Having a flush ceiling finish is not the prime objective of lighting.Downlighters are the easiest and most effective way to create general lighting in a room if you want a flush ceiling finish.
Having a flush ceiling finish is not the prime objective of lighting.Downlighters are the easiest and most effective way to create general lighting in a room if you want a flush ceiling finish.
I just dont understand the criticism BAS levelled at downlighters. Downlighters are the easiest and most effective way to create general lighting in a room if you want a flush ceiling finish.
Its possible led strip lighting may take over, but they dont offer a flush solution.
Often the lighting is uneven with spots of light and dimness in between. Also you often need more watts to illuminate an area over that required with a single central light.
Having a flush ceiling finish is not the prime objective of lighting.
I have to agree, 2" down lighters don't work very well at lighting an area, great for highlighting a picture, but although the fluorescent batten may give a better light, one has to really aim some where between the two, although a suspended ceiling with 2' down lighters works better than with 2" neither look really good in the home.Nah, them downlighters is useless for general lighting, what yer need is an attractive fluroescent batten
I agree, I should have elaborated: most people dont want an ugly batten or other surface mounted light, so downlights provide a flush solution, which in many cases is not the only room lighting.Having a flush ceiling finish is not the prime objective of lighting.
As I so often have said to BAS, that is the view of people who still think that 'downlighters' are all 'spotlights', with beam angles of 25°, or maybe around 40°. Now that 2" LEDs with beam angles up to 110° and beyond are readily available, I think that the goalposts have moved quite lot.I have to agree, 2" down lighters don't work very well at lighting an area, great for highlighting a picture...
Example: a kitchen, task areas such as the sink, island, worktops need bright lighting. downlights achieve that (esp in combination with under cabinet worktop lighting). surface mounted ceiling lights, like fluoroescent or LED battens do not.
Visually, downlights provide a more attractive light than a central light.
As I so often have said to BAS, that is the view of people who still think that 'downlighters' are all 'spotlights', with beam angles of 25°, or maybe around 40°. Now that 2" LEDs with beam angles up to 110° and beyond are readily available, I think that the goalposts have moved quite lot.
Kind Regards, John
As I so often have said to BAS, that is the view of people who still think that 'downlighters' are all 'spotlights', with beam angles of 25°, or maybe around 40°. Now that 2" LEDs with beam angles up to 110° and beyond are readily available, I think that the goalposts have moved quite lot.
The beam angle doesn't matter, you have almost a point source - all the beam angle does is widen the cone not deal with the fundamental issue.
A 6" downlight with 25° beam angle will give significantly more useful light than a 2" downlight with a 110° beam angle.
Which is multiple downlighters are normally needed.
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