I have a detached extended two car garage, wherein the ceiling light is centered in the automobile area, leaving the extended section much darker, even though I have an adjustable, multi-panel, bright LED light screwed into that fixture. I obtained this Lumary UFO bay light to hang above the extended area to illuminate cabinetry, shelving, and a working area back there.
This UFO LED light arrived well packaged, along with a screw-in hanging hook, a "safety rope," a motion sensor, a remote control, and a user manual. Attached to the light is a 5ft long, thick cable with a three prong US plug. The attached safety rope is actually a thin-gauge steel cable with a carabiner clip attached to the end. The user manual is mostly laid out well, but it is written for a variety of Lumary light models so can be confusing. For example, it indicates that you need to connect the unit to WiFi when setting up the Lumary app, but that functionality does not exist, unless perhaps you separately have the Lumary Smart Hub Bridge L-GW0A1, which I do not. It also indicates that color can be changed, but the model that I have only has a light temperature of 5000K which cannot be changed (only dimmed). It would be helpful if the Lumary user manual was more dedicated to their specific light models to help reduce user confusion.
The light itself is very well made, owing to it's thick-gauge die-cast aluminum housing, and is heavier than other UFO lights that I have, coming in at 6.44 pounds. The 150W LED array produces up to a very bright 24000 lumens of 5000K white light (untested herein), stated to be equivalent to 600W of incandescent lighting, so it uses less electricity per watt. The light must be paired with the Lumary app (a free download) to get full functionality, including setup of the remote control. Other reviewers have complained about that, wishing that the remote functioned independently from the app straight out of the box, and I can certainly understand their perspective. However, once linked to the app and the remote, the light's functionality really shines (pun intended). Both the app and the remote allow the light brightness to be adjusted and allow timers to be set. Only the app allows the motion sensor sensitivity to be adjusted, and the duration of how long the light stays on after motion is detected, from 5 seconds to 60 minutes.
IMHO, the motion detector is the unsung hero of this light. It arrives in the package detached from the light to prevent damage, but is easily attached to the center of the light's bottom LED array, locking in place with a slight rotation. The other LED light that I have screwed into my garage's ceiling light socket has a small motion detector. However, it's detector isn't nearly sensitive enough; I have to be right on it, within about 4-5 feet, for it to detect my motion, which defeats the purpose of such a sensor. It is so useless that I turned the feature off and now rely on the light switch by my garage door to turn that light on. By contrast, this Lumary UFO light's BT+ RADAR motion detector is amazing! Even set at it's lowest sensitivity the light comes on with the smallest movement. As an example, while setting up the light/app/remote combo in my living room, I placed the light on an end table next to my chair, with the light and motion sensor facing away from me - I couldn't even see the motion detector. With the sensor set at it's lowest sensitivity my slightest movement in my chair still triggered the light to come on. It would stay on as I walked across the room to go upstairs, 30+ feet away, then turn off as per the 5 second setting once I was out of sight. Then, when I descended my railed stairway, as soon as it detected the front of my foot through the rails it turned on immediately. That's amazing!!
Without connection to WiFi, the light is controlled by Bluetooth from one's phone, or by RF (radio frequency) via the remote, once it's set up. Keeping a phone's Bluetooth constantly on can be an energy drain on the battery. However, once settings, such as motion sensitivity are set, the light seems to keep that in memory if Bluetooth is disconnected. Because the remote is RF, it will continue to operate the light independent of one's phone. The app also features IF/THEN statements wherein a user can control other aspects of the light functionality, such as setting it to only operate at night, dusk to dawn. I haven't mastered those settings yet.
I don't plan to acquire Lumary's Smart Hub bridge, because I don't see a utility of controlling this light from a remote location, or via my Echo device (Alexa). So in that vein, this light may be a bit pricy for those not intending to add it to their smart home setup. If it didn't require a separate hub I might consider adding it to my other smart lights.
I have yet to hang this in my garage, as I will need additional hardware and cables to get it installed, but I'm excited to "let there be light," where no light has existed ...
