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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;LED bulbs can be found at most supermarkets, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [http://www.gbtk.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=main2_2&amp;amp;wr_id=34956 EcoLight] &lt;/del&gt;hardware &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;shops&lt;/del&gt;, and specialised lighting and electrical &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;retailers&lt;/del&gt;. Earlier than heading off to the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;outlets&lt;/del&gt;, test what &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;kind &lt;/del&gt;of bulb you wish to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;change&lt;/del&gt;. The majority of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;light &lt;/del&gt;bulbs are described by a system of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sequence &lt;/del&gt;designations. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Out there &lt;/del&gt;with screw and bayonet bases, which have the designations Exx and Bxx respectively. The xx refers to the base’s diameter in millimetres. These are often used as floodlights and downlights. They&#039;re numbered by the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;scale &lt;/del&gt;of the bulb’s diameter in millimetres, R80 for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;example&lt;/del&gt;. PAR38 is a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;typical &lt;/del&gt;kind; the 38 is the diameter of the bulb in multiples of eighths of an inch. PAR38 bulbs are 121mm &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;large&lt;/del&gt;. MR16s have two &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;skinny &lt;/del&gt;pin bases (&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;known as &lt;/del&gt;GU5.&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Three &lt;/del&gt;bases), &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [https://thestarsareright.org/index.php/User:NamFarncomb dimmable LED bulbs] &lt;/del&gt;while GU10s often have thick &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;turn &lt;/del&gt;and lock &quot;top-hat&quot; bases. The &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;main distinction &lt;/del&gt;between them is GU10s run at 240V, whereas MR16s run on 12V and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [https://kiv-ubl.kiv.zcu.cz/git/latricemarvin EcoLight dimmable] &lt;/del&gt;require an external transformer. There are MR16 lamps out there with GU10 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;turn &lt;/del&gt;and lock bases.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;There are LED bulbs accessible for nearly every lighting &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;task &lt;/del&gt;in your house, however there are some things to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;think about&lt;/del&gt;. The &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;lengthy &lt;/del&gt;lifespan of LEDs makes them &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ideally suited &lt;/del&gt;for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;arduous&lt;/del&gt;-to-&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;attain &lt;/del&gt;fittings you’d like to alter as infrequently as &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;doable&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;similar to &lt;/del&gt;above stairways or in &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;high &lt;/del&gt;ceilings. Our switching test confirmed that LEDs &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;stand being switched on and off repeatedly over &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;greater &lt;/del&gt;than 12,000 cycles. Meaning LEDs are &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;especially &lt;/del&gt;appropriate for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [http://takway.ai:3000/jeromestawell9 EcoLight LED bulbs] stroll&lt;/del&gt;-in wardrobes, toilets, bathrooms and kitchens - locations the place the lights are &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sometimes &lt;/del&gt;switched on and off. If you would like to use a dimmer you need to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;purchase [https://jamiaummulqura.com/blog/ecolight-led-bulbs-the-future-of-energy-efficient-lighting-40/ &lt;/del&gt;dimmable LED bulbs&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]&lt;/del&gt;, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ensure &lt;/del&gt;your dimmer &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;swap &lt;/del&gt;is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;suitable &lt;/del&gt;with the dimmable LED bulb (it is going to say on the packaging). A &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;devoted &lt;/del&gt;fitting homes the LED and its related electronics - the bulb is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;mounted &lt;/del&gt;to the fitting and can’t be changed like a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;regular light &lt;/del&gt;bulb. A alternative bulb is an LED that &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;can &lt;/del&gt;be retrofitted into an &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;existing &lt;/del&gt;fitting to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;replace &lt;/del&gt;an incandescent, halogen or CFL.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A dedicated fitting is designed to manage the heat that concentrates at its base; overheating can shorten an LED’s lifespan. If you’re installing lights as &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;part of a renovation, or if you’re &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;building &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;brand &lt;/del&gt;new &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;house&lt;/del&gt;, then we &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;advocate devoted &lt;/del&gt;LED fittings. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Word &lt;/del&gt;that if the fitting fails you’ll &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;must exchange &lt;/del&gt;the whole unit. If your &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;own home &lt;/del&gt;has recessed downlights with incandescent or &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [http://khuhub.khu.ac.kr/u/moshenowlin617 EcoLight reviews] &lt;/del&gt;halogen bulbs, it is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;healthier &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;change &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;entire &lt;/del&gt;fitting with a devoted LED downlight fitting, as &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;an alternative &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;simply &lt;/del&gt;altering the bulb. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Simply changing &lt;/del&gt;the bulb with an LED is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;prone &lt;/del&gt;to overheat the LED and shorten its life. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;As well as&lt;/del&gt;, most older downlight fittings require generous clearances to ceiling insulation and may &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;permit &lt;/del&gt;draughts by the opening &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;within &lt;/del&gt;the ceiling lining. Fashionable dedicated LED downlight fittings mix &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;vitality efficient &lt;/del&gt;lighting with higher airtightness and insulation might be abutted to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;or &lt;/del&gt;even laid over them. You have &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to &lt;/del&gt;an electrician to install them for you.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;For non-recessed fittings, retrofitting LED bulbs is cheaper and easier than installing dedicated LED fittings, however remember to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;verify &lt;/del&gt;you get the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;same &lt;/del&gt;base &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;type &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the same shape&lt;/del&gt;, brightness, color temperature and beam angle. An early complaint with LEDs was they were unsuitable for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;basic &lt;/del&gt;ambient lighting &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;due to &lt;/del&gt;the harsh white &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;light &lt;/del&gt;they produced. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Fashions capable of &lt;/del&gt;producing a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;warmer &lt;/del&gt;white &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;light &lt;/del&gt;are &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;now &lt;/del&gt;widespread. If you’re after a bulb for your residing room or &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [http://global.gwangju.ac.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=g0101&amp;amp;wr_id=920570 EcoLight solar bulbs] &lt;/del&gt;hallway, a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;warm &lt;/del&gt;version is an efficient selection to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;keep away from &lt;/del&gt;a chilly &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;really &lt;/del&gt;feel, however cool lighting is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;fine &lt;/del&gt;for the bathroom or laundry. Color temperature refers back to the light’s colour characteristics. It varies between heat, like the yellow mild of an incandescent bulb, or cool, like the bluish &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;light &lt;/del&gt;of some fluorescent lamps. It&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;s &lt;/del&gt;measured in Kelvins (&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Ok&lt;/del&gt;). The &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;higher &lt;/del&gt;the Okay, the cooler the sunshine. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Heat &lt;/del&gt;white (2700K - 3000K) brings out the heat colours in your &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;house &lt;/del&gt;and is &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;nice &lt;/del&gt;for residing areas.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;LED bulbs can be found at most supermarkets, hardware &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;stores&lt;/ins&gt;, and specialised lighting and electrical &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;outlets&lt;/ins&gt;. Earlier than heading off to the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;shops&lt;/ins&gt;, test what &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sort &lt;/ins&gt;of bulb you wish to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;substitute&lt;/ins&gt;. The majority of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;mild &lt;/ins&gt;bulbs are described by a system of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;series &lt;/ins&gt;designations. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Obtainable &lt;/ins&gt;with screw and bayonet bases, which have the designations Exx and Bxx respectively. The xx refers to the base’s &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[https://davidchettri.blogspot.com/ &lt;/ins&gt;diameter&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;] &lt;/ins&gt;in millimetres. These are often used as floodlights and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; [https://thestarsareright.org/index.php/User:Penelope6347 EcoLight LED] &lt;/ins&gt;downlights. They&#039;re numbered by the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;dimensions &lt;/ins&gt;of the bulb’s diameter in millimetres, R80 for &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;instance&lt;/ins&gt;. PAR38 is a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;standard &lt;/ins&gt;kind; the 38 is the diameter of the bulb in multiples of eighths of an inch. PAR38 bulbs are 121mm &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;wide&lt;/ins&gt;. MR16s have two &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;thin &lt;/ins&gt;pin bases (&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;called &lt;/ins&gt;GU5.&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;3 &lt;/ins&gt;bases), while GU10s often have thick &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;flip &lt;/ins&gt;and lock &quot;top-hat&quot; bases. The &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;principle difference &lt;/ins&gt;between them is GU10s run at 240V, whereas MR16s run on 12V and require an external transformer. There are MR16 lamps out there with GU10 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;flip &lt;/ins&gt;and lock bases.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;There are &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[http://41.89.31.26/kemuwiki/index.php/User:EarthaTeakle8 EcoLight &lt;/ins&gt;LED&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;] &lt;/ins&gt;bulbs accessible for nearly every lighting &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;activity &lt;/ins&gt;in your house, however there are some things to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;consider&lt;/ins&gt;. The &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;long &lt;/ins&gt;lifespan of LEDs makes them &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;very best &lt;/ins&gt;for &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;hard&lt;/ins&gt;-to-&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;reach &lt;/ins&gt;fittings you’d like to alter as infrequently as &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;attainable&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;reminiscent of &lt;/ins&gt;above stairways or in &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;excessive &lt;/ins&gt;ceilings. Our switching test confirmed that LEDs &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;could &lt;/ins&gt;stand being switched on and off repeatedly over &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;more &lt;/ins&gt;than 12,000 cycles. Meaning LEDs are &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;particularly &lt;/ins&gt;appropriate for &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;walk&lt;/ins&gt;-in wardrobes, toilets, bathrooms and kitchens - locations the place the lights are &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;often &lt;/ins&gt;switched on and off. If you would like to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;make &lt;/ins&gt;use &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;a dimmer you need to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;buy &lt;/ins&gt;dimmable LED bulbs, and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;guarantee &lt;/ins&gt;your dimmer &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;switch &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;appropriate &lt;/ins&gt;with the dimmable LED bulb (it is going to say on the packaging). A &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;dedicated &lt;/ins&gt;fitting homes the LED and its related electronics - the bulb is &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;fixed &lt;/ins&gt;to the fitting and can’t be changed like a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;daily mild &lt;/ins&gt;bulb. A alternative bulb is an LED that &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;may &lt;/ins&gt;be retrofitted into an &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;present &lt;/ins&gt;fitting to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;substitute &lt;/ins&gt;an incandescent, halogen or CFL.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[https://www.exeideas.com/?s=dedicated%20fitting &lt;/ins&gt;dedicated fitting&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;] &lt;/ins&gt;is designed to manage the heat that concentrates at its base; overheating can shorten an LED’s lifespan. If you’re installing lights as part of a renovation, or if you’re &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;constructing &lt;/ins&gt;a new &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;home&lt;/ins&gt;, then we &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;suggest dedicated &lt;/ins&gt;LED fittings. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Notice &lt;/ins&gt;that if the fitting fails you’ll &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;need to substitute &lt;/ins&gt;the whole unit. If your &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;house &lt;/ins&gt;has recessed downlights with incandescent or halogen bulbs, it is &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;best &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;exchange all &lt;/ins&gt;the fitting with a devoted LED downlight fitting, as &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a substitute &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;just &lt;/ins&gt;altering the bulb. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Just replacing &lt;/ins&gt;the bulb with an LED is &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;likely &lt;/ins&gt;to overheat the LED and shorten its life. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;In addition&lt;/ins&gt;, most older downlight fittings require generous clearances to ceiling insulation and may &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;enable &lt;/ins&gt;draughts by &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;means of &lt;/ins&gt;the opening &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;the ceiling lining. 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