Stretch ceilings are popular among those who prefer stylish design decisions. Registration of such ceiling assumes installation of special lamps. Correctly picked up lighting system for tension stream will create comfortable conditions and will allow to use advantages of tension design to the maximum.
How to choose lamps for tension design
Stretch ceilings are convenient in the respect that give the chance to mount in them lighting equipment of various design. It can be traditional chandeliers, LED or dot designs. When choosing specific type of lamps it is necessary to be guided not only by design of lamps and their attractive exterior, but also by functional characteristics, profitability and also convenience of installation.
Before purchase of lamps of a specific type choose design of light registration of the room. On the plan of the room make the scheme of placement of lamps, define where there will pass wires and armature.
After drawing up detailed plan you will be able to calculate quantity of lighting equipment, to pick up their type and power consumption.
Choosing lamps for stretch ceilings, pay attention to their durability. Consider that tension designs are calculated yes long operation term. At the proper and accurate handling such ceilings can serve not one decade. Therefore it is desirable that surface mounted luminaires have also been calculated on long life cycle. Give preference to the known manufacturing firms which specialize in release of lighting equipment. In terms of ratio of the price and quality bulbs of the European manufacturers are considered as the best characteristics. Widespread lighting equipment of the Chinese assembly is cheaper, but is not so reliable and less durable. Do not try to save on lighting.
The choice of chandelier for stretch ceilings
Pay attention not only to design of the lamp which has attracted to you, but also to way of its fastening. If you select chandelier, consider that it can have one of two options of fastening: on level or hook. The bladed chandelier is mounted on the special laid on bracket attached to ceiling. Chandeliers of the second type cling to the hook fixed into surface. More practical fastening on level is considered. If you have chosen such type of the lamp for stretch ceiling, pay attention to whether there are between the body and lamp elements reflecting light.
Without reflector the lamp can strongly overheat. Deformation and flow of tension cloth will be consequence of such overheating.
And here at installation of chandelier of hook type of problems with deformation of tension design usually does not arise. The main thing that the chandelier has been equipped with plafonds which should be sent not up, and to the parties or down. Otherwise over time on cloth dark stains can be formed. If to you the chandelier with the plafonds directed up has very much attracted use for lighting only luminescent or halogen bulbs with special sputtering. The distance from lamp to surface of ceiling should not be less than 10 cm.
Dot lamps for stretch ceilings
Dot lamps very well fit into design of the room equipped with stretch ceiling. Choosing such lighting equipment, pay attention to method of their production. Only those devices which are made by stamping method will be suitable for tension design. The fact is that at installation of the dot lamp in cloth the cut where then insert the isolating ring is carried out. Such ring is covered with lamp side subsequently. If the lamp not stamped, but cast to attach it to tension design it will not turn out as the side at it is absent. From all lamps which produce by stamping method those which belong to rotary type are best of all combined with stretch ceilings. Such design is to a lesser extent subject to heating from bulb. Both traditional glow lamps, and other types of bulbs, for example, energy saving or halogen can be quite installed in the dot lamp of stamped type. Consider at the same time that the power of glow lamps should not exceed 60 W, and halogen and energy saving – 35 W. Choosing the power of lamps for lighting equipment, you always remember that the lighting source is more powerful, the more it heats all constructive parts which have interface to the lamp. If the cloth of stretch ceiling long time is under the influence of high temperature, material will begin to turn yellow, and as a result will lose elasticity and will crack. And one more essential remark. Looking after dot lamps, specify also what way and the amount of their fastening. It is important that the amount of fastening of dot lighting instrument in accuracy corresponded to the inside diameter of the platform. If the size is more, the lamp will reliably not keep. If the amount of fastening is less, the device will not enter fixing opening.