LED ceiling chandeliers for home - advantages and disadvantages

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ABOUTluminaires working with LED paws are the most economical and safest. LED ceiling chandeliers for the home are capable of producing the entire range of light temperature, so they can be used to create comfortable lighting in any room. The brightness of the glow and the number of lamps lit can be adjusted using the remote control.

Chandelier in the living room

The content of the article

1 Technical features and types of products
2 Video review of a chandelier with LED lighting
3 Installation of a ceiling chandelier
4 Instrument selection recommendations
5 Features of operation
6 Video: installation of an LED chandelier with a remote control

Technical features and types of products

LED chandeliers are devices in which diodes - semiconductor devices - act as a light source. Light-emitting diode Is a crystal that emits light under the influence of direct current. Conventional incandescent or energy-saving lamps emit in a wide range, and the LED has a specific spectrum value, so lamps with a combination of different diodes are used to illuminate residential buildings. LEDs are the most expensive, but the savings electricity when using them, it is simply colossal, so such lamps pay off within the first 6 - 9 months of use.

More about LED lamps can be found in a separate publication of our portal.

Model with multi-colored LEDs

Models with LEDs consist of a large number of small lamps with 1 to 5 diodes. Diodes of different colors are often used in one device, which allow you to adjust the lighting during the day. Using the control panel, you can add or subtract light without getting up from the sofa, adjust the spectrum to the warm or cold side. Expensive models are supplied light sensors and at different times of the day, the chandelier independently changes operating modes.

LED backlit model

Video review of a chandelier with LED lighting

Advantages

LED indoor products are characterized by a rich design, it is he who first of all attracts attention, but the appearance is not the only advantage:

absolute environmental safety due to the absence of mercury vapor in the devices;
glass bulbs are not used for the manufacture of lamps and light bulbs, so during operation there is no danger of accidentally breaking and getting injured;
a capacitor is installed in each lamp, which allows you to connect the lamp to an alternating current source without using expensive transformers;
flashing frequency led lamp ranges from 50 to 100 Hz, which is not noticeable to the human eye, which means that the conditions for rest become the most comfortable;
LED products are not afraid of vibrations, high humidity and low temperatures, therefore, in a private house they can be used in any premises.

Ceiling model in the bedroom

disadvantages

The main and very significant disadvantage of the LED ceiling chandelier for the home is its high cost. LEDs operate on constant current, and in outlet it is variable. To make it possible to use these lamps in a domestic environment, each lamp is supplied with its own capacitor and an electronic starting system. The complex manufacturing process significantly increases the cost of such devices.

LED lamp

LEDs are sensitive to overheating, so the design of the luminaires is air-cooled. The body of the products is formed so that the LEDs are spaced from each other as far as possible. The service life of such devices is not affected by the number of switching on and off, however, as a result of regular overheating, the lamps can fail quite quickly. Expensive chandelier models are made of metal and plastic with high transparency, so the possibility of overheating is minimized.

Types of household LED chandeliers

LED devices can consist of LEDs alone, or they can be equipped with energy-saving lamps, then semiconductors are used only as a backlight. Products are also distinguished by the method of attachment and location on the ceiling - built-in, panel, ceiling-mounted.

Decorated chandelier for low ceilings

LED ceiling chandeliers for home with a remote control are devices that have several modes of operation. There are modes for smooth and sharp brightness control. Continuous regulation works on the principle of an electric dimmer, that is, the amount of supplied electricity increases and decreases gradually. Less expensive models do not have this option, but you can turn on and off individual lamp groups.

Compact ceiling model

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Installation of a ceiling chandelier

Modern LED products are mains powered, so wiring and connection points pose a potential fire hazard. When installing a chandelier, you do not need to install additional equipment, rectifiers, fuses and a trigger are already included in the design of the bulbs.

In a private house, in the overwhelming majority of cases, the ceilings are made of wooden beams, so fire safety electrical wiring you need to pay special attention. All wires must be hidden in a special corrugated sleeve, and their cross-section must be large enough to prevent overheating of the wires during long-term operation.

Chandelier installation

There is no difficulty in direct installation of the chandelier, since all the main fasteners are supplied with the chandelier. The chandelier must be fixed to a solid base - a floor slab or a load-bearing beam. Fastening to wooden beams is easier than to a concrete slab, since there is no need to pre-drill and install a plastic dowel.

Installation should be carried out during the daytime, and the house should be de-energized. At the end of the work, check the operability of the device and the correct connection. If the connection is incorrect, a short circuit will occur, the RCD system will work, and the power supply circuit will open, and the chandelier will go out.

Instrument selection recommendations

Before buying a chandelier you need to know room area and relative to this parameter, select the power of the device.

the height of the chandelier must match the height of the room;
the more faces the shade has, the brighter and more diverse the light will be, and, conversely, the presence of opaque elements reduces the brightness;
transparent decorative elements made of high quality glass are able to split light into all colors of the rainbow.

Chandelier with crystal trimmings

Features of operation

LED ceiling chandeliers for a private house with a remote control can be used in any room, including bedroom and children's room... Switching on and off is carried out using the remote control or fixed circuit breaker, and adjustment and tuning is done using the "lazy".