About a week ago I fitted two five foot fluorescent lights with opal diffusers in a long kitchen. They were for an old lady in the household who wanted brighter lighting as her sight was going. I have now been asked by her daughter to change them again, perhaps for shorter ones as they are giving her (the daughter) migraine headaches. I don't know if shorter ones will help as it may be the UV content of the light that affects her. I know dimmers don't work with fluorescents but wondered if painting the inside of the diffusers with something would help. There are special tubes for fishtanks but they would probably be much more expensive. I'm a bit out of my depth on this one and any advice would be appreciated.
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In no particular order.
1) Shorter tubes
2) Tubes with a "softer" light
3) Replace luminaires with ones with HF control gear that can be dimmed.
(3) is the best answer. Predictably it is also the most expensive.
1) Shorter tubes
2) Tubes with a "softer" light
3) Replace luminaires with ones with HF control gear that can be dimmed.
(3) is the best answer. Predictably it is also the most expensive.
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is adding a non-flourescent light as well on a seperate switch an option? This way the old lady can work with the bright flourescent light and the dugthter can have less bright non-florescent lighting.
obviously only works if they aren't spending much time in the room together but provided they don't its probablly the best soloution.
obviously only works if they aren't spending much time in the room together but provided they don't its probablly the best soloution.
Alternatively, paint the cieling with a less brilliant colour (such as magnolia or black).sounds like the daughter wants to get out of the cooking !!
think our lights in the bedroom might be flourescents, my wifes always got a headache........................
think our lights in the bedroom might be flourescents, my wifes always got a headache........................
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Well, think yourself lucky, pal! My wife always complains of headaches even when she's been nowhere near a flu!!
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