lighting help needed please guy's

steviejack · Apr 11, 2015

Hi all iv been asked to change the lighting system in my local village hall, they currently have 8ft fluorescent tubes, and they are finding it hard to get replacement tubes, they've told me they want something that gives them the same amount of light but must the bulbs must be easily replaced and easy to find and energy efficient
Theres two main rooms the larger one is 9mx15m with a false ceiling that slopes from 3m to 7m high it's currently got 10 flouros
Then there's the small room thats 9.5mx 4.5m with a 3m high solid ceiling
Can any of you give me any advice as to what would be the best way to go with this as im more used to house bashing than this kind of thing thanks in advance
Steve

amckay · Apr 11, 2015

What about 8ft led t8? Just a straight swap of lamps?

UKMeterman · Apr 11, 2015

If you want a simple replacemet I would suggest LED batterns. You might want to considder changing the old fittings to new ones and putting them on chains so they are a little lower and so easy to get to. The old ones may have capacitors containing PCB oil, this is nasty stuff and needs disposing with care. Ask the hall users what they would realy LIKE to do, dimming and so on.

For more advice on fittings and so on have a chat with About Trade Lighting ? Great Britain (English) and Philips Lighting UK - LED & Conventional Lighting Solutions

Richard Burns · Apr 11, 2015

The most energy efficient lighting at the moment is T5 fluorescent lamps and an 80W T5 (1449mm) is slightly dimmer than an 8ft T12 fluorescent.
LED lighting is obviously the future but in terms of being able to get hold of replacements this is more difficult for an average person as they are not yet fully mainstream in retail shops.
Fixed lamp LED lighting such as lo bay lighting might be an answer as the lamps would not need replacing but the fittings would not be easy to replace.

yellowvanman · Apr 11, 2015

I always go to my supplier and ask them to get one of their suppliers to do a lighting design for free!

Adam W · Apr 11, 2015

600x600 recessed LED fittings in the big room, something else in the small room. Maybe surface or suspended battens, maybe downlighters, maybe up/down lighters on the walls, depends what you can get in, but definitely LED either way.