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powerjen
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vegplot
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yummersetter
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Hi CIG - we have the same ceiling= bedroom floorboards setup as you - it was the only way to make a room built for shorties safe-ish for six-footers to visit.
We have swivel spots on a track between the beams, the lamps come down about an inch below beam level. OH has just changed the bulbs from dichroics to some very good low energy, bright output ones which he says will cost 90% less to run. They are warm-toned, which I prefer in a dining room, but he also tried cool white ones.
'Megaman GU10s, 6w, guaranteed 2 years, 25,000 hours apparently - our previous set of 6 lamps totalled 300w. They're dimmable, cool to touch and come on at full brightness. It's meant we'll use the same amount of power to light four rooms as one 100w incandescent bulb.' he says.
I have been warned, before the bill comes in, that they're 'not cheap' |
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Nicky cigreen
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tahir
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Lorrainelovesplants
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vegplot
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powerjen
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Nicky cigreen
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ninat
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Lorrainelovesplants
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12Bore
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lettucewoman
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Lorrainelovesplants
Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 6521 Location: Dordogne
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Lorrainelovesplants
Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 6521 Location: Dordogne
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