I have five low-voltage halogen lights in my kitchen, using 50W GU5,3 bulbs. As these are on a lot, I am concerned at the amount of power they will be using. Are there any alternative bulbs that would be more cost-effective? Does this mean that when on, they will be using 250 watts/
Regards
P J Macguire
5 x 50 = ................ dammit I'm stumped. Now I wish I'd paid more attention in maths class. I think you may be right though.
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You could just replace with 35W bulbs or 20W ones - depends how much light you need. You can even get LED bulbs which are even lower power, but probably won't give enough light.
A3x50W = 150W on my calculator.
Yes, they will. Nice room heaters these.
3x50W = 150W on my calculator.
What about the other two lights that make up the five the OP said he has?
"50W GU5,3 " is the specification of the bulb.
P J Macguire
On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:09:59 GMT someone who may be "Syke" wrote this:-
You are right to be concerned.
Yes. A 65 watt fluorescent tube will probably provide better lighting.
If you don't care for the look and just want praticality then a single flouresent would be the ticket especially the newer ones which are much more efficent.
Sticking with the MR16s then you could replace them with 20 or 30W lamps but look for IRC or Xenon types. The Xenon ones have very long lifetimes while the IRC ones burn brighter for the same energy but don't last as long.
LED has been mentioned this will be very energy friendly but expensive to purchase good quality fittings and drivers. I would suggest 3, 6, or
9W units. They are very bright but only over a narrow beam width and hence do not give the same effect. Cool white is the brightest with warm white having a lot less output.Do you have any other lighting in the kitchen that could supplement the reduction of wattage in the downlighters.
A nice effect is to wash the ceiling with flouresents mounted on top of the wall cabinets. Great task lighting with few shadows.
My two pennith
Thanks for that. I have in fact bought some 20W bulbs and while obviously a little dimmer, are acceptable. There is some additional worktop lighting plus one in the cooker hood. The ceiling is wood so I would be left with difficult-to-fill holes if I altered things too radically.
FLUORESCENT!!!!
It is a kitchen. He's talking about a technique involving cooking ingredients. You sling flour around the room, thus creating a white surface everywhere to reflect more light.
On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:11:19 GMT someone who may be "Syke" wrote this:-
Then the best option is probably to replace the existing downlighters with downlighters designed for reflector bulbs, but fitted with compact fluorescent reflector bulbs. Little if anything of the bulb should stick out of the fitting if things are chosen properly. That might mean enlarging the holes a little.
How are the lights switched? Could they be broken down into smaller groups?
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