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Why don't you like down-lighters BAS (Or sheds for that matter). If installed at the correct spacing they give excellent illumination (IMO) and make for an uncluttered ceiling. Also reduces the cobwebs normally found on ceiling pendants :lol:

If I can cut through all of the banter on here that is not related to my original post you might be interested to hear that I tested one of the down-lighters last night in a rig with a 25w halogen and left it on for about 2 hours. The body of the unit got marginally hot but the heat convection...

Thanks Tonka - I'll check out TLC. I've also since discovered that if I put aluminium reflector bulbs in they direct the heat outwards as opposed to back into the light so I may be able to get away with a smaller void (Especially as the void is ventilated anyway. Cheers for all you comments people

THanks for your help - I'll review some shallower alternatives and see whats around

Hi Sparkwright, The void is about 125mm and the instructions say that the minimum should be 135mm. The actual units that I have are only about 110mm high but I guess they are allowing for breathing space above the lamp? No holes have been cut yet Cheers

Ahh yes I see your point - Tricky situation. Doe's anyone have any suggestions for how to get around this lack of ceiling depth problem for halogen spot mounting ?? My major concern is the heat build-up underneath the first floor floorboards which is why I thought of the LED route

OK knowledgeable folks, I realise there are other posts on almost this topic but none seem to answer the question directly. I have bought some fire rated Mr16 recessed halogen downlights but have since discovered that the ceiling void they are to be installed into is not deep enough for what I...