LED downlights

[dawsirn]

Hi,

I'm pricing up a job at the moment that includes about 36 LED downlights to be installed mostly in kitchen dining areas.
I was wondering if anyone has an opinion which is better to install for the customers sake, either standard GU10 downlights with LED (dimmable) lamps or to install the fittings with the integral lamps such as the JCC FGLED7?

i can get the JCC ones at a reasonable price but it does work out a bit cheaper the other way.
and at some point the customer will ask how to change the lamps on the JCC ones and i'll have to explain you cant but have 10 year warranty but i'm guessing your a bit stuffed when they do finally fail.

I'm thinking standard gu10 fittings with replaceable lamps are better in the long term unless anybody can explain otherwise.

thanks for any advice
Cheers

 

[Bernard1991]

Hi,

I'm pricing up a job at the moment that includes about 36 LED downlights to be installed mostly in kitchen dining areas.
I was wondering if anyone has an opinion which is better to install for the customers sake, either standard GU10 downlights with LED (dimmable) lamps or to install the fittings with the integral lamps such as the JCC FGLED7?

i can get the JCC ones at a reasonable price but it does work out a bit cheaper the other way.
and at some point the customer will ask how to change the lamps on the JCC ones and i'll have to explain you cant but have 10 year warranty but i'm guessing your a bit stuffed when they do finally fail.

I'm thinking standard gu10 fittings with replaceable lamps are better in the long term unless anybody can explain otherwise.

thanks for any advice
Cheers

Hey dude had a look at your post and have you considered the ksr led10 I think them better designed reason being:
Pros
1 there led unit and transformer unit are separate so if either break down it can be replaced
2 much cheaper both standard and dimmable
3 the led unit has a huge heat sink keeping It cool
4 no registration required for its full warranty
5 available in brass
6 faces can be easily changed without removing from celing (simply unscrew)
7 fire rated
8 double insulated so no earth needed on the fitting
cons: (that I see)
1 only a five year warranty (doesn't bother me really but only compared to jccs 10years it is)
2 only comes in white other finishes are available at little extra cost (faces chan be changed)
3 takes a little longer to install if useing 16th edition junction boxes
quickest way to do them is use a hager connector box (it's clear and has clamps can get them from city's) and use wago flex push connectors and a wago two cable push in for the earth

An other reason on I like them if you put the jcc led 7 and the ksr led10 side by side it speaks for it's self the jcc is one unit and it's heat sink is enclosed in a metal surround there for cooking all the electronics that run it also if ever Someone wanted to go from say white to chrome with the jcc I believe it's a full fitment swap (very pricy) where as with ksr it's just a face swap (relatively cheap)
I got a set of five for my mothers kitchen in cool white the lights are dimmable at £29 plus vat (non-dimmable £23ish plus vat) and the faces where £3.03 plus vat
And them five light the kitchen up quite well (should be at 700lumens a fitting) probably need two or three more for a better spread but work very well
and shall eventually put one in the hall three on the landing first floor and one on the landing second floor in time

hope this helps

bernie