If anyone is in Melbourne (Bundoora) I have a dark room that I am happy to show the D900 in the roof.

Yeah 13w is tough for gu10. What about complete fixture? Or do you have a lumen target, some affordable modules are getting close to 90lm/w

Casa why don't you buy an LED with a diffuser then? I walked through a halogen replacement job the other day and didn't even realize my lights had gone in…

I cannot guarantee all will but a lot do and its pretty easy to check. Power outlets are not very expensive so I would push that path with PD. Power…

James I would say option 2 would be the best if you can ask them to fit power outlets in the roof rather than junction boxes, then you can cut…

Maybe cost savings but you would see energy savings right away.
Isn't that the reason we are trying to be greener?

Should be pretty straight forward, my guess is the quotes will all be slightly inflated as there can be more unknowns in an existing house and because you are sourcing…

Honestly I haven't done a product round up as of yet, the main things that are important in halogen hats eg. fire rating. Really play no part in my decision…

I don't know why hats would make the drivers overheat as I wouldn't be putting them under the hat (I doubt they fit)

Using hats can be a trade off as the lights will run hotter (very little airflow under a hat) reducing their life (from memory BG has a void warranty clause…

Went bang tripped the breaker and that's how I found out that it was 240v that was an LED product I am not sure what…

For 240v GU10 you don't. Some old MR16 fittings used to be 240v which required an electrician to connect new globes.
or as above.....

What brand GU10 are you using PHL?

Is your builder giving you these options? Which LED options were shown?

Although halogens are not banned, it wont be long before they are. The new BCA coming in July will pretty much get rid of them as they will now affect…

Now that LED products are growing in the market, the thing that needs to be looked into is not so much the wattage but the lumens per watt.
For example a…

You should be able to plug most 12V LED mr16 globes into most standard 12V transformers.
What agabob says above is correct for complete fixtures as LED fixtures use drivers not…

Hi Abraham,
What type of connection does the current globe use?

Hi Karbern,
Firstly you will have to make sure that swapping fixtures is an option in your build contract if you wanted a complete light fixture.
(A) what do i need…

If possible a way top cut costs is to get the builder to wire sockets at each lighting point that way you can cut holes and connect them without an…

Sorry no I didnt mean the floor gets hot I meant when looking at a light levels they create 3 circles on the floor, in most circumstances this isn't really…

Brightgreen has quite a good product and from chatting to them they have put a fair amount of work into their design. It would be nice to see prices under…

@ Danzrach , I agree with the heating and piece of mind value! Although if you are talking about the 3x1w globe on their website it is not possible that…

In my experience any fitting with 3w modules (eg 2x3w 3x3w 4x3w) isnt as efficient as either 1w modules or the use of a multi chip module ie single 10w,…

Hi Cheltenham, I am assuming you have placed an order already, did you go with the crompton or Osram?

I have made some comments on these in a few other posts. There are better products in the market that are cheaper. Also run the light for 5-10mins and then…

Hi Casa,
In regards to CFL down lights in my oppinion lumens are near to useless as it is not a measurement of light output just light potential.
For example a batten…

re-wiring wont help with meeting Australian standards. If the electronics are internal then you will need to show a full testing report from the supplier and have a ntick number…

Steveo - The new osram product is not too bad I feel the heatsink is a bit small for 15W its not particularly cheap though.
If you are prepared to spend…

Do you have a product you want to know more information on?
In regards to the brand used this can often be misleading as a "Cree" chip for instance may be…