How to change a light bulb in the stretch ceiling?

In the modern world you will not surprise anyone with stretch ceilings. Although some five years ago, such coverage was considered outlandish. Due to the fact that many began to install such ceilings in their homes, the question of their maintenance has become very urgent. And the main question is the lighting. What kind of light bulbs to choose, which can be put, which are not, and most importantly - how to change them?

The beauty of stretch ceilings gives not only a brilliant gloss or strict dullness, but also a luxurious illumination. The most popular option to give the ceiling a beautiful flicker - point lamps. Their number is thought out in advance, laid out in an interesting pattern or geometric shape. To create such beauty on your ceiling, you must know the rules for installing lamps.

Kinds

The market is replete with an abundance of products offered. You can find lamps for every taste and budget. Consider the most popular options.

LED bulbs. Meet most often. For installation in spotlights - this is what you need.

Halogen bulbs. Ideal for rooms that require a lot of light.

If we want the lamp to be installed correctly, then not less important information for us is the mount. In the traditional version you will be dealing with threading. With this mount, no one should have problems. Another popular view of today provides a mount that is fixed when turning at ninety degrees.

How to replace the lamp?

Diode

To start, you should de-energize the apartment. Do not forget about safety rules. Then under the look for a surface on which you can stand firmly to reach the ceiling, it can be a table, chair or stepladder. The fabric that is used in the manufacture of stretch ceilings, very delicate, be careful with it, so as not to damage.

Remove the mount, thus unlocking the lamp. It is also necessary to remove the retaining ring.

Slowly unscrew the old light bulb.Indicators of the new lamp (size, power) should not be different from the previous ones, so well study the old light bulb.

When the lamp is replaced, insert the retaining ring back and fasten it.

If there is little light in the room, and the ceiling is designed for installing diode lamps, cheat: replace the yellow lamp with a white one. Power consumption will not change, and the brightness will increase markedly.

In one room it is better to use lamps of the same model. It will look harmonious and the effect will be higher. If you cannot find a lamp the same as others, then it is better to replace everything. And immediately take three or four lamps more so that you can replace them if necessary.

To prolong the life of the lamp will help proper handling during installation. Use a dry cloth or gloves when screwing in the lamp. We have already said that the stretch ceiling is very delicate, so do not buy too powerful a lamp so as not to damage it.

The device of all lamps for such ceilings is almost the same. The main element - the body, is needed to hold the wires and hold the cartridge. For reliable fixing of the case use special clips.The glass or plastic lid protects the above design. The last element is the locking clip.

Power surges are a common cause of device breakdowns, in particular lighting, to avoid this, install voltage stabilizers.

Halogen

Halogen lamps change a little harder than LED.

These bulbs have many advantages:

From them emanates a well-perceived soft and pleasant light.
They will serve you no more than five years, but compared to a conventional lamp, this is an impressive time.

As with the LED lamp, you must first de-energize the apartment. Next, reaching the lamp, carefully remove the mount. Carefully unscrew the bulb from the cartridge, and screw in a new one, then put the mount into place, locking it.

Chandelier dismantling

Already familiar to us the procedure: turning off all the electricity in the apartment. Further, if the chandelier is on the hook, remove the cap and feel the hook itself. Firmly grab the chandelier and remove it with the mount and wiring. Disconnect the wires before removing the insulation.

If you have a cruciform chandelier, dismantling will be a little more difficult.Remove everything from the lamp: lampshades, lamps, etc. The mounting system is under the hood. Now, together with the mounting structure, pull out the chandelier by unscrewing the screws and disconnecting the suspensions.

Further, as in the first case, we release the wire from the insulation. If the chandelier is big and heavy, be sure to get someone to help you.

Professional Tips

If a halogen bulb is supposed to be used in a spotlight, then its power should be no more than 30 watts.
The rule of placing a lamp with incandescent halogen lamps: it is impossible that the distance from the lamp body to the ceiling was less than ten centimeters.
LED lamps are absolutely safe for a stretch ceiling.
Pay attention to the coating material. If the ceiling is strict, matte, then the lighting can be chosen in the traditional style. But if the ceiling is glossy, then it should be remembered that the lamps in it, as in a mirror, will be reflected, they will appear twice as large, and, accordingly, the light will seem more.

Chandeliers with a large horizontal plane for suspended ceilings is better not to use.

It is better not to install a xenon bulb, however, options with a heating temperature of not more than 60 degrees are allowed.
When installing the ceiling, you should immediately consider how many lamps you want to put, because then it will be impossible to do. Stop your choice on several lamps, such a composition looks very nice on stretch ceilings, so feel free to embody all your most interesting ideas.

It is undesirable to use chandeliers, the heat from which can strongly heat the ceiling. This applies primarily to incandescent lamps and halogen sources. Ceiling luminaires with metal housings can simply melt the ceiling if the lamps mentioned above stand inside. If you want to use them, then you should retreat from the ceiling by at least 10-15 cm. The best choice would be diode lamps or energy saving ones, since they barely heat up.
It is impossible to add lamps to the ready-made ceiling, since for each of them a special detail is required - a mortgage item, which is installed during the installation of the ceiling.
If the room is not bright enough, you can reconsider the power of the lamps used and replace them with stronger ones.Or use additional floor lamps and sconces.
It is very difficult to replace one lamp with another in an already mounted ceiling. The lamp is mounted with a mortgage, most likely wooden. It is made of exactly those sizes and shapes that are needed for a particular lamp. Further, where the chandelier is attached, the film is cut out for removing the wiring for the chandelier through this opening.

There is a hole for each lamp in the ceiling., in which you can install only a specific lamp, so the size of the lamps along the way will not work. You have to either buy exactly the same or almost such that it is fastened in the same way and was the same size. But it may well be a different color or with other decorative elements.

Also a good choice for a stretch ceiling is LED strip. It is practically not heated, it is very economical, in terms of energy consumption. It has good performance. It looks very stylish, especially if you have a multi-level ceiling.

With the help of light, the ceiling can be visually made higher or lower. If the lamps are placed around the perimeter on the walls, and send them to the ceiling,it will seem higher. If the fixtures on the ceiling are directed to the walls, the ceiling will appear lower.

To make the room seem longer, place the lights behind each other. If you concentrate the light on only one wall, the room will appear wider.

Dot lighting and LED strips are very convenient to divide the room into zones. This allows you to save energy well, as you can turn on the light only in the area in which you are at the moment.