so the time has come to choose some down lights to install in this kitchen diner refurb that i've
been working on and i thought it would be a good opportunity to try out these new prism
pro down lights from ansell lighting they've got a lot of the great features that we've come to expect by
now from ansell including push-fit connections high-efficiency levels and good fire ratings
but these ones come with an excellent feature that's going to help you solve
two problems the first one being the indecisive customer and the second having to order lots of
different variants of fitting because these down lights now feature adjustable colour
temperature we're going to see these installed later in the video and two of these fittings are
new types in this range so stay tuned for later to find out what they are and their benefits each
fitting comes with a remote driver that plugs into the light source and on the side of the driver
there's a selector switch that will change the colour output of the fitting into four different
temperatures so you can choose between 2700 kelvin which gives you this lovely warm effect
or if that's a little too orangey for you you can change it to a slightly cooler 3000 kelvin
which neatly straddles the line between warm and neutral both of these values will give you a warm
welcoming environment perfect for relaxing now because this room is a kitchen diner we may want
to change the setting once more to a value of 4000 kelvin this is a cooler white and can be helpful
if you're trying to create a clean and stimulating environment in a residential setting that's great
for a kitchen to give a bright and modern feel to the room and finally we can set it to 6000 kelvin
which is a really cool white often referred to as a daylight white this flexibility is great because
it means that if you're installing down lights to a number of different rooms in a property
you don't need to worry about ordering the right number and color temperature of fittings you can
just order the quantity required for the house and select the desired color temperature when you
install them now in this job it could prove super helpful as the customer is a little bit changeable
i've recommended that the fittings in the kitchen area be set to a value of 4000 kelvin to help when
prepping and cooking and the ones over the dining space be 3000 kelvin to create a cozier atmosphere
when eating but they're a little bit worried that they won't like them mismatching so i've said that
if they decide a couple of weeks down the line that they're not feeling it i can change them
which with the prism pro fittings from ansel just means switching them off pulling them down from
the ceiling flicking the switch to the desired colour temperature and putting them back again
so that's an awesome feature but they also come in a few different variants a couple of which are
really interesting now i've got three of these fittings installed up here
this is the standard fitting which features the elements that we've discussed so far there's also
different finishes of bezels available which again helps with contrary customers by giving you easily
interchangeable different options as well as offering a measure of future proofing when people
want to redecorate as you can see it's got really quick and easy push fit terminals with the fast
becoming classic lenel terminals including through connections for your cpcs and of course the cable
retention and enclosure in one that you don't need a tool to close but you do need a tool to open up
again which makes electricians lives easier while still complying with the regs moving down the
line we've got the first of the two new types we mentioned earlier which has an anti-glare feature
you can see that the light source is set a little further back into the fitting and there's this
black cone technically it's a hollow frustum but i don't want garrett to take my lunch money again so
we'll stick with cone and that helps to reduce the reflection of the light and thus reduces glare so
if you're working in an installation where you want to reduce glare then this is the fitting
for you and again the bezel and the cone can both be replaced with different colours either before
or after installation which again is helpful for future proofing and finally we've got this
mini version of the fitting which is just great because it's a 5 watt fitting giving around 450
lumens of light although this will vary a wee bit depending on the color temperature that you select
it's really unobtrusive on the ceiling and again the bezel can be swapped over for a range of
colors depending on the application it also has a really shallow profile meaning that you can
use it in roof voids that offer only minimal depth and this is reflected in the arch shape
of the driver which allows it to just slip into those shallow voids really easily there's also a
tilt version of the fitting which will give you a measure of control over the direction of the light
which could be useful for wall washing or highlighting a feature of the room
so there we go that's the update to the prism pro fire rated range of fittings from ansel and i
think they're a solid choice for function form and safety i feel it's important at this point state
that i'm not leaving three mismatched fittings in the ceiling here that was just for demo purposes
and everything will match beautifully once the install is complete if you're interested in fire
rated ceilings and how ansell can help you keep your installations compliant with both the wiring
and the building regs please check out our free training package on the subject to help
you with your cpd by heading to the no help page of efixx.co.uk or clicking the link in the
description below and as always we want to hear from you do you give a lot of thought to colour
temperature on your installations will products like this encourage you to do so and which of
those colour temperatures would you probably go for whatever your thoughts whatever your questions
please leave them in the comments section below and as always thank you very much for watching