Syke wrote:
Having some time ago fitted (5) 12v halogen downlights, I am now thinking it
may have been a mistake. Even after swapping the MR16 50W bulbs for 20W, I
feel they are a bit wasteful. I note that there are fluorescent replacement
bulbs available but are about £10 each, and I'm not sure how these would
compare in terms of light output. Bearing in mind I don't want to replace
the wooden ceiling,(which I would probably need to do in order to mask the
resultant holes if I removed the halogens) I wondered if there were any
other options I could pursue, not being totally up to speed with all the
modern developments.

Regards and thanks in advance

Pat Macguire


There were various halogen spots etc around our kitchen. Very pretty but
not suitable for using the kitchen.
Fluorescent tubes are much more effective for general lighting in our
opinion.