ᐅ Lighting in the Entryway and Kitchen: Are Recessed Ceiling Spotlights Necessary?
Created on: 2 Oct 2015 22:43
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Häusle77
Hello,
we are currently planning the lighting for the hallway and kitchen.
The builder offered us recessed ceiling spotlights installed in the concrete ceiling, using GU10 sockets for bulbs up to 50W.
One spotlight would cost about €150 (approximately $160), so we would like to plan only as many as necessary.
The spotlights are already marked on the attached plan – however, I am concerned that it might be a bit too dark.
The kitchen island will be positioned further to the left and will align flush with the window and the kitchen unit.
There will be 6 x 2W LEDs installed under the wall cabinets, and there will also be lighting under the extractor hood.
In your opinion, would 5W LEDs in the GU10 sockets be sufficient?
Or should I skip the spotlights altogether and invest the €1500 (about $1600) into a nice track lighting system instead?
What do you think?
we are currently planning the lighting for the hallway and kitchen.
The builder offered us recessed ceiling spotlights installed in the concrete ceiling, using GU10 sockets for bulbs up to 50W.
One spotlight would cost about €150 (approximately $160), so we would like to plan only as many as necessary.
The spotlights are already marked on the attached plan – however, I am concerned that it might be a bit too dark.
The kitchen island will be positioned further to the left and will align flush with the window and the kitchen unit.
There will be 6 x 2W LEDs installed under the wall cabinets, and there will also be lighting under the extractor hood.
In your opinion, would 5W LEDs in the GU10 sockets be sufficient?
Or should I skip the spotlights altogether and invest the €1500 (about $1600) into a nice track lighting system instead?
What do you think?
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roadrun8724 Apr 2017 13:29They look really good.
You also have KNX. Is it possible to operate the lights with the included driver on a 230 V (230 V) dimmer actuator?
You also have KNX. Is it possible to operate the lights with the included driver on a 230 V (230 V) dimmer actuator?
They are connected as described... however, the dimming curve is logarithmic rather than linear, as is commonly known from halogen or regular incandescent lamps.
The driver compensates for this to some extent, but the behavior is still quite different. However, there is no flickering or any of the usual issues that occur when trying to dim LED bulbs with a leading edge or trailing edge dimmer.
The driver compensates for this to some extent, but the behavior is still quite different. However, there is no flickering or any of the usual issues that occur when trying to dim LED bulbs with a leading edge or trailing edge dimmer.