1) the life of 240v lamps are poor at the best
2) if they are transformed, when the transformer dies, they are awkward at the best, to reach to replace
3) the light they propogate is like 2 inch torches. The light is not ambient.
4) you have to replace lathe and plaster ceilings if you want them
5) the correct terminations of 2 x 1.5 cables is difficult to acheive in the rediculously small space provided.
6) they lend themselves to people not continuing the earth when connecting a series of them if class 2
7) wrong ones chosen and installed for the zone they are in.
8) horribly expensive to install in domestic situations as apposed to a couple of pendants.
9) produce heat in abundance, energy wasted, when it should be light energy produced, not heat energy.
10) cause all sorts of problems with loft insulation
11) removal for earth loop teast can blow plaster board.
12) more difficult than bc or es to replace for some people.
13) unsightly discolouration of the rims
14) 8 x 50w = 400w as apposed to a couple of, or one pendant or any other say low energy fitting
15) when you are fed up with them, consider the making good of the ceiling
16) only a few seconds of wow, when demonstrating to friends and then a life time of woe.
2) if they are transformed, when the transformer dies, they are awkward at the best, to reach to replace
3) the light they propogate is like 2 inch torches. The light is not ambient.
4) you have to replace lathe and plaster ceilings if you want them
5) the correct terminations of 2 x 1.5 cables is difficult to acheive in the rediculously small space provided.
6) they lend themselves to people not continuing the earth when connecting a series of them if class 2
7) wrong ones chosen and installed for the zone they are in.
8) horribly expensive to install in domestic situations as apposed to a couple of pendants.
9) produce heat in abundance, energy wasted, when it should be light energy produced, not heat energy.
10) cause all sorts of problems with loft insulation
11) removal for earth loop teast can blow plaster board.
12) more difficult than bc or es to replace for some people.
13) unsightly discolouration of the rims
14) 8 x 50w = 400w as apposed to a couple of, or one pendant or any other say low energy fitting
15) when you are fed up with them, consider the making good of the ceiling
16) only a few seconds of wow, when demonstrating to friends and then a life time of woe.