Bathroom led recessed lights spacing

[J600arv]

Hi to everybody on the DIY forum, my name is Wayne I'm new to this forum and would be very grateful if someone can help me. I've just purchased some of these light JCC JC94254 BRUSHED NICKEL

IP65 BATHROOM RATED DOWNLIGHT

FIRE RATED

COMES COMPLETE WITH THE PHILIPS MLED 7 WATT GU10 LED LAMP COOLWHITE

40,000 HOUR LAMP LIFE

GU10 CAP
Has anyone fitted these at all and if so how much spacing is between each light? My bathroom is 1.8 x2.9. I've bought 6 but was only planning to use 5 in the space I have please see below a bathroom plan I have tried doing. I was gonna place two above a 750x1700 bath then three more down the same wall where the toilet,sink and window is. The sixth light could come into play if required. Can someone advise

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• J600arv
• 29 Apr 2013
• 2

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I would advise taking them back if you can (or using eBay if you can't), and buying something actually designed to light up rooms. The ones you have bought aren't just not designed to do that - worse, they are specifically designed to not do it, which is why you need so many in such a small room.

They will be horrible on the eyes of anybody lying in the bath, and depending on what's above the bathroom ceiling they will be a lot of work/nightmare/impossible to install properly.

 

[J600arv]

I did get them off e-bay. The whole bathroom is being ripped out including the ceiling so not got any worries with that issue, just was after a spacing from each light. So say they centre over the bath witch would mean 375mm. But how far from the other wall do I also do that at the same measurement?

 

[Gasspark]

your plan looks ok but with those fittings I would be installing anoth three down the middle

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The whole bathroom is being ripped out including the ceiling so not got any worries with that issue

Reinstating thermal insulation?

Vapour proof sealed enclosures over the lights to stop the warm moist air from the bathroom getting into the loft, condensing, and rotting the timbers?


https://www.google.com/search?q=bathroom+(lighting+OR+lights)

 

[dingodeano]

As a rough guide. I usually go 1200 between lamps and 600 from walls.

 

[J600arv]

I was going to central the lights down the middle of bath which would mean they come out to 375 and come away from the other wall at 400 then a 900 gap, another light then that leaves 400 gap at the wall. Wot space is require for the next line?

 

[Luckyphil]

The spacings look ok to me (subject to there being no Ceiling Spars in the way )

Seeing you have "spare" one I`d fit in between the end Bath point and the Toilet

I retrofited 9 Led Downlights in a Kitchen recently bought by a Customer (!) from s-Fix they were the Sylvania 7.5watt , and I must say the Light output was comparable with the Halogen Lamps , they give off a White Light imo , rather than a Yellowy Light off a Mains Halogen Lamp.

Lucky

 

[J600arv]

Would I be just as well fitting four down the window wall they would work out about 580mm between fittings then the other two over the bath spaces almost the same distance?

 

[Luckyphil]

Yes that will work , subject to where the Celing Spars are , try get one directly over the Washbasin though

Lucky

 

[J600arv]

Might struggle getting dead centre with sink it maybe 4" out