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RE: Steamproof downlights


  • Subject: RE: Steamproof downlights
  • From: "Pete Church" <yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:57:30 +0100

Tim,

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Unfortunately depth is a big issue =96 as they=92re in shelves you only
hav=
e
about 22mm depth to play with, ruling out all of the recessed shower
lights=
.
Could consider LEDs but they would need to fit in the compact format.

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Funnily enough I had a load of daisy-chained compact fluorescents in my
las=
t
kitchen and all the bulbs went twice in the first 18months =96 eventually
Ryness (I think it was) replaced all the fittings as a bad batch with ones
similar to the TLC ones which worked well.

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Looks like I=92m just unlucky =96 best stay out of the kitchen :-)

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Pete

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-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)
Sent: 12 October 2005 15:37
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Steamproof downlights

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Pete,=20

Our kettle is situated like yours, although it is at the end of the run of
wall units so I do try to direct the spout out from underneath the
cupboards. However, my under-cupboard lights are slim-ish fluorescents
(lik=
e
these http://tinyurl.com/ey3ko),
hidden by a moulding on the underside of
the row of units. We have 6-8 of these lights around the kitchen (they link
together a bit like the LED strips recently discussed) and in 5 years I
think I've only replaced one tube, and that wasn't near the kettle.=20

Have you got the depth to hide LED deck lights? These would be rated for
outdoor use, so may survive a bit better than regular cabinet lights.

HTH,

Tim.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Church
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> Thanks - kettle moving is of course an obvious solution -=20
> should have guessed you guys would have thought of that one!
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> Seriously though, wherever the kettle goes it will be near to=20
> a light and as it this light is actually about 80cm from the=20
> spout, so surely any kettle under a kitchen wall unit with=20
> under cabinet lights would have a similar problem.
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> I agree that IP 69K would be overkill - particularly as the=20
> fitting I've got cost all of =A36 so replacing it will be a=20
> serious upgrade!
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> Thanks
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> Pete








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