I will be replacing 4 halogen lamps (40w) in the shower room with a light fitting (center ceiling) that will take say 3 BA22 normal size bayonet fitting and using say 7 watt day white bulbs. The room is approx 5`6" x 6` Anyone got similar? Can anyone see any issues with this. The room needs to be quite bright.
LEDs for shower room ?
Jan 26, 2015
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I would use a luminaire designed for and incorporating LEDs rather than using retro-fit LEDs in a standard bayonet fitting. Retrofit LEDs are pretty good if there's no choice, but there are issues with temperature affecting reliability.
But I have no hard evidence.
Cheers
My main issues are :
The wife may not like the LEDs so I could revert to bayonet spots. They arent bright enough so I could get a larger wattage of LEDs. Unfortunately she will only (as usual) decide once I have made the switch and committed to a light fitting so I need some flexibility.
Just pick a rathre large light fitting with metal base for best cooling. Add dimming so it mostly doesnt go on full blast and it should last far longer.
NT
In November I fitted a 3-arm luminaire in a room only a bit bigger than this (about 6'x8') and used 3-off 3W, 320lm LEDs. The lighting is good. I bought
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but it's not rated IP44, although its construction is such that it's pretty well the same as IP44. The lamps are
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No shipping charge when I bought them! The £2.99 is, I assume, for the entire order. In this particular example, the lamps aren't too easy to screw in - the tool supplied does the job. I put some 'notWD40' on the threads. After about 30 min. the shades and fitting aren't noticeably warm.
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