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Yeah, you see lots of them - because they are the current fad. Impractical for their primary function, but trendy to have.I mention spot lights as most houses I have seen (new builds or remodeled ones) tend to have them.
Yes, that tends to be the guidance - and gives you a clue as to how rubbish they are. It doesn't take long before you need a lot of lights - a friend of mine has 10 in his kitchen and 15 in the living room, neither are particularly huge rooms. Of course, in the kitchen he also has under cupboard lights to make the worktops usable because the downlighters are useless for that.Builder told me that keeping them 1m apart is a good starting guide.
... and/or a clue to the fact that most people seem to think that all downlights are still small-beam-angle 'spotlights'. A single 60° downlight will usually illuminate an area 1.75m-2m in diameter at worktop/table level, and something approaching 3m in diameter at floor level, albeit illumination is not necessary evenly distributed over the whole area. 120° LEDs are far from difficult to come by these days, and they put the figures up to about 5m diameter at worktop level and approaching 9m diameter at floor level. I'm not suggesting that one would try to illuminate a room with one of them, but one certainly should not need umpteen. The greatest potential problem is probably the lack of direct illumination of the ceiling - which, as you say, pendants are so good at - but some people don't actually like highly illuminated ceilings.Yes, that tends to be the guidance - and gives you a clue as to how rubbish they are.Builder told me that keeping them 1m apart is a good starting guide.
Indeed - but you are tending to illustrate and perpetuate the misunderstandings by describing 60° lights, let alone 120° ones, as "spotlights" . A true "spotlight" typically has a beam angle of 25° or less.Agreed. I have 120 degree spot lights in my parents house after replacing the 60degree ones and they made a world of difference in terms of lighting up the whole area.
I suppose a lot depends on the function of the room.The greatest potential problem is probably the lack of direct illumination of the ceiling - which, as you say, pendants are so good at - but some people don't actually like highly illuminated ceilings.
Yes, these wide angle lights are floodlights.but you are tending to illustrate and perpetuate the misunderstandings by describing 60° lights, let alone 120° ones, as "spotlights" . A true "spotlight" typically has a beam angle of 25° or less.
Yeah, I've got them in the loft - just plain cheap magnetic gear and exposed tubes, as you say, it's "utility" for that. I'll admit I'd probably look as some LED alternative these days - but I'd still be looking for something with a similar output to a flouro tube in terms of direction etc.I would never install a fluorescent on display in my own house (ok there's some in the loft but that doesn't count).
There is such a vast range of LED lighting options now that I don't really see the excuse to use flurrys.
Ooh, I like that - as you say, needs care to not look 'orrible. High ceiling needed as well I think for it to look right. It's given me ideas though - I think my missus might not like you nowMy parents are having me make something like this for their kitchen, it has both the advantages of a pendant, and downlights. Will need to be done well to not look nasty though
Depends how you define "on display". If all you see is a circle of etched glass with a narrow white powder-coated ring around it, flush to the ceiling, is that "on display"?I would never install a fluorescent on display in my own house
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