"John" wrote in message
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"Franko" wrote in message
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What do you guys use for lighting your kitchen ?
My kitchen which is 3.2m High x 3.2m x 3.9m ,has had several types of
lighting over the years starting with a 5 ft fluorescent fitting ,then
a single lamp pendant ,then a bar with 4 GU10 bulbs and now a fitting
with 3 x 40 watt reflector lamps . The walls are white emulsioned.
I may be wrong but my perception of the current bulbs is that they are
not as bright as once they were and being ses fitting I think 40 watt
is the highest I can get .
I am seriously thinking of going full circle and going back to a
fluorescent fitting. I could ,I suppose fit another light although it
might need to be connected using surface trunking as the ceiling is
plasterboard fitted to battens fitted to the previous ceiling when
part of that one came down .


We had a twin fluorescent fitting in our kitchen for years until recently
when my wife decided it looked dated and wanted something more modern.

She chose this modular spotlight design with 6 x 50w halogen bulbs (
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...ESPOTLIGHT.htm )
thinking this would be ideal.

It was absolutely awful, the focus of the lamps was far too specific and
as soon as you approached the worktop you cast a shadow over whatever you
were trying to do. It also gave off more heat than light which turned the
kitchen into a furnace whilst cooking.

I went back to basics and looked again at fluorescents but hopefully in a
more modern design.
Found this one http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MLTFL58W.html
Brilliant!!
Looks a bit more modern than the old fluorescent, is flicker free and
gives off a great, even light.
Franko.


Looks good - what is it like for cleaning? Is the reflector robust?

I would like a modern circular but the choice is almost nil. One that I
saw in a National Trust Cafe was this - with a T5 tube. But alas too
costly to have two of them:
http://www.hacel.net/pages/product-r...us-surface.php

Haven't had it up for that long so the idea of cleaning it hasn't occurred
yet :-)
The reflector comes in four (I think) parts and simply snap in and out so
will be easy to clean in the sink.
Forgot to say in earlier post that the reflector is like a long grid so not
bright to look at unless you're directly underneath looking up .... if you
understand what I mean...
Franko.