Nora recessed LEDs
Kathy F
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Comments (150)Davidtay, I did look at the link and try hard to find stores that have these bulbs but I could not. I will call Cree today and the phone number they give for Cree Sales Residential. I just measured the room that needs recessed lights and without the two foyer areas and not counting the connecting dining room that has a half a wall high and a half a wall long separating the home office (which is the living room) my room is 17' 8" long X 12' 2" wide. My kitchen has 6 recessed light in there that are supposed to be 900 Lumen's and it is not bright enough for me unless I put the 7th light on the sink on and that room is 14' long X 10' wide. I think I may need more than 6 recessed lights? My kitchen lights have very pretty color (Halogen Reveal but I should have went with the GE Halogen bulbs as the radius of light is not that wide on my bulbs creating areas with no light. The ceilings are 8 feet in these rooms that I am putting the recessed lights in. Maybe 800 Lumen's from a CR6 is better use of lumen's than the 900 lumen's from the Halogen bulb in my kitchen? Maybe 2,700K LED is a whiter cleaner light than Incandescent bulbs that are too yellow to me? I like the 90 CRI of the CREE. Philip's has LED bulbs with higher lumen's and more of the 3,000L I want but the CRI is 82 and they are bulbs they go in a can while I seem to like the one piece look of the CREE. Thank you Davidtay again for always helping us....See MoreFor recess lights,choose LED kit or ordinary one with led bulb?
Comments (8)Hi, I just set up 4 different LED models and compared them to traditional incandescent and CFLs -- see my other recent thread. We preferred the kit to the regular bulb and baffle. The sealed front was nice. Look into the startup time... The Home Depot 620 lumen model had a 1 second delay when starting up, so we ruled that one out. It was also the least light output and cost a lot for that low output. We felt they were all very pleasant light. The only one we didn't like was the CFL. 2700k was indeed a bit warmer and 3000k was a bit whiter. We liked the slightly whiter color in all cases. More glare? No, not at all. IC / Non IC means the (cans) are rated for insulation contact or they are not. If they are going in an insulated joist they have to be IC, otherwise it doesn't matter. Overall we liked the Menards kit best, it was made by Feit Electric and had a flat translucent plate across the front instead of a bulb-like reflector like the HD models. We didn't try the Lowes model, cuz we found one we liked and didn't feel we had to research further -- altho I'm keeping them all till our dimmers come in to see how well they dim. This was all just personal preference. Get a couple and try them, then take back the ones you decide against. -mike...See MoreIntegrated LED Recessed Ceiling Light
Comments (30)If you look closely at the photos of the fixtures, you will see that the Nora Cobalt is a "retrofit" type fixture (like the Halo the OP originally asked about) where the driver, heatsink and LED board are in one compact "trim" unit that is installed in a standard metal housing used for various kinds of fixtures. If the fixture fails, the "trim" unit would need to be replaced. The Lightolier LyteCaster L3 is a modular design with the driver (step-down transformer and current stabilizer) mounted in the housing and the light unit and heat sink fits into the "trim". If the fixture fails or the color dims, the appropriate part can be replaced. The parts can also be upgraded. These fixtures need a more substantial heat sink because the COB chips are more compact than the typical SMD chips. The Nora Cobalt is intended for residential use and the Lightolier LyteCaster L3 is intended for residential and light commercial use. I recommended them because they are both more powerful than typical LED recessed fixtures, are more deeply recessed, have an adjustable beam angle and use a superior COB LED. The L3 also has a great wall-washer for a more uniform light on a wall but it costs another $20+. There are no bargains in good lighting....See MoreRecessed Cans vs. Flush LED lighting?!! PLEASE. HELP.
Comments (22)IMO the most critical aspect of residential lighting design is the lighting of walls, kitchen counters and cabinets and the light quality and distribution of wafer and giant gimbal units is unfocused and disappointing. There are few affordable adjustable-angle and wall-washer recessed fixtures other than the small gimbal, elbow and eyeball fixtures that extend below the ceiling. Recessed lighting began with store displays and couched accent lighting is still its best use but today's open space designs and giant TV's have reduced the opportunity to create dramatic focus points in a house but that just makes those few opportunities more critical. For a tight budget the most affordable 4" retrofit adjustable LED I've found is the Nora Cobalt with a Haze reflector that matches the Cobalt Click 2 downlight. Its has a Cree COB LED and is Title 24 compliant for excellent color rendering at the price of a retrofit PAR 20....See MoreKathy F
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