i have an electric light (one of the strip ones uou have in offices) that is 2 bright. what can i do?

Question

i want to make the kitchen more ambient so was thinking of putting some material or paper inside the casing to make it less full on. anyone know if this will make the kitchen go up in flames? which materials are fire retardent?

Answer 1

You can get fluorescent bulbs with lower wattage as well as a softer light.On the bulb is info regarding wattage and type/color of light :you want one with the letters WW for warm white it will emit a softer more subdued light than the CW;cool white. As far as putting material in the lamp, you may have a drastic change in your ambient lighting if you were to do that.

Answer 2

Don't put any paper or material into the light ~ if its too bright, you can buy a diffuser from a local electrical store, this come the length of your tube, and has a square clip at each end into which the diffuser fits.

If you already have this, then go to a decent paint shop, tell them the problem and they will suggest a fire/heat resistant paint to use on the inside of the diffuser to cut back on the light.

Answer 3

Try using Sylvania "Cool White" Bulbs; bulbs also come watt rated so you can tone down the brilliance. I strongly recommend that you don't use any materials within a fixture. Also, lighting can be relatively inexpensive, especially in the home centers; changing such a fixture is easy and you may find this to be a better way to go.

Answer 4

You can buy a covering specially made for it, you would have to hunt around but did work in a hotel and the lady there had bought some for that purpose. Or you can use a dimmer but this is quite specialised as you have got to fit a part in the fluorescant to use with a dimmer.

Answer 5

Put a lower florescent bulb in there and/or a dimmer switch on the wall to lower the light brightness.

Answer 6

Lowes and some of the lighting supply companies now carry decorative inserts for these lights in many themes and colors. My favorite one was custom designed with University of Alabama logo design hand painted in acylics.

Answer 7

U want to but a diff bulb, you prob have a pure white bulb but what you want is a warm glow bulb-gives of a reddish tinge instead of pure white/bluish tinge, go to b&q they have a diplay that shows the diff between the bulbs

Answer 8

I am sure you can buy a flouresant tube light with a lower wattage. or even one that is yellow. I wouldnt go stuffing anything into the casings if anything happens your insurance wont cover it.

Answer 9

Simple change the tube into a lower wattage

Answer 10

Try the " Warm White " or the " Tropical Day Light "