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akaelsie
09-24-06, 09:24 PM
We plan to remodel our kitchen and install 6" diameter recessed lights. Is there a formula to determine the number of lights in a kitchen about 9 x 11? Can fluorescent bulbs be used or is it better to use normal incadescent bulbs?
jwhite
09-25-06, 04:43 AM
Some states, california is one, have adopted new energy guildlines and require flourcent lights in a kitchen.
There are a wide variety of choices and they will all acheive different effects. It would be impossible to explain them in a forum like thiis.
I suggest a trip to a lighting supply house and a talk with one of the designers.
There are a wide variety of choices and they will all acheive different effects. It would be impossible to explain them in a forum like thiis.
I suggest a trip to a lighting supply house and a talk with one of the designers.
Wayne Mitchell
09-25-06, 10:34 AM
"Some states, california is one, have adopted new energy guildlines and require flourcent lights in a kitchen."
Big brother is alive and well. Now the government is teling us what type of light we can install. Next it will be what brand of TP we can use.
JWhites suggestion about getting advice from a lighting supply house is the best way to go. Take a basic floor plan of your kitchen to their lighting designer. Buy your cans from the same place. They might cost a couple of dollars more than from the big box store, but you get the design service for free. You also get to speak to an expert instead of a disgruntled big box employee that isn't.
Big brother is alive and well. Now the government is teling us what type of light we can install. Next it will be what brand of TP we can use.
JWhites suggestion about getting advice from a lighting supply house is the best way to go. Take a basic floor plan of your kitchen to their lighting designer. Buy your cans from the same place. They might cost a couple of dollars more than from the big box store, but you get the design service for free. You also get to speak to an expert instead of a disgruntled big box employee that isn't.