LED Fixed Fire Rated Downlights - Kitchen ceiling from existing ceiling rose

Best gu10 downlights are the ced/meridian ones from t/s by a country mile.

 

Hager J804 from TLC Direct.

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/ASJ804.html

 

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CED/Meridian forgot TS stocked them, nicely made fitting & cheaper.

 

I like them for 2 reasons, one they step in a bit up the can making them a whole lot easier to get in the hole and two they have really chunky terminals on them, you could get 3 1mm's straight in them at a push.

 

Those CED downlights and these lamps

http://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-gu10-led-lamp-346lm-5w-5-pack/3797g

with this dimmer

http://www.screwfix.com/p/british-general-1-gang-2-way-400w-push-dimmer-switch-white/65335

Doesn't show it but there is a rotary adjuster on the back to get the LEDs dimming perfectly. Works for me.

 

Good find, 25 year warrenty, can't believe that.

What the minimum load for them, as I have been using the Varilight here, due to it's minimum load of 10watts.

 

Not sure what the min load is but I've had them working with a couple of LEDs no probs.

 

I have just wired up one of the Aurao Enlite, they are quite fiddly to wire even using 2 x 1mm t&e.

I cant remember the brand I used a few years ago, may be sylvania or JCC and were easy to wire up.

If you had a lot to wire up then for the sake of a few extra quid it would save time and make things easier.

Just thought that if down-lights were supplied with wago type connectors rather than terminal block. Wouldn't cost much more to manufacture

 

Clickflow do these is several finishes.

 

Try using trailing edge dimmer, some dimmers may buzz with LED lamps

 

Jitender, I am looking at the Aurora Elite E8. How are they? Do they provided decent light and spread and look nice fitted?

Thanks. Where did you get them from?

 

Usually use Varilight trailing edge dimmers, no buzz, totally quiet.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/varilight-trailing-edge-push-dimmer-1g-1-2w-400w-va/94816


Make sure you back box is deep enough to accomodate the switch,can't remember if I used 25mm or 35mm box.

 

250w would be OK, as for your buzzing MCB that may be different issue I went to a job what had this problem it turned out to be a load problem, you should get a sparkie to check that out
Kind regards

 

Everything Buzz's when a dimmer is involved, even a light switch on the other end of a 2 way.

 

Got mine from TS, i liked the finish of the satin finish, some can look a bit cheap. Wiring is not the easiest of the ones I have fitted, and I didn't like the plastic terminal strap, it clips in to the body of the base a lot of them on other brands are metal and more rigid. It all depends on the lamp fitted, I bought a pack of daylight bulbs.