8" SLIMLED PRO - ROUND - HIGH OUTPUT RECESSED DOWNLIGHT - SLMPRO8-27K-BN

Name: 8" SLIMLED PRO - ROUND - HIGH OUTPUT RECESSED DOWNLIGHT - SLMPRO8-27K-BN
Brand: LITELINE
SKU: SLMPRO8-27K-BN
Price: 208.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: SLMPRO8-27K-BN

Brand: LITELINE

Some rooms just swallow light — a tall stairwell, a wide-open kitchen, a basement with a low ceiling that still feels dim. That's exactly where the 8" SLIMLED PRO round recessed downlight from LITELINE steps in. Known by shoppers as a slim panel light, a pot light, a wafer light or simply an 8-inch LED downlight, this integrated fixture belongs to the SLIMLEDPRO Series, a line built around high lumen output and superior lighting quality. It needs no recessed housing and no can: the driver comes with the fixture, so you cut the ceiling, connect the wires, tuck the driver into the cavity and clip the light in place. For homeowners renovating, contractors chasing a fast install and small businesses that want clean ceilings with serious punch, it's one of the simplest ways to get real, powerful light out of a very shallow ceiling.

SKU SLMPRO8-27K-BN delivers 2585 lumens from only 33W on 120V — super high output that easily outperforms traditional LED recessed fixtures of the same size. The colour temperature is a warm 2700°K, the cosy, lamp-like white that flatters wood, warm paint and skin tones, and the 120° beam angle spreads it wide instead of punching a hot spot into the floor. It's dimmable, so you can take a bright work level down to something soft for the evening. The housing measures just 1-11/16" thick, it is I.C. rated for direct contact with insulation, approved for wet location, plenum rated with FT6 wire, and it carries a Lifetime Warranty through the Liteline Gold Label program. The finish here is Brushed Nickel, a soft satin metal trim that reads modern without the glare of chrome.

Put it over a kitchen island, in a hallway, a home theatre, a big primary bathroom, a covered porch or a soffit — the wet location approval and the I.C. rating make it a Canadian favourite for insulated ceilings and exterior overhangs where snow and humidity are part of life. Retail floors, clinics, salons and offices use the 8" size to cover more area with fewer fixtures. Mixing finishes across a project? The same light is offered in black as 8" SLIMLED Pro round downlight in black and in white as 8" SLIMLED Pro round downlight in white. Measure your ceiling, count your openings and light the room properly.

Built for output, not just for slimness
The SLIMLEDPRO Series was engineered to solve a frustrating trade-off: slim fixtures are easy to install, but they often give up brightness. This one doesn't. LITELINE describes the series as some of the brightest and most powerful LED fixtures on the market, and the 8" round model backs it up with 2585 lumens drawn from 33W. The body is only 1-11/16" thick, with the heat sink built into the fixture and the driver included in the box. No recessed housing, no can, no remodel clips to hunt down — this is a true canless LED downlight that fits where a standard pot light simply cannot go.

Light quality and dimming
At 2700°K, the light is warm and residential — the tone people reach for in living rooms, bedrooms, dining areas and hospitality spaces where a cooler white would feel clinical. The series is built around colour accuracy and a wide 120° beam angle, which means overlapping pools of light instead of scalloped hot spots, and fewer shadows on countertops and stair treads. The fixture is dimmable, so a kitchen can run bright for prep and drop to a low glow for a late evening. As always with dimmable LED downlights, pair the circuit with a dimmer rated for LED loads and keep the fixture count within the dimmer's capacity for smooth, flicker-free control.

Technical specifications
SKU: SLMPRO8-27K-BN
Brand: LITELINE
Series: SLIMLEDPRO
Size / shape: 8" Round
Wattage: 33W
Lumens: 2585 lumens
Colour temperature: 2700°K
Voltage: 120V
Beam angle: 120°
Thickness: 1-11/16"
Finish: Brushed Nickel
Dimming: Dimmable
Rating: I.C. rated for direct contact with insulation, approved for wet location, plenum rated FT6 wire
Type: Integrated LED fixture, driver included
Warranty: Lifetime Warranty
Case quantity: 12
Master quantity: 24

Installation and where it works
Because no recessed housing is required, installation is straightforward enough that many homeowners handle it themselves: cut the opening, make the 120V connection, push the included driver above the ceiling and let the spring clips hold the fixture flush. The I.C. rating means it can sit in direct contact with insulation, which matters in Canadian attics and top-floor ceilings, and the plenum rated FT6 wire opens the door to commercial ceiling cavities. Wet location approval covers covered porches, soffits, exterior overhangs, showers and laundry areas. In practice, the 8" size shines where a 4" or 6" unit would force you to add more holes: open-concept kitchens and great rooms, tall stairwells, retail sales floors, clinic corridors, boardrooms, garages and workshops.

Matching the rest of the project and documentation
Large projects rarely stay on one colour temperature or one finish. The same 8" round fixture in Brushed Nickel is available at 3000°K for a slightly crisper warm white and at 3500°K for neutral, task-friendly light, while 4000°K in black suits garages, shops and commercial areas. Keeping the same series across rooms keeps the trims, the thickness and the light quality consistent from one ceiling to the next. The full spec sheet for SLMPRO8-27K-BN is in the Documentation tab — download it for the ordering guide, ratings and series details before you finalize your layout.

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