TheOldFellow wrote:

On Wed, 07 May 2008 20:47:49 +0100
zeebop wrote:


Hi,

I'm hoping someone could give me some advice about lighting.
I have a very dark hallway, that I think would look a lot better with
some flush, or semi flush ceiling lights?

I would like them to give a lot of light (emulating daylight if
possible), but at the same time run on a type of energy saving
bulb/led as they would be turned on often.

Here is a pic of the hallway.
http://www.techpost.co.uk/hallway.jpg

Any suggestions as to the type of lighting I should go for?

Thanks

zeebop


Others have suggested fluoro's, and they're good, but with your decor
it's going to be tricky. I'd use track lights with GU10 or R80
megamans. You could put five or six up and point them wherever. Two of
these might do it:
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Ind...s_3/index.html

I also thought these might suit, as you could use your white walls to
good effect - but you'd need quite few to get the light level you want:
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/FLCFL100W.html

But once again, you are going back to low energy lights that do not like
being switched on every few minutes. A strip light costs just a couple
of pounds and lasts for ages if it is not cycled every few minutes. From
what I have been lead to believe, low energy lights consume most of
their energy from switch on to full light level, hence no gain for small
periods of use. Leave it switched on and you will not notice the
electric consumption. Where as a low energy lamp can fail in a few
months with regular switching on and off and they are much more costlier
than a tube to replace.

In our house, the illumination of the areas that are not lit all that
long, I have tungsten bulbs. Toilet, stairs and hall, but to name 3. The
bathroom, I will put a low energy light in there in the autumn.

By the way, I am going on a spending spree when I check what tungsten
bulbs I have in low usage areas.

Dave