Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design Re: Help with Downlight choice- Pleeeaaasssseee 8Apr 19, 2013 11:21 pm We bought these ones: http://www.lightingillusions.com.au/sho ... -downlight 13w led, dimmable, ip44, brushed aluminium. Which means we can use them outside/inside/bathroom without worrying about the chrome looking bad after a while etc. Should also mention that they are fairly big (a good thing) and very nice looking in our opinion. Our closest lighting illusion store (windsor, brisbane) has a completely dark room with downlights fitted so you can easily compare brightness etc, and we were surprised how bright they were (we were initially going for CFL, but there was jut no contest). For $44 it seems like very good value as well. That said they have not been installed yet, so I can't really say too much about quality etc EDIT: Actually, I now see that there is a silver and an "anodised aluminium" option.. we paid $44 so we have the silver option. We were told it was brushed aluminium (which we wanted as they will be used outside) but now I'm not sure. We were not told about this other option, which is probably what we wanted. The generic specs on the site says "cast aluminium" though, so maybe the other one has just been treated better. Re: Help with Downlight choice- Pleeeaaasssseee 10Apr 20, 2013 7:45 am lukasfab Sorry but you're comparing apples and oranges. Good LED downlights are so much better. I wish they weren't as I'd save thousands using these. I've trialled CFL, halogen and a number of LED downlights. In the end I went with a combo of Wattsavers, generic 13w Cree LEDs, CFL pendant and LED strip lighting for my house. Only reason I went for generic Cree LEDs was 4 x Wattsavers was going to be too bright for the smaller bedrooms. Re: Help with Downlight choice- Pleeeaaasssseee 11Apr 20, 2013 9:49 pm nope! not comparing anything, just saying obviously LED is tops in lighting but we all have different needs and I dont need daylight in my house at night. people have make do with one batton light per room for decades, I'm sure these CFLs will be just fine for what I need. sorry to OP probably shouldn't have posted as you didn't have CFLs on you list Re: Help with Downlight choice- Pleeeaaasssseee 12Apr 22, 2013 10:40 am Talk about advertising. 5 posts in a short time all plugging a "friends" store. Settlement 1/2/12 New Shed 23/3/12 Slab poured 27/3/12 Frame complete 4/5/12 Roof complete 1/6/12 LOCKUP 29/6/12 Our new build blog http://kareenhillsownerbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Help with Downlight choice- Pleeeaaasssseee 13Apr 22, 2013 11:46 am ^^^ Dealt with now delatite..and thanks to the Forum member who reported this. Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Help with Downlight choice- Pleeeaaasssseee 14May 02, 2013 5:09 pm After doing some reading, I am also undecided on what I should get for a new house. Should I get the GU10 downlights which suffers from low brightness or one of those package unit like BrightGreen or Wattsaver? Only problem I see with Brightgreen or Wattsaver is that when it come the time to replace the bulb, you need to replace the whole fixture. What if you can no longer get the same fixture? Re: Help with Downlight choice- Pleeeaaasssseee 15May 02, 2013 6:19 pm I think the wattsavers have lifetime or 10 years warranties. In 10 years or so, you will be able buy better LEDs for $4.99 GU10s and their LED replacements are terrible compared to the good LEDs. i had the my concreters concrete right up to the fence. I have pits all along my path, so the water tends to drain away from the house and into the pits. There's only one… 7 13547 Hi there, I'm a conplete newbie to this, but I'm looking to put a floor down in my 6x9m shed. It's currently sitting on a 100mm thick concrete perimeter (dirt floor… 0 7008 Hi VK, Think it's worth investing time in an Owner Builder course to equip you with basic knowledge on Australian Building Industry and its regulations. Also, I suggest… 11 25126 |