GU10 Downlighters

[BigSi]

Which is the better option;

Pressed/Cast or Aluminium?

 

[telectrix]

personal choice.

 

[bugsy]

Aurora had a few problems with pressed a couple of years ago they all buckled after time ( we ended up replacing 350 of them )

 

[pennywise]

I like cast personally

 

[Liamsparks]

I dislike GU10's in general. Would rather fit low voltage.

 

[mayfair]

bet that was exciting

Aurora had a few problems with pressed a couple of years ago they all buckled after time ( we ended up replacing 350 of them )

 

[nickblake]

Give me Halers every time

 

[pennywise]

bet that was exciting

We've just done 130 in one house, felt like gouging out my eyeballs

 

[Dunc]

Twist lock cast fittings are the best IMO, no lost springs and far easier to replace lamps. Would also go for ELV instead of mains as lamp life is far better. Halers Evoleds are a good shout too but can be a hard sell at times when people see the price for the initial outlay.

 

[bugsy]

bet that was exciting

Pain up the wotsit, but we did get a load of free gear as compensation and they replaced or rather they gave us the kit to replace the originals

 

[Staffie]

Just installed some of Ansell's new Icage, with Saxby 11 or 13w 4000k lamps, best I've installed yet! Fantastic colour temp for kitchens and bathrooms!

 

[BigSi]

Got a few examples to show the customer (better for him to make the decision, then for me to get it wrong!). We decided on aluminium fittings in the end (made a few up with fly leads), with 11w low energy GU10 fluorescent lamps.

Quite nice looking, and customer was delighted with them!

 

[Cbigfoot]

JCC had similar problems with thier Cast stuff, but they refused to replace them! Changed them to aurora, been using thier twist & lock range for a few years now, no problems. I agree that LV is far better than GU10.

 

[Staffie]

Jcc, imo probably one of the worst brand of downlights out there! I've also had quite a few 11w Aurora cfl's fail too! Not many failures with Saxby/selectric lamps...