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Help with under cabinet kitchen lighting

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  • 20-07-2010 9:27pm
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    paddy147
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    Can anyone here help us out?

    We recently got these 2 Mira shelf lights installed in our kitchen.

    They are floresent tubing,and they are a very cold/ice white,compared to the under canbinet lighting,which is more of a warm white.

    The cold/ice white is too cold for our liking.:(

    We want to have a warm white light all round,so can anyone help us out to what to do?

    Can we change the floresent tubes in the Mira shelf light to a warm white colour?

    Thanks.


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    paddy147
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    1 more pic with type of light fitting,incase that helps.


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    M cebee
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    you prob can -they're T5s


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    indie armada
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    the two most common colours in t5 are 840 cool white which you currently have and 830 which is warm white. ive only ever seen 13 watt t5 in cool white but it shouldnt be hard to get in warm. making sure all the fittings are t5 bring one of the lamps into your local wholesaler and ask them to get you warm white. col 827 or 830


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    RoundyMooney
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    Don't forget the splashbacks ;)

    (From a guy who spent a day and a half last week DIYing 'cos his tiler absconded...)

    :D


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    paddy147
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    RoundyMooney wrote: »
    Don't forget the splashbacks ;)

    (From a guy who spent a day and a half last week DIYing 'cos his tiler absconded...)

    :D


    No splashbacks,we mocked up 100mm wallnut splashback/upstand and it was just too much wallnut (wallnut worktop).So the tiler is calling around on Thursday to tile it up with mosaic tiles.:)


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    paddy147
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    indie armada wrote: »
    the two most common colours in t5 are 840 cool white which you currently have and 830 which is warm white. ive only ever seen 13 watt t5 in cool white but it shouldnt be hard to get in warm. making sure all the fittings are t5 bring one of the lamps into your local wholesaler and ask them to get you warm white. col 827 or 830


    Thanks for that,I,ll bring a lamp with me and ask.:)


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    indie armada
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    just to clarify the most common make of 13 watt t5 in warm white is sylvania and its col 29


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    paddy147
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    indie armada wrote: »
    just to clarify the most common make of 13 watt t5 in warm white is sylvania and its col 29


    Thanks for that.:)


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    LeBash
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    Those fittings look like they are T4 fittings. In that case you will have to get the brand name from the fitting and look for a stockist of that brand. I know there are plenty of brands that will only do 840 or 827 colour. Colour 827 will be a very warm white (almost orange) that will give a warm effect.


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    [Deleted User]
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    nothing got to do with the subject but i like the lit up "floating" shelves :D


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