What alternatives exist in LED lighting for bathrooms?
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The kitchen or bathroom are always two perfect examples of rooms that have already gained the relevance they deserve in the organization and decoration of a home.
1 What alternatives exist in LED lighting for bathrooms?
There are many factors that explain the change in trend, but LED lighting for bathrooms can be one of them: thanks to it, by determining exactly what needs are required for this specific space, its image can be completely reformulated using design elements and techniques that until recently did not exist, or were not taken into account.
2 What can LED bathroom lighting achieve?
- Reduce glare to always have a natural view of whoever stands in front of a mirror.
- Change the image of the bathroom without the need for renovations, just changing the traditional lighting for its corresponding LED alternatives.
- Far from aesthetics, this change also means betting on energy efficiency, helping with the unavoidable objective of saving on the electricity bill.
3 A new vision with an LED bathroom mirror
The scheme of the most traditional bathrooms has long been cut from the same pattern: a central light point on the ceiling and, almost always, varied lights on the main mirror. A common choice when the catalog of bulbs. There are even models that have proximity detectors among its features, offering even more comfort and savings to the user, since they only light up when they approach to use it.
4 LED downlight: the most versatile option
Downlights and LED tubes are the most recommended options for general bathroom lighting, using -for example- the strips as an accessory intended to accentuate specific points of the decoration. The former are especially suitable for decorative reasons, but also technical: they offer instant start-up and are prepared to withstand continuous switching on and off. Resistance to cycles is, therefore, an aspect that should not be lost sight of when you want to correctly illuminate the bathroom. Both the LED downlights as the tubes are more oriented towards lighting on the ceiling. They should provide soft light and be of sufficient light output to serve as a central point. some 100lux would be appropriate. Furthermore, thanks to their design, the Downlights imitate the aesthetics of the old wall lights, so the aesthetic change compared to the old luminaires will clearly be for the better.
5 Caution with humidity and water
The sink or shower areas are especially suitable for experimenting with different lighting. A uniform appearance is usually sought, without shadows or flashes. But in these specific areas special precautions must be taken due to their proximity to the taps. For example, if they do not have the appropriate protection index, lights should not be installed at a height lower than 2.25 m. Below this level, you have to opt for lights with IP44 or even LED downlight IP65. Only thanks to them is how the water vapor generated during the use of the bathroom and condensation can be faced, without any problem and with guaranteed resistance. In addition to meeting the requirements to be near water, these are LED light models specially adapted for changing old lights.halogen lights or G24 lamps. For this, however, it is important for a buyer to ensure that the cut diameter is the same and that they operate at equivalent currents.
