Difference between revisions of "Bad Ideas - Lighting"
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Things to Avoid Doing! | Things to Avoid Doing! | ||
| − | ===500w | + | ===500w [[Halogen Lighting|Halogen Lights]]=== |
| − | Unless you have a football field to light up | + | Unless you have a football field to light up. |
| − | ===Dimmed PIR | + | ===[[Dimmed PIR Lights]]=== |
| − | A gross waste of energy and money | + | A gross waste of energy and money. Just one can waste thousands of pounds on electricity in its lifetime. |
| − | ===Bare | + | ===Bare [[Fluorescent Lighting|Fluorescent Lights]] with random tube=== |
| − | See [[Fluorescent Lighting]] | + | See [[Fluorescent Lighting]] for how to do it properly. |
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| + | ===Halogen downlighting=== | ||
| + | [[Halogen Lighting|Long list of downsides]] | ||
===Lights high up out of reach over stairs=== | ===Lights high up out of reach over stairs=== | ||
| − | A perfect recipe for serious injury | + | A perfect recipe for serious injury. |
| − | ===Halogen | + | ===Halogen Uplighters=== |
| − | A recipe for house fires. Often excessively power hungry | + | * A recipe for house fires. |
| + | * Often excessively power hungry. | ||
===Plaster half-bowl uplighters=== | ===Plaster half-bowl uplighters=== | ||
The only uplighter that manages to have none of the usual advantages of uplighting, and makes walls look terrible to boot. | The only uplighter that manages to have none of the usual advantages of uplighting, and makes walls look terrible to boot. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | [[Rewiring Tips]] | ||
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| + | [[Fluorescent Lighting]] | ||
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| + | [[Halogen Lighting]] | ||
Revision as of 15:22, 27 January 2007
Things to Avoid Doing!
500w Halogen Lights
Unless you have a football field to light up.
Dimmed PIR Lights
A gross waste of energy and money. Just one can waste thousands of pounds on electricity in its lifetime.
Bare Fluorescent Lights with random tube
See Fluorescent Lighting for how to do it properly.
Halogen downlighting
Lights high up out of reach over stairs
A perfect recipe for serious injury.
Halogen Uplighters
- A recipe for house fires.
- Often excessively power hungry.
Plaster half-bowl uplighters
The only uplighter that manages to have none of the usual advantages of uplighting, and makes walls look terrible to boot.