FAQs

When it comes to creating the right mood in your home, few solutions are as simple, versatile and cost effective as led lighting. Many people use colour changing led lights to alter the ambience in their homes. There are two ways to control led lighting by remote; wi-fi and radio frequency. Both have their advantages and disadvantages so let's examine the pros and cons.

With so many different kind of lighting apparatus on the market it can be difficult for consumers to choose. Such features as wattage, lumens, and beam angle influence the illumination in rooms. To further complicate things, certain lighting fixtures follow an international classification system for sealing the effectiveness of enclosures of electrical equipment against the intrusion of dust, tools, moisture and other foreign bodies into the equipment.

LED downlights are very fashionable at the moment and are the perfect finishing touch to any modern room. Many people choose to use the services of an electrician when installing an LED downlight in their home, however it is perfectly possible to carry the fitting out yourself if you follow our step by step instructions.

Part L is a Building Regulation that relates to energy efficiency. Part L1 is for domestic use and Part L2 is for commercial use. Find out what it takes for you to comply with both.

Installing recessed downlights into ceiling voids containing thermal insulation has now become a routine practice. Find out how the pros are doing it.

LED (light emitting diode) lighting is the latest generation of lighting. Although LEDs have been around since the sixties they were very basic and could only be used as an electronic component. In more recent years they have been used mainly in gardens and as accent lighting due to their long life expectancy (usually 30,000 hours) and choice of colours.

Types of lighting from Incandescent Lamps, Tungsten Halogen Lamps, Linear Fluorescent Tubes, Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) and HID ( high intensity discharge )

There are many different terminologies and abbreviations used to describe light sources. This article explains the most important ones used on Downlights Direct.