What type of light in loft?

[MoonMan2]

Getting a light installed in loft, electrician has said I can do the long tube fluourscent type or standard bulb?

Any advice why one would be better than the other?

 

[riveralt]

It would depend how big the loft is and what you might want to use it for.
You can have more than one light BTW.
Personally I would go for a high frequency fluorescent type.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Also consider head room.
But I would normally go for flu tube.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Lofts get cold. Standard incandescent bulbs tend to go pop if they are cold when switched on.

I would, too, go for a floury tube.

 

[SUNRAY]

Lofts get cold. Standard incandescent bulbs tend to go pop if they are cold when switched on.

Dead right. Fit a fluo but not a CFL they seem to take a long time to get going in the cold.

 

[JohnD]

I'd go for CFLs, preferably a few to cover all ends and any nooks and crannies, with a pull-cord switch dangling by the hatch. Some seconds delay in brightening is not significant, you will not be popping up and down every ten minutes.

Very easy to fit a new one when required, and not so delicate as a tube in case you clonk it with your head (especially if you use the ones with bulb-shaped envelopes)

 

[SimonH2]

... and not so delicate as a tube in case you clonk it with your head ...

Interesting you mention that ...

At place I used to work, we had several under-eaves cupboards, and at first I wondered why the flouro fittings screwed to the timbers were all loose. It wasn't long before i realised that it leaves the fitting free to move a bit when someone bangs their head on it. Gave it a few good whacks myself - but we never broke a tube.

In my mates house, we put up two 4' tubes - but rather than screw them in place, I used a rose, bit of flex, and hung them on 4 links of jacking chain for just that reason. I just wish we'd done those lights first, ie before some groping around in the gloom doing some other jobs

 

[JohnD]

they used to be screwed tight, but got loosened by people's heads knocking into them

 

[ban-all-sheds]

In my mates house ... some groping around in the gloom

And I'm sure we all wish you hadn't shared that with us.

 

[SimonH2]

Hmm, perhaps not the best choice of words

 

[dhutch]

Fluro tube would be my choice. In my parents we put up a load of roses with bulbs (now cfl's) in the thinking that it was then a std bulb to change, but im now less sure this was the right thing to do, i have tubes now in mine, which are stocked at BnQ et al so fairly easy to get hold of.

If head room is an issue, get ones with covers on.



Daniel