Best type of light for room with no windows

NIMAN

Have a room above a conservatory which is approx 12ft x 7ft, which previous owners used as a walk-in wardrobe.

I plan to put some carpet down and use it as a playroom, but it has no natural light. There is a light fitting in the centre of the roof which has a small bulb at present but which would be the best type of light to use that would provide the best light for everyday use?

Light pipe

NIMAN

All very nice but its to provide light to a kids toy room, don't think its worth that expense!

I could probably put in a velux window for cheaper?

Stoner

http://glamox.com/ie/products/modul-s#Gallery

something like this a surface LED fitting. Had a quick look at the calcs, you'd get an acceptable 300 maintained lux on the floor in this room with this fitting, i assume that kids might want to read on the floor etc

this would be "bright"if there was a table but taking kids lying on the floor reading etc 300 Lux is good. it would be under 10lux per sw.M too

you could drop the size of the lamp if you wanted, but i think this would be a decent option

What's the colour temperature of those Stoner?

Stoner

I'll check the report on the pc later

eddiej

Sir Liamalot wrote: »

Light pipe

Sorry for hijacking thread

Sir Liamalot, do you know ny installers in Meath have a light tube came in house and every winter we get condensation on it that drips to floor is there anything that can be done to stop this.

Cheers

Stoner

Sir Liamalot wrote: »

What's the colour temperature of those Stoner?

830

eddiej

eddiej wrote: »

Sorry for hijacking thread

Sir Liamalot, do you know ny installers in Meath have a light tube came in house and every winter we get condensation on it that drips to floor is there anything that can be done to stop this.

Cheers

Insulate the pipe throughout the house to prevent a cold bridge.
Use calcium chloride in the pipe to absorb stray condensation.
Get a high quality pipe assembly.

Stoner wrote: »

830

Missing a digit?

Sir Liamalot

Sir Liamalot wrote: »

Missing a digit?

Ah nevermind 830 = colour code for 3000°K?
That's pretty alright...warm-ish white. I prefer a 2700°K myself but then again daylight is about 6000°K although I always find it cold and blue from artificial sources.

Stoner

Sir Liamalot wrote: »

Missing a digit?

no

colour 3000K I'd say, 830 as philips use for colour appearance I think they call it, Glamox and relux use this too. I used the LDT Glamox file from the online library this is what they say in their documentation

eddiej

Sir Liamalot wrote: »

Insulate the pipe throughout the house to prevent a cold bridge.
Use calcium chloride in the pipe to absorb stray condensation.
Get a high quality pipe assembly.



Missing a digit?

Thanks Sir Liamalot,

Have been looking on the net the last few days and will be getting it replaced eventually when budget allows, will have to go for wrapping the tube in insulation through the attic for the present. Have a bendy flexible pipe at present will go for a rigid system when replaced and definitely look at the insulation properties of the pipe we replace with.

Thanks for insulation tips.

Eddie

Stoner

I'd try sticking a (refractive) saucerful of this in there somewhere in the meantime as a bodge job.

Stoner wrote: »

as philips use for colour appearance I think they call it

What's the benefit of this over the Kelvin scale or is it just proprietary?

Stoner

Sir Liamalot wrote: »

I'd try sticking a (refractive) saucerful of this in there somewhere in the meantime as a bodge job.



What's the benefit of this over the Kelvin scale or is it just proprietary?

To be honest I don't know sorry. Ill ask them next time I see them.