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| I live in California and my electrician installed hideous new recessed fluorescent cans in kitchen remodel - they look like solar tubes, a bright blue/white beaming down, I think I burned my eyeballs.
What can I fix these with? I'm sure he used cheapo bulbs - can anyone recommend a good, warm light to replace these with? Are diffusers available? I've looked all over online with no luck. There is no way I can live with these without my sunglasses on 24/7. Please help! |
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| Not knowing the specifics of the unit, I can't say exactly. But a few things that can help: Take out a bulb and replace it with a new bulb with a color temperature of around 2700k- that should warm up the light. Lower the wattage of the bulb. Find out the manufacturer and see if they have any filters/ lenses in their catalog that you can use. good luck. |
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| I pulled them out and these are the bulbs...see link below. 26w 3500k color....so I should shoot for the 2700 range? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Satco lightbulbs
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- Posted by granite_man (My Page) on Wed, May 11, 11 at 22:12
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| Thanks granite_man and lightguy. I will look for the 2700 ones. I knew my guy cheaped out. They are really horrible, very artificial looking and cold. I appreciate the help. I'll save my sunglasses for the real thing. |
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| I like the bluer (cooler) lighting color. It's just a matter of preference. If you have grown accustom to incandescent lighting, then you want to stay with warm color temperature lighting 2700k or so. A cooler color temperature doesn't necessarily mean cheaper.. |
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| The harshness of the lighting has nothing to do with the price he paid for the bulbs. So-called daylight bulbs tend to have a seemingly thin harsh light compared to the 2700 to 2900 degree bulbs. Despite their common name the light output has little resemblance to daylight. |
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