Knightsbridge LED SMART DOWNLIGHT RW6

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If your kitchen is 9 metres by 9 metres you’re going to lose a lot of that area with cupboards and worktops. Depending on the heights of these, they may need to be considered as part of walls especially if the cupboards go right to the ceiling. This reduces the floor spaces and the area of the room that needs to be illuminated. Imagine using a halogen downlight which requires constant bulb changes. It will be a hassle since it's installed up in the ceiling. What if you have a very high one and several downlight bulbs to replace? It'll be a nightmare! Don't like the sound of hexagons and triangles? Nanoleaf Canvas are square-shaped light panels but they can't be combined with Nanoleaf Shapes, unfortunately. Yes, you can replace old downlights with an LED alternative. However, getting an electrician to do the changeover from halogen to LEDs is advisable. If you're not knowledgeable about lighting and electrics, leaving it to the professionals to guarantee correct and safe installation is better. You can instead do the replacement of the LED bulbs once your fixture is already transitioned to an LED one. This has resulted in recessed lighting becoming a common component in most homes. Most modern homes nowadays heavily imply the use of LED lighting due to their wealth of benefits compared to other incandescent lights. One such benefit is the fact that the average LED light bulb can last anywhere from 50,000 hours. Another incredible safety feature is the fact that most LEDs can be installed near water - and in most cases, fully submerged.

While energy efficiency and eco-friendliness are some of the attention-grabbing perks of an LED, the one that seals the deal are their low maintenance quality and extended lifespan. Once you install it, you don't need to do anything else afterwards. Just clean it regularly to remove dust and dirt, and you're done! Also, this lighting unit can last for 50,000 hours, so you don't have to replace them for years. Carefully insert the screwdriver into the gap between the plate and the ceiling, then apply gentle pressure to relieve the fitting. Next, detach the bulb by unclipping it from the fixture. Smart light bulbs and smart light fittings all use LED lights which are approximately 75% more efficient than incandescent lights. So, if you are swapping out old incandescent lights, there will be an immediate saving. But even when replacing standard LED lights, energy can still be saved with smart lighting. For example, lights can be dimmed, so they don’t use as much electricity. And, when combined with smart sensors, lights can be turned off when no one is in a room. As a specialist distributor in recessed lighting, our expert sales team can help you choose the right down lights for your home or business. We've put together this useful guide to help you along your journey... How To Choose The Right Downlights For You

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LED recessed downlights are an eco-friendly choice since they contain no hazardous elements like tungsten or mercury. It's safe for the environment and healthier to use for your family. Also, it produces less heat, so it won't make your room feel warmer, and even if you accidentally touch the bulb, you won't get burned, unlike with traditional lights. The Lutron Graifk Eye for example was once the benchmark for home automation but if you want to control your lights from an App, you need at least two more add-ons. Recently Lutron decided to stop producing the Grafik Eye system which hasn't come as a surprise as its expensive and become dated. Comparison Consider integrated downlights over GU10, they're more reliable and last longer. The price of integrated versions has reduced a lot recently and some don’t cost too much more. Old, energy hungry reflector style lights with R95, R80 and R63 E27 downlights with big clunky brass trims are now a thing of the past. In more recent years the now outlawed 50 watt halogen has been replaced by modern, sleek, energy efficient LED alternatives. The future of downlighting technology is becoming brighter but physically smaller.

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Existing lounge Installation You're limited to the existing hole sizes and distances between each downlight. Ideally you just want something that matches the existing setup so you don’t have to re-plaster, make the holes bigger or spend too much unnecessary time, money or effort on it. Smart lighting has certainly shaken up the entire home automation market. While making it more popular, its also become affordable for everyone. Do I Need a Hub? The main advantage of smart lighting products is that they provide you with the ability to do more than just switch or dim. You have the added benefits of being able to set timer functions that switches your lights without you even having to be there. When comparing smart lighting systems, some of them require a hub or gateway to allow internet connectivity such as the Philips Hue. Hubs cost more money as they are an additional component. Some of our latest smart lighting products such as the Ener-J smart range don’t need a hub. The products themselves communicate directly with your home router. Smart light switch: by replacing your existing light switch or dimmer switch with a smart light switch, you can convert the light fittings on the circuit into smart lighting products. The App on your smartphone then communicates with the light switch, which then communicates with the lights. Depending on which smart light switch you choose, you may also need a hub. Smart Receiver

Like the best smart home devices, smart lights use wireless technologies to connect to your smartphone and allow you to control the bulb from an app. Currently their aren't too many smart downlights available with colour changing effects. The Crompton Spectrum downlight has a colour temperature adjustable main central light and a colour changing rim. The rim (shown in the image below) provides a halo effect. Using the Crompton Phoebe Spectrum App or smart switch you can adjust the colour temperature and change the colours of the halo. Their App is limited to controlling just this downlight, you can’t add other products to the system. It is also worth noting that this fixture is not just for your home. As a result of the ever advancements in technology this has enabled the possibility of LEDs being brighter than any other lighting solution currently available. In addition, the versatility of LED downlights makes them suitable for commercial operations. Another consideration is whether or not to use fire rated downlights, which come with an extra safety feature built-in to prevent the spread of fire. Any LED products are most likely your best option. So, an LED recessed downlight is better than an incandescent bulb or a fluorescent tube. It can save around 80% of your electrical power (versus an incandescent bulb), and the low-voltage power source linked to this fixture also improves electrical safety.Smart light bulbs use LED lights that have been developed to last for many years. Most last between 15,000 and 25,000 hours, which means, depending on how long the bulb is used each day, they could last between 15 to 25 years. So, they hardly ever need to be changed compared to incandescent bulbs that only last between 250-2000 hours.