Hello everyone,
We will have about 85 recessed ceiling spots in our new build. The Halo-X housings are already installed and wired on the ground floor. The cut-out diameter is 68 mm (2.7 inches).
Unfortunately, we probably won’t agree on the final price with the general contractor or his electrician. The spots were initially quoted at 85 euros each. Now the price is suddenly supposed to be double, just because they are adjustable; the 85 euros didn’t include the light bulb, etc. He said he would agree to some model where the price could stay at 85 euros, but the sample looked extremely cheap.
I’m likely going to pay the contractor for the housings and handle the rest myself. On the ground floor, it should be quite simple—I basically just need to clip the spotlights into the housings and connect the cables. Upstairs, I will have a cable run from the switch to the attic. I think I can install the spots into the drywall ceiling myself. I will have an electrician take care of the wiring.
I would appreciate advice regarding models and manufacturers of spotlights. Which brands are reliable? What color temperature should I choose (should it be the same in all rooms)? What wattage or luminous output is recommended?
We will have about 85 recessed ceiling spots in our new build. The Halo-X housings are already installed and wired on the ground floor. The cut-out diameter is 68 mm (2.7 inches).
Unfortunately, we probably won’t agree on the final price with the general contractor or his electrician. The spots were initially quoted at 85 euros each. Now the price is suddenly supposed to be double, just because they are adjustable; the 85 euros didn’t include the light bulb, etc. He said he would agree to some model where the price could stay at 85 euros, but the sample looked extremely cheap.
I’m likely going to pay the contractor for the housings and handle the rest myself. On the ground floor, it should be quite simple—I basically just need to clip the spotlights into the housings and connect the cables. Upstairs, I will have a cable run from the switch to the attic. I think I can install the spots into the drywall ceiling myself. I will have an electrician take care of the wiring.
I would appreciate advice regarding models and manufacturers of spotlights. Which brands are reliable? What color temperature should I choose (should it be the same in all rooms)? What wattage or luminous output is recommended?
miho schrieb:
. I (trained electrical technician but not a lighting specialist) don’t understand why you want to use a larger conductor cross-section for high voltage. Hello miho
This is how an electrician once explained it to me.
And the 0.5 to 0.75 mm² (0.8 to 1.2 sq inch) used for low voltage seems really too thin to me for high voltage.
It could also be that for low voltage wiring, the cables run radially from the transformer, while for high voltage they are daisy-chained. I haven’t been trained in this, so that’s just my gut feeling.
Steven
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Knallkörper28 Sep 2016 22:28Robbaut schrieb:
Good evening!
The Sebson mounting frames come with GU10 sockets.
Philips and Osram lamps with a CRI of 90 aren’t much cheaper either, right? I’m not as up to date since I’m already set up But here’s the tip again: try them out! For example, there are also LEDs that flicker at a relatively high frequency, which bothers some people.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture of the finished state, but it looked like this once:
One spotlight (6 W, 35°) already produces a lot of light; several can illuminate the whole hallway well.
Best regards
RobI probably planned a few too many spotlights and had the housings concreted in accordingly. Since I’m not having my general contractor do it, I’m in the fortunate position to be able to order different light bulbs to test. Compared to the initially estimated costs, this venture is turning out to be quite a bit cheaper than expected.
Steven schrieb:
Hello miho
this is how an electrician once explained it to me.
And 0.5 to 0.75mm² (0.8 to 1.2 sq. mm) for low voltage wiring would be really too thin for high voltage.
It could also be that low voltage is installed in a star configuration from the transformer, while high voltage is wired in a loop. I’m not a professional, this is just my gut feeling.
Steven I did some research. The electrician’s explanation is a bit weak, but for fixed wiring there is apparently a minimum cross-section of 1.5mm² (2.4 sq. mm). That no longer makes sense for high voltage LEDs, but that is the rule.