SATCO Lighting S39056 8.5W LED Direct Wire Downlight, Edge-lit, 4in, 3000K, 120V, Dimmable

No can required. The S39056 is a direct wire downlight, so it connects to the branch circuit through a connector/adapter rather than screwing into a lamp socket in an existing housing. It mounts to the ceiling in a 4 inch opening and the trim flange measures 5 inches in diameter, so it covers the cut hole. Housing depth is not a concern the way it is with a can retrofit, but you do need a junction box or approved connection point behind the ceiling.

Damp location rated and listed for indoor use, so the S39056 is fine in a bathroom ceiling, over a vanity, or in a covered laundry area. It is not wet rated, so keep it out of a shower or tub enclosure where it would see direct spray, and out of any exterior application.

Yes, the S39056 is Title 24 compliant, which matters on California residential and multi-family permits where recessed luminaires have to meet the JA8 lighting requirements. It also carries cETLus listing and is FCC and RoHS compliant.

The S39056 puts out 500 lumens at 8.5 watts in 3000K warm white. That output suits corridors, closets, small baths, and layouts where fixtures are spaced closely. For a kitchen work surface or a general-lighting layout in a living space, you will want either tighter spacing or a higher-output fixture.

It is dimmable on 120V, 60Hz line voltage. Color is fixed at 3000K warm white, with no CCT selector switch and no wattage selector, so every unit you install produces the same light. That is useful when you are matching a row of existing 3000K fixtures, but it means you cannot field-adjust color after install.

The LED is integrated, so there is no lamp to change. When the light source reaches end of life the fixture is swapped out. Rated life is 40,000 hours, which at 8 hours a day works out to roughly 13 years, so for a property manager standardizing on these the practical maintenance item is the fixture, not a bulb.

The housing is thermal conductive plastic, which is what carries heat away from the edge-lit LED board in a low-profile body like this one. Follow the fixture's own installation instructions for insulation contact and airtight requirements rather than assuming; Satco publishes them at the document link on the product record.

White only. The S39056 is a single-finish item, a round white trim on a utility-style 5 inch flange, which keeps it consistent across a whole floor of ceilings without matching finish codes fixture to fixture.