Large LED Downlighters - My Extension Lighting

[hankmarvin]

Hello there,

I'm after downlighters for my kitchen but I'd quite like large ones and few of them so there isn't one wherever I look.

I've seen these http://www.ledhut.co.uk/spot-lights...g-light-ip54-rating-dust-and-splashproof.html which are nice a big, good defused light spread, life expectancy etc, bit undecided between daylight and warm. I was thinking four would be enough for the kitchen/diner area. Or these http://auroraclearance.com/downlights/au-im10232.html so if anyone had any experience with them that would be great!

The long living area I'm going to try a DIY LED strip, up and down light, for more relaxed lighting, dimmable, but if it isn't bright enough then I'll add some more traditional lighting to that area.


Any thoughts/opinions very welcome.






Cheers
Hank

 

[phatboy]

I'm in much the same situation as you. The LEDHut one looks pretty good, but the non-integral driver annoys me. The Aurora as this integrated, so for me seems like it could be the winner.

Also be aware that the Aurora unit is not dimmable, if you are wanting that.....

 

[stillp]

I can't see a lumen rating for the Aurora, just that it is "Incredibly powerful and bright".

 

[hankmarvin]

1750 lumens going off other sites selling them.

Apart from a bit messy whats wrong with the driver being non integrated?

Not sure on dimmable for the kitchen yet, does allow for flexibility .

 

[phatboy]

Apart from a bit messy whats wrong with the driver being non integrated?

It's something else to leave space for in the insulation, and more wiring!

 

[Iggifer]

I can't see a lumen rating for the Aurora, just that it is "Incredibly powerful and bright".

It's not listed on that site but from the aurora site:

3000K = 1750lm
4000K = 1900lm

Both 30W.

My vote goes for Aurora all day every day. Love their fittings.

 

[hankmarvin]

Mines a warm flat roof so I won't have that problem

That good hey?

3.5m x 4m, Think four of either make in there would be suitable? 7000ish lumens.


My only concern with both of these is you can't replace individual bulbs, well I don't think so, 35000 hour rating but can you trust it wouldn't like one to fail and end up having to change them all.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Apart from a bit messy whats wrong with the driver being non integrated?

Not a thing, if the one supplied is not dimmable and at some point you decide you'd like it to be.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Mines a warm flat roof

Shame you didn't put a lantern in it - you wouldn't need to use the lights anywhere near as often.

My only concern with both of these is you can't replace individual bulbs, well I don't think so, 35000 hour rating but can you trust it

Don't know. Aurora are a reputable make, so hopefully you can. You are aware that it means that by 35,000 hours half of any sample of the lights will have failed?

wouldn't like one to fail and end up having to change them all.

Be it 35, 35,000 or 35,000,000 hours, there's no guarantee that one of yours won't fail after 35 seconds. Or a day after the warranty expires.

If you fit integrated lights where you have to replace the whole thing, not a lamp inside it, then you run the risk of having to replace all of them if the maker discontinues them.

 

[hankmarvin]

There is a skylight but not in the kitchen part, does have two windows though.

Blimey, deffo will make me consider them, but I've not come across any large fittings with swappable bulbs, I know you can get wide beam bulbs but I'm really not a fan of the small, lots of, fittings.

 

[ericmark]

I have swapped one half of the kitchen to LED a 5 foot tube 24W 2400 lumen not as bright as original fluorescent but bright enough. Since kitchen lights left on for an extended time mainly as if there is a power dip they did not strike don't want to go OTT with power.

Looked at LED strip lights and they vary a lot. Some down to less than 60 lumen per watt.

 

[hankmarvin]

How bigs your................kitchen? Will give me a little idea about lumens per m sq.

Yeah I've seen a couple of strip lights i'm interested in, ones 1400 lumen/14w p/m and another is 2600 lumen/28w p/m, latter seeming a bit overkill, I need a 6m run.

https://www.hiline-lighting.co.uk/41-led-strips

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I've not come across any large fittings with swappable bulbs,

Nor I, for LEDs.

Loads around that take PL type CFLs though.

http://images.google.com/images?q=pl+downlight

I know you can get wide beam bulbs but I'm really not a fan of the small, lots of, fittings.

Nor I.

 

[hankmarvin]

Those pl ones look a little old school.

http://www.ledbulbcentre.co.uk/coll...ducts/24-watt-led-round-downlight-panel-light found these ones but just waiting on a few more details on them but seem ok, 300mm wide! possibly too big, they do a 18w unit which is a bit smaller, v-tak seem ok, hard to find any reviews though.

 

[Iggifer]

Never heard of V-tak