Part L Compliance
Posted on April 29, 2013
How to achieve Part L Compliance for lighting as of 2010 to late 2013: Part L is a Building Regulation that relates to energy efficiency. Part L1 is for domestic use and Part L2 is for commercial use. Part L1 Compliance: ►For a house or domestic property to achieve Part L compliance, 3 out of [...]
Mains Dimmable LED Drivers
Posted on April 29, 2013
Mains dimmable, also known as TRIAC dimmable LED drivers are now available that allow you to dim lighting products like LED strip lights without the need for installing a special analogue 1-10V dimmer switch. These new LED drivers will dim with many different leading edge or trailing edge dimmer switches. We recommend trailing edge as they [...]
Lighting A Kitchen With A Sloped Ceiling
Posted on April 23, 2013
Customer: Kerry from Bedford Room: Kitchen Products Used: 3 x ELAN LED Fire Rated Downlight Adjustable (White) The Project: Installing Downlights On A Sloped Ceiling Description: I needed to fit LED lights in a sloping ceiling over the cooker to provide light over the kitchen work surfaces. The lights needed the adjustable ELAN for it’s ‘eyeball’ to concentrate the [...]
Installing LED Strip Below A Skylight
Posted on April 17, 2013
Customer: Simon from London Room: Bedroom Products Used: LED Strip Kit 30 LED Per Metre Single Colour (1 metre, 2700k Extra Warm White) The Project: Installing LED Strip Below A Skylight Description: In the evening the deep skylight in the converted attic bedroom didn’t allow the room enough daylight, so to improve the overall lighting of the [...]
LED Strip Lighting Design
Posted on April 9, 2013
As part of our LED Strip Fit brand we are able to design LED strip lighting to meet your exact needs. All we need is the dimensions or a drawing and we can supply you with an easy to follow wiring diagram. We can offer all the relevant LED drivers and controllers. As part of [...]
Downlights Directs Reaches 9.4 Rating On Trust Pilot
Posted on March 21, 2013
Just wanted to say a big well done to the staff at www.DownlightsDirect.co.uk for achieving the 9.4 rating on Trust Pilot. Selling downlights and LEDs is not an easy task these days with so many variations and compatibility issues to consider. As many of our satisfied customers like to remind us; it’s not always about [...]
The LED Bubble is Bursting!
Posted on March 13, 2013
As LED prices continue to fall and as more retailers finally catch onto the craze – the future of LED is not bright, at least for the re-sellers! Prices are plummeting faster than expected and I believe many companies will soon go out of business as a result. On-line prices are good for the market [...]
Lighting A Table With LED Strip
Posted on March 5, 2013
Name: Tony from Deben Joinary Project: Table Lighting Products used: 1 x Professional Power Supply 12V DC 150W 12.5 Amp 4 x LED Strip 60 LED Per Metre Colour Changing (1800m) 1 x Amplifier For LED Strip Plug In Type. 1 x Radio Frequency Touch Controller For Colour Changing Strip Description: We were asked if we could make [...]
Installing Surface Downlights
Posted on March 4, 2013
Name: Simon from London Room: Dinning Room Products used: 2 x Novara Surface GU10 Downlights. 2 x Philips 6W LED GU10 Dimmable Lamps (Warm White) Description: It was very easy to fit the Novara and avoided the problems of cutting out an existing lath, plaster ceiling and affecting the insulation between the joists. The fittings are adjustable [...]
Replacing Burntout Downlights For LED Downlights
Posted on March 4, 2013
Customer: Simon from Buckinghamshire Room: Kitchen Products Used: 4 x Halers Fire Rated LED Downlights. The Project: Replacing Burnt out Downlights For LED Downlights. I replaced existing GU50 spotlights which had burnt as the surrounding insulation caused existing units to overheat and pose a fire risk. As LED’s consume less energy and emit less heat I decided [...]
