I recently purchased the GU10 Fire Rated Diecast Showerlights (IP65 rated), in white, with the GU10 80SMD 3.3W cool white LED bulbs.
The items were delivered (free post) within a week, and I received several tracking emails updating me on the delivery.
The lights are very good quality; far heavier, larger and more robust than I'd imagined, or ever seen before. Nothing like the cheap-looking stuff from DIY stores. The front surround has a very strong thread to unscrew and fit the bulb, and there's a rubber gasket to seal against the ceiling.
In the instructions it does say it's best to install against a flat ceiling; I have textured artex and obviously the light doesn't fit exactly flush, but a small bead of white mastic hides any small gaps.
The only criticism I have is that the two spring clips that clamp the light to the ceiling plasterboard, are not that strong or springy. I was expecting then to snap my fingers off but they are quite a soft fitting and don't pull the light in very tight. Fortunately I could access the back of the light from the loft and correct any spring clip mis alignment to unsure they were pulling straight and not at an angle. Also you need to fit these once; if you pul the light in & out the spring clips will destroy the ceiling plasterboard.
I took a gamble on the bulbs. My bathroom is 2m square and I had a standard 60W bulb fitted in the centre. I put 3x lamps in a line across the room, keeping one in the centre. I wired in one at a time just in case the light was not bright enough and I needed to change the number/pattern in the ceiling, .e. drill one light hole at a time! After the first I was not 100% sure 3 would be enough, but having fitted the second I'm sure 3 will be more than enough. These bulbs are excellent giving a clean bright light in a floor pattern (which is exactly what I wanted and why the 120 degrees appealed to me on the product description). When off, you do see the small yellow SMD components but they're behind a slightly frosted glass and look very cool really.
The other benefit of these lights is I can put all the loft lagging around & over the lights as the body will not get hot. The wiring was very simple; one good tip is to remove the connector block from the light once it's in position, so you can get a good fitting of the wire and screw it in tightly without pitting pressure on the light itself ( and hence risk disturbing the spring clips, etc.).
So in summary, a very well made set of products, exceeding all my expectations and will hopefully give me years of trouble-free bathroom illumination :-)
11 years ago
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