N. Thornton wrote in message ...
"stuart noble" wrote in message
...
I quite fancy the idea of fluorescent tubes on top of kitchen cupboards,
as
suggested on here over the years. Are there non-flickering types that
will
not be noticeable on start up?
I'm also a little concerned about the coldness of the light bouncing off
a
white ceiling. Can anyone suggest a tube that might be closer to
daylight?
TIA

Mount the tubes so they cant be seen, and dont overdo the wattage. 2
very common errors with fl lighting. Unless youer sure about wattage,
dimmable fittings would be good.

Fl is about 4x as efficient as filament, so the powers needed are very
different.
This kitchen is about 12 ft x 8ft with a 4ft wide window on one side, and
units down the other. There is currently a 3x25W halogen centre light.
Customer wants under cupboard lights, so I guess 4 x 350mm x 30W would cover
the 12 ft run.
How much wattage to put on top of the cupboards is the question. Would be
nice to maybe get rid of the centre light altogether, but I guess it'll be
trial and error.