Help Needed With LED Lighting, Please!
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Undercabinet lighting help please. LED specifics:
Comments (2)Well, let's not get too carried away. ;) There is junk out there. But many of the LED options are good. You just have to make sure you're getting them from a place which knows what they're doing. Color temperatures have come down and are wonderful. And LEDs definitely do not use the same technology as old fluorescents. Light color does not equal similar technology. Kichler makes some great LEDs. But so do Color Kinetics, CSL and and others which we've used for clients. So in other words, if the price is in your budget, LEDs are a fantastic way to go. And in many applications pay for themselves in a reasonable amount of time....See MoreLED Lights Urgent Help Please
Comments (6)Looks like a newer brand. I haven't heard of them. I will be watching this thread on how they preform. They don't claim to be as powerful as the major brands. I don't see a niche listed in the parts or products listings. It appears to be a sinker. The Winterizing section of the manual suggests letting it sit below the ice line or removing the bulb. This makes Jazz lights a PITA to work with so I would expect more of the same, just significantly less weight. Are you in Canada? The manual shows a Canadian company. Scott...See Moreplease help! anyone have led recessed lighting in vaulted ceilin
Comments (1)I just went through this with the cathedral ceiling on my screened porch. Do you have the gimbal lights now that can be adjusted to face down in an angled ceiling? Is it currently enough light? Is your angled ceiling higher than normal? Changing to 4 inch might require more lights which will need more wiring. I would say if it ain't broke don't mess with it. There are gimbal sylvania LED inserts for about $40 each online that can go into your existing recessed containers. The LED's tend to be brighter than the corresponding wattage on CFL's or incandescents so you might want to add a dimmer. http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-72369-Recessed-Downlight-35-Degree/dp/B00FMSUJL0 Since my screened porch is a new build I decided to surface mount the sylvania 70732 disc lights (LED ) from Lowe's on the angled ceiling, no gimbal. They look like recessed lights but fit into regular junction boxes (as well as into recessed receptacles) and have a wider beam that allows good coverage even though they will be set on an angle. I actually drew in all the angles of coverage to determine where to set the j-boxes and to be sure that the light beams would not cause a strobe effect with the ceiling fan on. I have linked a blog post by Philip Norman who also posts here on gardenweb. This post was very instrumental in my choice. Here is a link that might be useful: Sylvania 70732 disc light review...See MoreNeed help with LED recessed lights
Comments (2)Hi Jim, thanks for taking the time to respond. I am a newby about current lighting options and have already spent far too much time ordering and returning lights. Yes, I currently have 4" cans with LED inserts. I looked at the Soraa lights and while they look great they do not offer a bulb that will work with my current Halo cans. Then cans that I have are dedicated LED with the orange quick connector that plugs directly into the light module. Regular screw type base bulbs or G10 style will not work. That's why I was hoping the Elco light would work as it has the same connector, although it only comes in 3000K. Halo does have some new options that look nice but they run about $90.00 per light and I have 32 to change out. The 3000K might be OK for kitchen and bath but I might need something warmer in the bedrooms ....See MoreAnnie Deighnaugh
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