Has anyone used anything like these throughout their home?
http://www.neco.com.au/product.asp?pID=975&cID=101
I'm seriously contemplating using these as a direct replacement for 50w halogen lights.
Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design 1 Feb 24, 2009 6:59 am Has anyone used anything like these throughout their home?
http://www.neco.com.au/product.asp?pID=975&cID=101 I'm seriously contemplating using these as a direct replacement for 50w halogen lights. Troy Re: CFL Downlights 2Feb 24, 2009 5:05 pm My brother put a very similar fixture into his new house, they do need to be closer spaced than halogen. He spaced his between 1200-1500mm and the light is bright and even. Warm up time is quite good, around 1min to get to full brightness, but still quite bright straight away.
I recently got some similar at Beacon on special for approx $12 each including globe. CFL Downlights 4Mar 03, 2009 1:06 am Hi there Digga,
I must say, that it's really hard to beat the light output and all round performance of a halogen low voltage downlight. But, if you are hung up on cfl downlights, you may want to look at these. The main advantage, is you can choose a warm white or cool white globe. White ones - http://shop.micaunited.com.au/details/2201167.html B/Aluminium ones - http://shop.micaunited.com.au/details/2201174.html Happy to help. Re: CFL Downlights 5Mar 03, 2009 1:10 pm We have recently finished building our home in Melbourne and took the plunge and installed CFL downlights. We have used them in the lounge/dining, kitchen/meals/family area and in the upstairs rumpus room (and in the entrance/hallways). We have used oysters in the bedrooms, bathrooms and laundry. We are extremely happy with the outcome. We used Megaman 11w GU10 in the downlights and 20w mini CFL globes in the oysters - both a 'cool white' globe. In terms of number of downlights, for example, we have used 6 in our family room sized 4.8m x 5.4m and have found this is plenty. We were very reluctant to go this option as we could find very little information about them, but in the end, after lots of reading and an extremely helpful person from Beacon lighting, we decided to go this option. The only downside, and we feel this is pretty minor, is that you do have to wait about 30 seconds for them to become fully bright, but this is not a huge issue at all. Just wanted to let others know who have been considering this option - we are really happy with the outcome. I have been meaning to write this and this is the first chance that I have had - with a 6 month old baby, a child starting school, one starting kinder, building/moving house - and a husband with a broken leg! Hope this helps someone. Cheers Kate Re: CFL Downlights 6Mar 04, 2009 1:02 pm GLHTAH, thanks for taking the time to post your experience. We are using the megaman as well and have been getting a bit nervous due to some of the other responses in this forum. We will find out first hand soon anyhow (handover is due on the 20th) but now feel a little less stressed re this decision . Cheers Paul. 'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.' - Winston Churchill Re: CFL Downlights 7Mar 04, 2009 5:12 pm enigma_brennan - my pleasure!
Like I said, I have been meaning to post this because we were so apprehensive about this option, mainly due to the limited information about CFLs. We put a lot of thought into our design in terms of site orientation, so we have maximised natural light. We also tend to use lamps as well as overhead lighting, but in our home, we are very happy with our choice. Good luck with your handover - it is an exciting time when it finally happens! Hope it goes smoothly. Cheers Kate Re: 8May 22, 2009 3:40 pm GLHTAH The only downside, and we feel this is pretty minor, is that you do have to wait about 30 seconds for them to become fully bright, but this is not a huge issue at all. Really is hard to get a good answer on the start-up time. I've read and been told anywhere from 30secs to 2mins. Thought about doing a mix. 240v halogens in the Kitchen and Toilet and CFL everywhere else. But then the light colour won't match up and might look odd in the Kitchen/Meals area with 2 different types. I can live with 30 seconds but definitely not 2mins. I think the best bet for me is to just do the halogens everywhere and do more switches so I can turn them on in pairs instead of a whole room at once. Then if the CFL globes improve over time, replace them. |