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Fluorescent Oyster Light Fittings are an economical lighting solution for many areas of your home. Oyster lights are low profile which also makes them ideal for low ceilings. They are available in many shapes and sizes and also available in fluorescent and incandescent models. Some people love them - some people hate them because they are tagged fluorescent and some people just hate fluorescent lights.

However Fluorescent Oyster Lights are very popular with people who are conscious about their energy consumption. They look the same as standard oyster lights but inside have a round fluorescent tube. A 22 watt fluorescent oyster light produces approximately the same light as a 75 watt incandescent bulb but only uses approximately 30% of the energy. The 32 watt equates to approximately a 120 watt incandescent and the 40 watt approximately 160 watts (if there was such a lamp). These oyster lights not only use less energy but you will have to change the globes less frequently as well.

More info on the range of Fluorescent Oyster Lights can be found here

Fluorescent Alabaster Oyster Light Fitting

T5 Modern Fluorescent Oyster Light Fitting

Classic Fluorescent Oyster Light large

Fire Guard Halogen Down Lights with covers offer security and peace of mind when installing downlights into your ceiling. There have been many fires in homes which have started when halogen downlights have not been installed as per the new Australian wiring code and significant house fire has started.

Did you know that a 50 watt halogen bulb can burn at 300 degrees celcius? Crompton have designed this downlight fitting to protect you and your family from potential disaster.

There are two great products available one prevents a fire from starting (the Safety Heat Hood Kit) and the other is designed to stop a fire from getting from your roof space. The fire guard halogen kit is has a 100 minute fire rated cylinder which protects from the spread of fires.

Both halogen fire downlight kits include the light fittings, transformer and a quality 5000 hour lamp.

If you want more information on these halogen downlight kits with fire protection please click here

Halogen Downlight Safety Heat Hood Kit

Halogen Downlight Fire Guard Kit

Choosing the Right Light Fitting for Your Kitchen
Selecting the right light fitting for your kitchen is actually a pretty simple process. The first step is to identify the main areas of the kitchen that need sufficient lighting. This often includes the sink, counter tops, and range hood. There are several options available, typically the use of one or two track lights above the sink provides sufficient lighting to wash dishes and other sink related activities.

These days the range hood generally comes with their own built in light fixtures. Always be sure to have some spare globes on hand as they are usually not standard light globes that you can get everywhere and they always go when you least expect it.

As for the general all purpose areas of the kitchen (usually where people gather), you want to have lighting diffused. One solution to this is using a ceiling fixture that has an energy saving florescent tube. This provides an evenly dispersed light source suitable for you kitchen area. Here there are a few options, Fluorescent Oyster Lights, Straight tubes or specially designed kitchen lights like this.

Low Voltage Halogen Downlights are also popular as a kitchen light but as they are a very direct light sometimes the shadows that they cause can be a bit annoying while you are chopping with a sharp knife (Ouch)

But what ever you use really comes down to personal taste and also budget. There are plenty of kitchens out there with a single 32W Oyster Light Fitting that does everything so don’t panic if you don’t have the budget for too many fittings

Specially Design Fluorescent Kitchen Light

Fluorescent Oyster Light fittings suitable for the kitchen

Straight Fluorescent Tube Light Fittings

Halogen Downlight Fittings

Low Voltage Halogen Down Light and Gimbal Fittings offer a compact, good looking and economical light source suitable for many different applications. These lights are easily dimmable through the fitting of a light dimmer. They are available in fixed and gimbal (adjustable) and come either in kits where everything is supplied including the light fitting, transformer and globes or all the light components are available separately.

Common halogen downlight fitting colours are white, satin chrome or chrome however in some models there are other colours available.

Low voltage down lights require a transformer for them to operate. The halogen transformer transforms the main voltage 240 volt power down to 12 volt. It is a myth that low voltage halogens equates to low energy consumption. This is not true. However halogen lights are compact and throw out a really dazzling crisp light.

To see the different varieties of halogen down light fittings available please Here

Low Voltage Halogen Downlight

Halogen lamps are very similar to traditional incandescent bulbs. Both fixtures use a tungsten filament, which is surrounded by gas and an enclosure. However, the halogen lamp’s tungsten is encased in an area of quartz, which is much closer to the tungsten. The incandescent bulb is encased in a thin layer of glass, which is usually frosted. Another major difference is the type of gas used. Incandescent bulbs use nitrogen or argon, while halogen lamps use a form of halogen gas.

Both halogen lamps and incandescent bulbs operate using the same process. The gas is heated by the electrical current, which in turn heats up the filament inside. As the filament becomes hot it begins to glow, this reaction results in visible light. Over time the filament inside the incandescent bulb begins to evaporate leaving thin spots. Eventually, the thin spot will break causing the fixture to burn out. With a halogen lamp, the filament is constantly rejuvenated by the reaction of the halogen gas with the evaporating particles of the filament. The result is less energy required to heat the filament, because of the close proximity of the quartz encasement, and a longer lasting quality of light due to the regeneration of the filament.

Residential Landscape Lighting and Design offers both halogen lamps and Incandescent bulbs. Determining the right option for your requirement can be difficult, however our experts are available to assist you. Our knowledgeable staff can answer any questions you might have regarding, lighting design, placement, and installation. Residential Landscape Lighting and Designs professionals provide years of experience dealing with issues ranging from finding a product with the right beam spread to creating a home automation plan. Our product line includes everything from landscape lighting to indoor illumination, much of which uses halogen lamps.