LV or Mains lighting

Only-Me · Post by **Only-Me** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:37 pm

Right..........I have a tube light in the kitchen which has been artexed around.

I can't get the floor above up to fit downlighters

So I thought I would fit a MDF box to the ceiling in the tubes place, and fit downlighter in it???

I have had trouble before with mains downlighters, kept getting through a lot of bulbs, until I changed them from 50w to 35w

Can someone explain the pro's and con's of mains V LV lighting and which would I be better going for.

Also these very small lights you can get in packs of say 10........ such as these
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.j ... arch=false

Are they any good for the main lighting?...........15w bulbs

Stoday · Post by **Stoday** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:44 pm

I can't resist it.

Yes I can

No I can't

MAINS IS LV

That's the sparks in me bursting out.

Stoday · Post by **Stoday** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:46 pm

ELV has a more robust filiament

ELV lamps can be made smaller.

ELV lamps require a tranny

Only-Me · Post by **Only-Me** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:47 pm

I know LV lamps require a tranny............ya old duffer

Just trying to suss out the best way as I seem to go through a lot of normal mains lamps

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:21 pm

I don't like halogen lamps end of story, get a flourescent

Halogens get too hot and blow all the time

Only-Me · Post by **Only-Me** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:50 pm

ultimatehandyman wrote:I don't like halogen lamps end of story, get a flourescent

Halogens get too hot and blow all the time

They do in my house................all the fecking time

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:53 pm

They are a pain in the butt!

I have a flourescent in my bedroom and the kitchen

Only-Me · Post by **Only-Me** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:29 pm

tim'll fix it · Post by **tim'll fix it** » Fri May 18, 2007 11:27 pm

flourescent in the bedroom

nothing like mood lighting eh

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Sat May 19, 2007 12:22 am

cheap halogens blow quickly, but the established names appear to last longer (osram)

tim'll fix it · Post by **tim'll fix it** » Sat May 19, 2007 6:43 pm

skiking wrote:cheap halogens blow quickly, but the established names appear to last longer than my orgasm

Only-Me · Post by **Only-Me** » Sat May 19, 2007 7:08 pm

still don't know the pros and cons of both types of lighting?

tim'll fix it · Post by **tim'll fix it** » Sat May 19, 2007 11:47 pm

mains is easier to wire

but SELV bulbs last longer and give a nicer light imo

owen · Post by **owen** » Sun May 20, 2007 12:19 am

hey are a pain in the butt!

I have a flourescent in my bedroom and the kitchen Embarassed
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nothing like a 4' flourescent striplight to set the mood and get 'em wet

Rich-Ando · Post by **Rich-Ando** » Sun May 20, 2007 11:00 pm

i gotta agree with SkiKing 100% here. i tend to use Osram dichroics and i honestly hardly get them blowing. as usual though, all variables must be taken into consideration: - how long are they on? how much vibration do they receive from the room above etc etc.
the lights in my bathroom have been in there for 3 years now and i have NEVER changed a lamp.

there is actually another way to put your lights in if that is the lighting you would prefer. i do not particularly like this idea myself and luckily have never been asked to do it but i have come across it a few times, mainly in new houses where the room above is tiled or one with a chipboard floor.

i have seen them done in a fashion called "joist jumping". basically wired from below. a rather crappy way of doing it but an option available if there's no other choice.