Need Ideas re Kitchen Lighting Pls

[bushies.girl]

It's time for the outdated kitchen fluo to come down but I have no idea what type of lighting works best in a kitchen .... Any suggestions pls?

[azureline**]

more modern version, slimline, clean, led, less cost to run and very bright, almost like daylight.

[freddie*rooster]

When I got up on the ladder to clean the fluro in my kitchen/rental i'm sure it had 24yrs of dust and kitchen grime on it.

Blerk!!!

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@azureline** wrote:

more modern version, slimline, clean, led, less cost to run and very bright, almost like daylight.

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  Nice!....Well, I might be getting new kitchen lights too...lol. 

 I have never wanted to sacrifice the quality of light in the kitchen. Where did you get yours from? (Sorry if you have already said....I

haven't read the entire thread).

Freddie.....they only need cleaning once every 25 years....your early....

[azureline**]

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@freddie*rooster wrote:

When I got up on the ladder to clean the fluro in my kitchen/rental i'm sure it had 24yrs of dust and kitchen grime on it.

Blerk!!!

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I suspect mine did too.................. It was gross and all yellowed. The fleuros were very brittle too.

[azureline**]

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@azureline** wrote:

more modern version, slimline, clean, led, less cost to run and very bright, almost like daylight.

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  Nice!....Well, I might be getting new kitchen lights too...lol. 

 I have never wanted to sacrifice the quality of light in the kitchen. Where did you get yours from? (Sorry if you have already said....I

haven't read the entire thread).

Freddie.....they only need cleaning once every 25 years....your early....

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local lighting store, can't recall it's name but Freddie posted a link that looked the same

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Now this is a fluro.....

[tcmsecretuseid]

Band, I had Can lights installed over 6 years ago in the kitchen and the livingroom, and entry. They are all on a dimmer switchs. All of the lights are still going strong, and yes, they are very bright on the highest setting. I'm very happy with my Can lights. 

However, if someone(the op) prefers the track lights over the Cans, I can understand that it is just a personal preference. 

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

I have can and eyeball lights in the bathrooms, can lights in the hallways, and can lights for picture lighting.  In the US we can get units that don't require clear space from insulation.  Those track lights looked great in the showroom, but sucked big time after installation..........Replacing them will require minimal wiring.

[bushies.girl]

I dont have ceiling insulation and wont be getting it, I will prob go with a updated fluo but will still take a look at what else is around.

[tcmsecretuseid]

Bushie, after reading what others had posted, it sounds like the lights you have available there are very different that what I have. 

Somebody said that they don't provide enough light, and another said that they are a fire hazard. Yikes, I wouldn't want them if that we the case in the U.S. 

I have a two story house, and downstairs is very dark. The 17 Can lights  (on dimmer switches) has been great for my needs. I do have a hanging light fixture over the dining room table. 

Is your ceiling high? I love the look of the glass lights hanging down. That would require several separate fixtures for your needs though. I think the lack of insulation space would make it hard to install those also. 

My kitchen ceiling is too low for these type of lights, plus I don't think they provide much light. 

I have an old flourescent fixture in the hall upstairs. I really need to replace that with something. 

Argggg. Owning a home is a never-ending story of things that need to be changed.