Building a bath on a plot is a very useful event, to approach which it is with full responsibility, paying attention to every little thing. One of these little things is the choice of lighting devices. The bath is a rather specific structure with elevated levels of humidity and sharp temperature differences, and therefore not every light can withstand such conditions. In this article we will tell you how to choose a lamp for a sauna and a bath in the store or make such a hand.
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Security primarily
When looking for a lamp for a bath, it is clear to understand that it will serve not only the source of light, but to create a special atmosphere of relaxation and tranquility. In addition to these useful qualities, the lamp must have a high degree of resistance to external factors - high temperature and humidity. For the hallway in the bath there will be ordinary devices in the bath, but in the steam room it is necessary to install heat-resistant lamps for the bath. As for the brightness of the world, the too cold and bright lamp will not allow to relax, and the dull light will turn a small steam room into an uncomfortable hot cloth. Ideally, a warm lamp with a yellowish tide is suitable. Such a light will emphasize the natural beauty of wooden decoration and furniture, and will also create a feeling of home comfort.
To ensure your own security during bath procedures, you need to choose lamps with a special design that protects the electrical part of the penetration of moisture. The very first sign of such a safe device - stainless steel plafoons. With aesthetics of such products, many are ready to argue, but in terms of security they are ideal. If you are not ready to put up with a cold gloss of a flame, use wooden decorative grilles.
What characteristics should lamps for a bath:
- temperature resistance;
- moisture resistance;
- good quality isolation;
- sufficient power of light;
- aesthetics.
In most cases, lighting is done under the ceiling or on the ceiling itself. As you know, the heated air rushes up, so under the ceiling steam room temperature is much higher than below, one hundred should be taken into account when choosing a lamp.
Classification of lamps
As you already understood, not all sorts of lamps can be installed in the baths and saunas. In addition to the usual incandescent lamps today, other, more modern products are suitable for this purpose.
What lamps can be installed in the bath:
- Incandescent lamps - if you decide to take advantage of this option, do not choose the bulbs more powerful 60 W, otherwise they will heat the case. The ceiling must be absolutely sealed with translucent or matte glass to give multiple light. If the lighting appears too bright, cover the device with a wooden grid.
- Halogen lamps are one of the most popular devices for lighting baths and saunas. Halogen lamps with mounted reflectors can be installed even in parilots. They are characterized by a low power of 20-35 W, high temperature resistant, moisture is not afraid, steam and do not burn with random touch. In addition, the spectrum of their radiation is most close to the natural spectrum, perceived by the human eye. In this regard, they are most successful compared to any other types of lamps. Another important advantage is a completely safe supply voltage, which is not terrible or water nor extreme heat.
- LED lamps are similar products, unlike halogen lamps, the heat does not like, but the light radiates very bright. That is why they always have closer to the floor - in the floor itself or in the lower end parts of the furniture. Luminaires are pleasing to a wide color palette, efficiency and efficiency - just a few light bulbs can illuminate a rather spacious area.
- Fiber optic - with the help of fiber-optic lamps For a bath, you can create a stylish and colorful interior design, but pay for this pleasure will have more than for any of the above-mentioned types of lamps. In addition to the lamps themselves, you will need nozzles, light filters and lenses. The light will pass through the sidewalls and the ends, creating the selected visual effect (wave, rainbow, fire). Fiber optic lamps for bath moisture-proof, so they can be mounted not only in the bath, but even at the bottom of the pool. As for heat resistance, they are able to withstand heat to + 300c. Experts consider them the safest baths for baths and saunas, since fiber does not carry out electricity, but light waves.
- Luminescent - the main reason for the popularity of such lamps is the ability to adjust the brightness of the dimmer of the dimmer. Luminescent lamps easily withstand high temperatures, but absolutely not adapted to work in the cold. In the case of baths and saunas it is forbidden to mount lighting devices with electromagnetic chokes.
Important: In the baths it is strictly forbidden to install network lamps, as well as daylight lamps with mercury filler.
Montage rules
When you picked up lighting for your bath, you need to think about how and where to install it. The traditional sauna consists of an entrance hall, steam rooms and a shower, and for each of these premises there are their lighting installation requirements.
In the case of a parillery, in no case should not have the lighting devices next to the stove, even if you chose the most heat-resistant option. It is best to install lamps on the opposite wall from the furnace, under the floor or under the ceiling. If the installation is under the ceiling, it should be done so that the lamp is impossible to hurt heads.
Most often, the lamps are placed in the corners, since it is an unused and relatively safe territory. Another successful place is the intersection of the walls and the ceiling. For LED ribbons, a corner screen is usually prepared, which is attached to a heat-resistant base.
Useful advice: If you build a Finnish sauna, choose devices based on ceramics - they are the most durable. For the classic bath, any heat-resistant lamps are suitable with a base of stainless steel, aluminum or heat-resistant plastic (they are withstanding high temperature and do not rust).
As for the shower or washing, then there the atmosphere is not so hot, as in the steam room, but the level of moisture is still high. Therefore, for this room, you should choose special lamps for wet rooms (bathroom, pool).
There is a classification of a shower room zones that distinguish between several luminaire protection classes:
- The first zone is in close proximity to the water, so the lamps there must be as much as possible (5th grade of protection at 12V power).
- The second zone is located 50-60 cm from the water source, and the lamps for it should have 4 or 5 class of protection.
- The third zone is practically dry and inaccessible for water jets and splashes, therefore lamps with low security class (1-3) are suitable for it.
In the rest of the rooms of the bath, even those where there are no sources of moisture, it is also recommended to install lighting devices at least with a minimum water protection class.
So, from the above information, it can be concluded that in the steam room should be reliable and safe lamps, giving multiple warm light. Best of all, fiber optic or LED lamps are suitable for this purpose. In shower lighting should be brighter, but not blinding, otherwise moving there from the steaming, the body after relaxation will receive stress. The rest room is best put a few lamps with different brightness and direct them in different directions - on the table zone where you can drink tea, on the entrance, on the chair to read with comfort, etc.
Lamp do it yourself
In rings, in stores and the Internet you can find, probably, all anything, including a suitable lamp in the bath. But most often it happens that there is nothing interesting in the permitting price range, and the thing you like is unnecessarily expensive. If this is just your case or you just like to make beautiful and useful things, we suggest to assemble a lamp in a bath with your own hands.
What instruments and materials will be needed for work:
- Wooden boards - it is quite suitable for the materials remaining after the internal finish of the steam. So even better, since the lamp will not be knocked out of the overall style.
- Glass - it comes from heat-resistant glass or heat-resistant plastic.
- Plywood - only moisture-resistant plywood will be used for such work.
- Polyethylene heat-resistant film (PET), which is at least 120 ° C.
- LEDs - we chose exactly this option, because it is best suited for a bath and not as expensive as fiber optic lamps.
- Hetinax electrical insulation.
- Aluminum scotch.
- Mounting glue.
For cutting wooden elements, prepare the hacksaw, for glass - glass cutter, also need fasteners (screws).
Make wood lamps for baths:
- Draw the lamp detail templates.
- Cut the detail from the fiberboard by the template.
- Cut the resulting item to the corner in which the lamp will be located.
- Make 900x140x20 mm from the interior decoration of the boards. It is preferable to use a liquid or other deciduous rocks. Refuse from coniferous wood - in the bath it is not a place, because when heated, such boards become sticky from the resin.
- Using the same template, draw the carcass details.
- Drink details.
- Prepare vertical elements made of wood: 4 pcs - 750x35x15 mm, as much 750x45x15 mm and 8 pcs - 750x40x15 mm. In the last 4 rakes size 550x50x20, you need to make a groove groove.
- Round the edges of the plates so that they look more accurately and did not create attendant situations.
- Connect the main elements with Rake 550x50x20 mm, enhancing the compounds with mounting glue and self-drawing.
- So that the glass is firmly kept, glue the stubborn planks.
- That's how the finished frame should look like.
- Cut the glass of the desired size, slightly round the edges of the sandpaper or grinding.
- Wrap the glass of PET film.
- Split rail, try on the future lamp, lubricate glue and screw the screws.
- Attach the rail 750x45x15 mm, make the markup with a pencil at points of future fasteners. Two such slats will be fixed glass. In this case, the external vertical elements must be screwed to self-pressing from the back to keep the aesthetics of the lamp and accidentally do not burn.
- Using a computer program or on plain paper, make markup so that the points are 3 cm from each other.
- Cut a piece of getynaks and stick to it marked paper.
- At each point, drill a hole equal to the diameter of the LED (5 mm).
- Remove paper with warm water.
- Install the larger diameter drill on the drill and make a recess in each hole without drilling to the end. So the lamp will give a more directional light.
- Pour holes aluminum scotch - it will play the role of the reflector. They also wrap the rails to which the glass will be mounted.
- On the back of the panel, glue the LEDs.
- A total of 80 LEDs turned out. Safety them in series 4 pieces to reach 20 chains. Connect them into a total parallel chain on 12 V. To power, you can take a block from a point halogen lamp, and place it better out of the wage to secure the wet.
- Attach all the rails and the LED panel to the frame.
- As a result, this lamp should be. It remains to hang it in place and connect.
When choosing a lamp for a bath, not only aesthetic factors should be guided, but to take into account the operational characteristics of the equipment. Agree, it will be a shame if you buy a beautiful expensive lamp, and after the first battery protest, it will be overlooking. We hope this article will help you avoid such mistakes.
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