How to install an overhead LED ceiling light for home and office. Types and benefits

Built-in, hinged or invoicing LED lights are increasingly used to illuminate not only residential buildings, but also offices due to their durability and economy. The correctness of lighting becomes an important cost for it, since it affects the productivity of the worker in the office or in the enterprise.

One of the most popular types of light sources is an overhead LED ceiling light . Its main advantages are as follows:

• Simplicity of installation;
• The possibility of installation on the surface of any material (gypsum board, canvas, concrete);
• Saving of inter-ceiling space;
• The absence of overheating of suspended ceilings;
• The body often serves as an ornament of the interior.

LED lighting fixtures for home ceiling overlays are spot, raster, type of chandelier or plafonerov.

Features of LED lamps

Durability of LEDs is the highest of all types of light sources. At the same time, minimal electric power is consumed, and the light flux is quite powerful and without flicker. For LED lamps, the direction of the light flux is characteristic, although lenses can be installed if necessary. At the same time, the efficiency is somewhat reduced.

The housing of each type of lamp is developed individually, since it is necessary to take into account many nuances. At the same time, manufacturers are trying to increase the reliability of the device and improve the quality of lighting. In most cases, LED ceiling light is applied overhead round. They are cheaper to manufacture and suitable for any layout.

Other simple geometric shapes are popular. Ceiling lamp surface-mounted square LED was previously used mostly in public buildings. Now he is willingly installed in country houses or apartments. Simple in form the model primarily attracts reasonable prices and the possibility of application in many interiors.

The cost of LED lighting

On the lamp is a LED ceiling-mounted bill, the price is much higher than that of other types of lamps. Therefore, you should buy products of proven manufacturers. The price depends on the power, as the number of LEDs increases. So, the lamp company ASD Group at 3.5 watts costs 72 rubles, and 24 watts - 473 rubles. You also need to pay for the expansion of functionality. For example, a dimmable LED lamp company Hazard at 32 W worth 2345 rubles.

The advantage is the ability to choose the source of lighting from a variety of options for price and performance. A fairly decent quality lamp, 600x600 LED ceiling-mounted bill for 36 watts of Armstrong can be bought for 1490 rubles.

Bear in mind that too cheap products can be fake. In most cases, they do not correspond to the declared indicators.

Spotlights

You can choose suitable models for any room: living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom. But compared to other types of lamps, most often prefer to install LED spotlights. Ceiling overhead models occupy a small space and do not "eat" the excess volume of the room.

They are installed on several pieces side by side or evenly distributed throughout the room, which makes the interior elegant.

Models of LED lamps are made both single and in the form of sets. The plafonds are rotatable, which allows you to adjust the direction of light. In doing so, it is often done so that the position of each light bulb is adjusted.

To maintain the general style of the interior, there is a large selection of finishing materials for the production of spotlights: plastic, metal, glass, crystal, etc.

Advantages of spotlights:

• Compactness;
• Ease of self-installation;
• A wide choice among decorative products;
• The possibility of creating lighting zones, creating light and color accents.

It is generally recommended not to use LED lamps for main lighting due to their high cost, but this option is also possible.

Overhead Chandeliers

Ceiling lamps are popular wall and floor because they can create a more even and proper lighting. Ceiling variant is used mainly as a basic lighting in almost all rooms. But for residential more often prefer an overhead chandelier in connection with the following advantages:

1. A wide variety of designer designs with one and several lamps.
2. Easy installation with a few dowels or screws. Many models are supplied with special fasteners.
3. Application in any premises with low ceilings, as a classical chandelier can not be hung in all apartments.
4. Option to choose from all price categories.

Overhead chandeliers with LEDs are used on suspended ceilings. They produce little heat and are very beautiful. Particularly different models from crystal, which with LED light sources create a decorative effect.

The chandelier is always located in the center. On the perimeter of the room, lighting is added to it. When the LED ceiling lights are selected, the overhead rounds are a classic option, not conspicuous and easily selected for any interior. They fit the space of any shape, and in simple execution without frills are used in shopping centers, offices and public premises.

Plafoniers

Plafoniers differ from point lamps with a large size. The lamp here can be one or more. All of them are covered with a single lampshade. Plafoniers are especially effective in rooms with low ceiling, when it is impossible to hang a chandelier. This type of luminaire is easy to install and has a wide variety of designs. Designers recommend installing devices with a metal casing - they are durable, reliable and long-serving.

Raster overhead lights

Overhead ceiling light LED is increasingly used in large offices and public places where energy saving is important and intensive lighting is required. Raster modules are characterized by high light intensity and the presence of a reflector (white or mirror). It can have different forms: parabolic, V-shaped, etc.

LED lighting fixtures for home ceiling recessed with raster are also used, although less often. They are well suited for large and tall rooms.

Devices have more weight than other types of luminaires. They require reinforced fastening. One such light source is required for an area of 5 m². LED ceiling light fixtures 220V contain built-in drivers for converting mains voltage. Now many manufacturers are trying to create models for direct connection to a standard AC network.

Lighting device

Each owner has his own personal preferences, where to locate and what kind of LED ceiling light fixture to choose. Despite this, it is important to consider the general rules that are mandatory:

1. Comfortable lighting is provided when the power of the LED lamp is 2-4 W / m².
2. The bedroom uses light fixtures with light diffusers.
3. In the living room, combined options are used, where there must necessarily be basic lighting, and additional allows you to identify certain areas and elements of the interior.
4. In the kitchen or in the dining room, apart from the main lighting, there are two important zones: the working area and the place of food intake.
5. In the hallway, a bright light is not needed, and here it is enough to install several spotlights.

Selection of overhead lamps

For the apartment fit light fixtures of low power with an attractive design. Office fixtures must comply with the standards of lighting, as this affects the productivity of workers. In this case, the color temperature should not distort the natural appearance of the interior.

In offices, they usually prefer to use strict forms of fixtures, but the room should look comfortable. Instruments should be easily mounted, and their locations should be changed as needed.

At high altitude of premises and in other places difficult to access, there are often problems with the replacement of lamps. It is better to use LED lights because they are the most durable.

Mounting of overhead spotlights

Fixtures are sold with all accessories. Devices consist of the following elements:

• The body;
• Mounting plate;
• lamp;
• Terminals.

The sequence of installation in gypsum plasterboard ceiling is as follows:

1. Pre-wiring is done to the place where the lamp is installed. The ends of the veins are cleaned beforehand and isolated. The automatic device for the lighting line in the switchboard and the power switch must be switched off during installation.
2. In the ceiling, a hole is cut along the mark, so that its size is overlapped by the overhead light.
3. The power cable is removed.
4. A mounting plate is attached to the ceiling and ground is attached to it. Connect the power wires through the terminal block . In this case, the color marking must be observed (blue - zero, white - phase, yellow-green - earth).
5. Wires are neatly stacked, and the body of the luminaire is fixed on the sides with screws to the mounting plate. The method of fastening can be different.
6. The lamp is installed. It is sold separately from the lamp. It is important that the socle match the patron.

Installation of chandeliers on a false ceiling

Heavy luminaires, whose weight is more than 5 kg, can be fastened directly to the suspended ceiling from gypsum board or MDF panels. Usually these are heavy powerful office fixtures and chandeliers. The most reliable way is to hang the chandelier to the base of wood or concrete. For this purpose, in advance to the main ceiling is fastened a wooden element, on which the mounting plate will be fixed in the future. In the bar holes are drilled and wires for power supply are passed.

If the suspended ceiling is installed, thermo-rings are glued on it, inside which holes for connecting the chandelier are cut out.

The mounting bracket is screwed to the wooden bar with screws. The screws fix the chandelier through the fixing holes.

Note! The height of the element for the tension ceiling must be at the level of the blade. If it is supposed to make several holes in the ceiling to fix the strip and lead out the wires, for each of them it is necessary to prepare a separate O-ring.

Conclusion

Installation of the described luminaires on the suspended ceiling can be done by own hands, having an idea of what construction and repair are. Especially simple and convenient in the application of an overhead ceiling light LED. It is important to carry out its installation according to the rules and do not forget about electrical safety.