Woorking Inglenook fireplace with a working multifuel stove......... SWMBO would like colour changing lighting on a remote control inside teh inglenoook fireplace

Apr 03, 2021 Last reply: 5 years ago 6 Replies

We have lighting power available to said Inglenook fireplace via 1.5mm2 switched T&E from downstairs lighting circuit.



This used to feed a pair of incandescents via two surface mmount BC pendant battens.... on the wood mantelpiece beam.



The BC battens have cracked in the heat and require replacement and SWMBO would like a remote controlled colour changing system like:



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What colour changing lighting systems can I consider that will not have their lifetime shortened by the heat within said inglenook fireplace?



S.


I think sometimes you just have to say ?no?. ;-). No experience myself but I suspect heat will kill the bulbs in fairly short order.

Tim

Put the bulb elsewhere and use a light pipe / fibre optic bundle to get the light in there?

Yes I can remember most of those say do not fit in small enclosed areas or where they are exposed to excessive heat cold or moisture. What you do of course is your affair but they will cover themselves in an increasingly litigious world. Maybe you need a light like used in ovens!

Brian

In this case they cover themselves because the longevity of a LED is dependant on keeping them at around 25C and not at highly elevated temperatures that may be found around a working fire place.

In the case of the OPs selection I also doubt if the plastic LED strip or the mounting glue would survive long in, or close to, a working fireplace. Probably it would be impractical to mount the LEDs on a substantial heat-sink in a fireplace as that may actually work in reverse with respect to the LEDS - the fire heats up the heat-sink.

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