Help with down light spots

[stevieboyracer]

Hello I am wanting some help in finding some down lights that will be suitable for a job i am doing. I need to fit some downlights in a PVC ceiling so obviously I don't want them getting too hot and melting the plastic. The customer says that led are too expensive. Also I need them to be suitable for zone 1 but the other issue I have is the ceiling will only be dropped just slightly over 4" so they need to be quite a shallow fitting and they need enough space to breath. Any ideas where I can get a suitable fitting. Thank you

 

[Amp David]

Didn't you read the rest of the thread?

he has but his customer won't have them. IMO, he's had the best advice available , but would rather insult us, so that's my last comment on the subject.

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Didn't you read the rest of the thread?

he has but his customer won't have them. IMO, he's had the best advice available , but would rather insult us, so that's my last comment on the subject.

you need to re educate your customer

Too true.

What about though, their taste in ceilings or lighting HaHa

 

[mayfair]

Does it make a difference if he's a spark ? the forum is here to help everyone not just an exclusive chat box for pro electricians.

Maybe we're not giving you the answer you want because we don't know of any!!! Are you a spark?

 

[Rauer]

No it doesn't but as he is doing work in a special location a bit of knowledge would be nice

 

[ruston]

Does it make a difference if he's a spark ? the forum is here to help everyone not just an exclusive chat box for pro electricians.

To be fair he was getting help.

 

[mayfair]

From some !

To be fair he was getting help.

 

[Rauer]

From some !

I believe I did help him , iirc I suggested cfl's

 

[ruston]

From some !

No one was disrespectful to him ,it was him who got cross and impatient.

 

[stef]

In kitchens and bathrooms, halogens are really not recommended. They keep burning out very quickly. A LED downligh pays back within a few months, in my experience. I replaced those dams things almost twice a month.
Nahh, concince your customer of the benefits: last forever, no fire hazard, environment friendly, cheap to run, bright, cool, ...

 

[jimmymac]

Thats what i like about this site.....we are a united front

 

[Philpot]

Stevei If the ceiling material is fit for purpose then any IP65 fire rated downlighter will be ok. It is my understanding that the downlighters fit with the ceiling as much as the ceiling fits with the downlighters.

The poroblem we have is that "Plastic" is not a description of A material.....only a group of materials. Many thermoplastic will take extreme temperatures but others will not.

You need to check with the building inspector that the ceiling material meets the regs.
Ask him if the temperature range of the downlighters is within the range that the ceiling material will stand.

The building inspector is the arbiter of this situation ....not you....or us.

If you are not talking to the building inspector then I do not want to advise you on anything.

I hope that helps

Regards Philpot

 

[Spudnik]

I think we are done here.

And yes, i have deleted some content.


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