"blackhead" wrote in message
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I have a 40W fluorescent ring type for an 18x9 foot kitchen which is
nice and bright but perhaps a little OTT since I have an 11W energy
efficient bulb lighting a similar sized room, the down side being it's
very dim to start with.

So what do you use to power your kitchen?

11' x 12'

15 x GU10 down lighters, fitted with 11w Megaman lamps
4 x 20w 12v under-cupboard lamps
4 x 10w 12v down lighters in the cooker hood

They are switched as follows

1 switch controls every other light over the worktop areas
1 witch controls the other set over the worktops
1 switch for any lamps not over worktops
1 switch for the under cupboard lights
1 switch on the cooker hood for those lights

We tend to have the non worktop ones on, and half of the over worktop ones
on, generally.

Possibly thinking of having a PIR sensor in there to turn them off when the
room is empty, as the get left on quite often!