches, eaves, carports and sheltered lanterns. Not for driven rain directly.

What is a PAR30?

A reflector shape it has a built-in reflector that directs light forward rather than glowing in all directions. Right for spotlights, floodlight housings, track heads and downward exterior fittings; wrong for a table lamp or open pendant, where half the light would go nowhere.

Will it fit my fitting?

Measure first. A PAR30 is 97mm across much wider than a standard A60 so a housing that takes an A60 will not necessarily take one of these.

Is 5000K too cold?

For a front porch where you want a welcoming light, probably it will read hard and institutional. For carports, garages, workshops and security positions it is the right choice: it looks brighter for the same lumens and gives better contrast. Ask us for a warmer alternative.

Can I put it on a dimmer?

No it is not dimmable, and fitting a non-dimmable globe to a dimmed circuit causes flicker and buzz and can shorten its life. Check the fitting is on a plain switch.

How bright is 800 lumens?

Roughly a 60W incandescent but concentrated into a beam rather than spread, so it appears considerably brighter where it is pointed.