Plc Lighting

If you want to get a lighting fixture that’s built differently than the catalog and website shows, PLC is the place to go. On the other hand, if you want to know what you are buying, you might want to avoid their fixtures.
I bought a CA code compliant (ie, fluorescent) bathroom fixture manufactured by PLC. When I brought it home from the dealer, I was surprised to see that the ballasts were installed in a way that it looked like the light would be blocked. I thought to myself, «these guys build the fixtures, so they’re not going to build one that blocks the light.»
Wrong. The ballasts block the light. And as a result, the light pattern looks nothing like the lovely diffused light in the catalog/​website for that fixture. I asked PLC to take it back, as it is materially different than what was represented in the catalog/​website. They refused.
The kind of leverage that I normally would have doesn’t apply, since if I refused to pay the credit card charge, I would screw the dealer, who has been told that he can’t return it.
PLC needs to step up and take care of its end users. And they need to figure out how to make code compliant fixtures that are as attractive as the energy wasters – this code has been in place for 20 – 30 years!