Would this light give enough wattage for a kitchen?
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Purchased two of these for my parents galley kitchen. It is fine since it is not for the main task light. They have cabinet under mount lights as well as direct light over sinks. It does offer plenty for a overhead light and the look is very modern.
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It would have.to be a very small kitchen with low ceiling in general i would say no..more suitable for dining. Room llighting
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DeeDoo, of course it depends on the size of your kitchen. We are using it in a relatively modest size bathroom and it does a good enough job. However, the bathroom is narrow. If you have a square shaped kitchen, and the light is flush with your ceiling it may not be providing enough light on the periphery. It is pointing downward. Again, nice light for narrow spaces. Also, it has a matte screen, so not terribly bright for working area of a kitchen.Hope this helps.
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DeeDoo, of course it depends on the size of your kitchen. We are using it in a relatively modest size bathroom and it does a good enough job. However, the bathroom is narrow. If you have a square shaped kitchen, and the light is flush with your ceiling it may not be providing enough light on the periphery. It is pointing downward. Again, nice light for narrow spaces. Also, it has a matte screen, so not terribly bright for working area of a kitchen. Hope this helps.
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Any home improvement store. Another option would be to install led light bulbs with a high lumen count. This would allow for more light with less wattage
1443910
I'm using a 600 watt light. It will work very well. On Amazon there are also square LED lights that really work well. They are a little more expensive but they are superb.
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Cathy,I don't know how much help this will be, but we are using 6 at 20 watts each in an entryway with an 8 foot ceiling. The entryway is about 6' x 10', and while that's enough light for there, neither my husband nor I think that it would be enough for cooking/food preparation in a kitchen.Cheers,Ariane
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I have 65 watt bulb in it, and I believe it accepts more than double that amount. It adds a nice mood lighting to my office, and all I add is a desk lamp, which lights my work surface. I think if you were to use the maximum wattage, it woul be enough to light a small room.
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Yes, the light needs to be brighter. Maybe 2 bulbs instead of 1. It does not light our small kitchen.
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yes the Iland in my kitchen is slightly larger and 2 lights are ample. We use 60W equivalent LED bulbs.
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I have it installed in a half bath and if works well. It would not be bright enough as the main light for a kitchen.
2239377
I would not advise this light. It looks good, but over all it is cheep quality. It does not accept more than 25 watt chandelier light, so you can not expect much light from it. After searching long I found an energy sever light that barely fitted in and now the light works good. I still will not advise it. good luck
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The dimmer is rated at 24 watts, so it's hard to imagine that your light would draw more power than that, but if you can verify the wattage of your light to make sure it is 24 watts or less that would clinch it I think.
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I wouldn't call it bright like what I would want in a kitchen. We have it in a bedroom and need lamps to get full illumination. You might want to look for a fan that has both a downlight and an uplight. They cost more, but may give you what you need.
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Not if that is the only light. The instructions say it cannot be used with a load less than 40 watts or more than 500. So you would either have to put in a bigger bulb or add another fixture somehow.
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Absolutely NOT!! This light is a 12 volt DC unit. Household voltage is 115-130 volts and would fry this light resulting in a lot of smoke and crackles. Unless you have a 12 volt power supply that will rectify or convert the household voltage to 12 volt DC.
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I replaced a flourescent light with the new fixture. I don't know what the wattage of the original flourescent light. I suggest asking an electrician.
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sure, but i would not advise it. you would do better with 3 or 4, 10 watt units. these lights are real bright and hard to look into, unless they are hung overhead.
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I don't know what kind of light you have in mind, but the typical household light switch for lighting circuits is rated at equal, if not less amps, usually 15-20 amps. Unless you are using it for some higher output lamp, it should work fine. Remember, watts divided by volts equals amps. For instance, if you are operating a 75 watt bulb under a 120 volt circuit, you would determine the amps as 75/120 = .625 amps. If you are operating more than one bulb, be sure to add up all of the bulb wattages before you do the math. This switch is rated at 20 amps, so don't go over the rated amperage. The screw portion of the switch is right at 7/16 in. Be careful and good luck.
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I think it would work. I'm using it in my kitchen with 5 FEIT BR30 lights that are rated 13W each. The dimmer works great. You can program it to come on at any level of light that you like.