How to choose fixtures in the bathroom on the wall - practical tips

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Lussole_Acqua Today we will talk about the lighting of bathrooms, its importance, the correct choice of certain types of fixtures, taking into account the overall design of the room. There are several options for their location, including on the walls, and this option is most often used in the bathroom.

The main criterion for selecting all lighting fixtures installed in rooms with excessive humidity is safety of operation. And for the bathroom this is especially true, and that's why:

First of all, in addition to the increased concentration of microdroplets of liquid in the air, people often use running water in this room, which is often accompanied by splashes that scatter in all directions.

Secondly, in "high-rise buildings" similar rooms are located one above the other. Therefore, above the bathroom, above, is exactly the same, with all its "attributes" - bathroom, pipes, stop valves. Even if the neighbors are neat and never "organize" the flood themselves( by the way, what do you do, you know?), Then where is the guarantee that if they are long-term absent( according to a known law) there will not be a leak in that apartment?

Conclusion: bathroom fixtures must meet two basic requirements - waterproof and explosion-proof. And their shape, material of manufacture and some other parameters is already a matter of taste of the owners.

Bathrooms have different sizes: in urban apartments their dimensions are mostly very modest, and in private houses they can be quite decent. Therefore, we only note general recommendations for choosing the optimal model.




Protection class

The closer the luminaire to water( or the higher the probability of splashes), the greater this characteristic should be. In this regard, the safest products are the products, in the designation of which there is an IP symbol( the highest degree of protection).For example, the design IP 44 protects against splashes, and IP 55 - from the jet.

There is a general rule for all classes - to place lighting devices closer than half a meter to the "source" of water( for example, a shower cubicle, a mixer) can not be placed.

Weight and fixing method

shine Fixtures are built-in and hinged. It is clear that the first option is not suitable. Although there are dwellings in which the walls are partitions of a combined type. But this is a rare case.

It is also necessary to take into account, from what material the wall is made, hence, and how difficult it will be to drill. If in this sense it is "difficult", then it is hardly worth buying a massive lamp. After all, it will be necessary to make holes for dowels( liners) to a considerable depth, and this is not always possible.

We will have to look not only for a puncher( or a drill with a "bump"), but also to spend significantly on a quality drill for concrete. Practice shows that when working with hard material from a cheap Chinese tool "on concrete" is not enough sense.

Dimensions

It is clear that it makes no sense to purchase a model with a huge bubble in the small bathroom of the "Khrushchev".And if you need an increased level of illumination, you can install 2 or more devices, designed for less power. And, as an option, connect them to the "personal" switches. Need more light - turned on a couple of lamps, no - enough and one. In terms of saving electricity / energy is entirely appropriate.

Design

As wall variants, various sconces, plafonds, candelabra are used. Those who are very worried about the level of illumination, the direction of light, the absence of glare and the like, it makes sense to pay attention to the fixtures that have a rotary mechanism.

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Type of lamp

It's not in the form, but in its transparency. Experts advise for the bathroom to choose white matte plafonds, giving diffuse light. But if someone prefers to "make beauty" daily in front of a mirror in this room, then such lighting is unlikely to suit.

Lamp type

This can be a traditional "Ilyich bulb", both halogen and LED.The last option is more preferable. Experience of operation shows that the "LED" lamps have 2 undeniable advantages - durability and economy. And although their cost is somewhat higher, but in the long term such spending itself is fully paid off, and in a fairly short time.

The assortment of wall lamps is so huge that it makes no sense to deal with the listing of all models and their Manufacturers. It is enough to consider several of the most budgetary options, suitable for bathrooms of modest dimensions.

"Mw-light" series Aqua

Nickel-plated housing, halogen lamp of 25 W, square shape. The manufacturer is Germany. The price is from 650 rubles.

"Egio" series Ella

Austrian model of round shape, with white lampshade for installation of energy-saving lamp with a capacity of 60 W.The price is from 1 760 rubles.

"Lussole" series Acqua

Production China. Plafonds or transparent, or matte, halogen lamp for 40 W( 2 pcs.).It is possible to change their position( in the vertical plane).The price is from 2 360 rubles.

Practical advice

It is necessary to determine the optimum height of the wall lamp installation. On the one hand, it should not interfere, and at the same time provide the desired illumination;on the other - his service should not be difficult. After all, it is unlikely that anyone will be prepared to climb systematically to a stool or a cot ladder in order to wipe the plafond or change the lamp. Especially if the hosts are old people.

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