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How many halogen downlighters?
Coolhandluke
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My kitchen is approx. 10 1/2' feet square , how many halogen downlighters will i require to light this size of area and how should i arrange them on the ceiling?
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Lots more than you might think but it depends on the wattage and the angle of the beam. A kitchen needs lots of light and you don't want big differences of contrast. I would think 9 x 50W 12 x 35W or 16 x 20W. More lower watt ones will give more even light.0
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At just under 3' 3" square, that would be one small kitchen!ohreally wrote:Or 10½ square feet?0 -
YorkshireBoy wrote:At just under 3' 3" square, that would be one small kitchen!
And one fitting would probably be more than enough.:rotfl:0 -
YorkshireBoy wrote:At just under 3' 3" square, that would be one small kitchen!
Think he means 10 foot 6 inches by 10 foot 6 inches. At least I hope so!The world is over 4 billion years old and yet you somehow managed to exist at the same time as David Bowie0 -
I know what the OP meant. My post was just a bit of fun with ohreally.catkins wrote:Think he means 10 foot 6 inches by 10 foot 6 inches. At least I hope so!
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I would recommend tilting downlighters enabling them to be angled towards darker areas. Arrangement? - plan carefully. Remember you don't want to work in your own shadow."...IT'S FRUITY!"0
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yes i do mean 10' 6" x 10' 6" , thanks for your replys. 0 -
The best thing in a kitchen is under unit lights. Then in the middle of the ceiling put a triple halogen spot unit and suppliment it with a few downlighters over the sink\ breakfast bar etc. Also sometimes a 6' striplight sitting on top of a length of wall units but hidden behind a pelmet gives a wide white light across the whole ceiling and is economical.0
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Thanx for all the suggestions,and yours Doonhammer has gave me something to think about.
I will be having small strip lights beneath the wall units plus one in each of the glass fronted corner display units.
I can also add some in the pelmet over the sink.
Like the sound of a larger strip light hidden on top of the wall units. :T0
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