All about lamps for baths

Bath houses are designed for recreation of human body. Here people rest their soul and body. In the steam room you can rid the body of toxic substances and improve the cardiovascular system. In order to create a relaxing atmosphere, you need to make the right lighting. Everyone knows it's hot and humid in the bathhouse. And that is why not all devices will fit here.

To choose a reliable lantern in the steam room, you need to take into account the following facts.

1. Resistance of the lantern to high humidity, which stands in the room. According to international standards, this indicator must exceed the IP value. You can see this information on the moisture-proof device itself or in the instructions, which are often printed on the package. Humidity in a hot bath is very often up to 100%.
2. Resistance under the influence of high air temperature. The light fixture purchased must have heat-resistant characteristics. After all, the temperature in the steam room jumps from 60 to 120 ?C. This nuance must be taken into account. It is worth buying a heat-resistant lighting fixture with a maximum degree of protection. The hottest air is upstairs. If a person decides to mount the lantern on the ceiling, you need to look for a device that at a temperature of 200-300 degrees will work without overloading.
3. It is also important to choose waterproof lighting fixturesbecause in the steam room and in the bath itself there is high humidity.

You should check the presence of sealing. There should be a gasket between the base and the protective plafond. It is made of rubber or silicone. Only the gasket will prevent moisture from seeping inside the illuminator.

It is recommended to install lights, which have LEDs or energy-saving lamps inside. The degree of their heating is much less than conventional glass. LEDs are resistant to temperature changes and moisture penetration. Lanterns with these lamps are considered versatile, they can be placed near the ceiling.

In rooms where the temperature exceeds 100 C, it is necessary to choose fixtures with maximum heat resistance. Lighting fixtures are usually made of glass or heat-resistant plastic. The body is often made of metal.

It is not recommended to use cheap devices made in China. Products from the Celestial Empire very often fail after the first heating of the sauna room. There have been cases where devices have spread from the high temperature directly on the wall, which created a fire hazardous situation. The stated characteristics of these lanterns do not correspond to reality. Therefore, it is better to use branded heat-resistant devices, the indicators of which correspond to the declared parameters. It is worth paying attention to the material from which the cartridge is made. It should be ceramic. Products made of another element will not work here.

Lamps for baths can be of different types. It's worth considering the options to choose the right one.

Has a great economy (12 volts). Uses less electricity when compared to conventional bulbs. LEDs are not afraid of shocks, shaking and mechanical effects. They have different colors and heating temperatures. Low-voltage models of lamps can be used in the bath, which are safe for the human body.

The lights are made in the form of LED strips. They are perfect for decorating ceiling plinths, benches and walls. Spot lights can be used for finishing. They are produced in a large variety. Anyone can pick up this source of light to their liking. The advantages of LEDs include the following:

• small consumption of electrical energy;
• a wide range of colors;
• high resistance to humid air;
• long service life;
• harmlessness;
• quick and easy installation.

However, LEDs have their own disadvantages. Some models cannot withstand high temperature conditions. Therefore, it is better to use LEDs in the shower or pre-bath room. It is not recommended to install them in the steam room.

Such a lamp has a disinfecting effect. Salt lamps saturate the room with sodium chloride, which destroys harmful microorganisms. A product of Himalayan salt relieves fatigue, normalizes blood pressure and calms the nerves.

Professionals recommend considering lamps with an angled lampshade. Such salt fixtures are placed in the corners of the sauna. If a person will mount the product himself, it is important that all safety rules are observed.

This type of lighting is considered innovative. The device is made in the form of an elastic harness. The product has acrylic and glass fibers in its composition. The light here is evenly distributed and generated by a projector. Advantages:

• installation in swimming pools;
• the device transmits light waves, not electric current;
• creating a cozy atmosphere in the room;
• the device withstands high temperature and humidity;
• the light produced has soft shades;
• universal characteristics;
• long term of use;
• moderate power consumption.

Fiber optic is resistant to humidity and high temperature conditions. Therefore, the mounted structure will have a long life. The lamp can be installed in different parts of the bath. Such lighting fixtures fit well into the overall design of the room. They are flexible and can be mounted in any part of the room. To create the effect of the night sky or other know-how, it is better to conduct fiber optics in special recesses (niches).

These lanterns have a specific structure. Here the halogens in the gas mixture are safely preserved under the glass bulb. The lamps have a lot of advantages.

1. Resistance to high temperatures. In the instructions, it is written that the device heats up to 400 degrees from the inside. With such characteristics, it can safely be installed in a steam room.
2. The lamp is reliably protected against water droplets and small particles. These parameters can be read in the enclosed instructions for this sample.
3. Low power characteristics. The indicators are in the range of 20-30 watts.
4. Aesthetic appearance. Manufacturers offer a wide range of goods, so you can pick up a device of any design that will fit into the overall interior of the room.
5. Pleasant color schemes will create comfort and coziness in the room.

Most often in baths install lighting fixtures in the form of plafonds, lamps or chandeliers. It is better to install shades made of frosted glass. Beautiful and stylish look plafonds trimmed with wood. The shades should be protected from water and high temperature exposure.

Luminaires should be chosen, whose characteristics indicate that they are water-resistant and can withstand high temperatures in rooms with high humidity. For the pre-bath and other recreational areas, if they are provided by the design features, there are no special requirements for lighting fixtures.

In the bath looks great chandelier, made in the form of a wheel. Along the rim of the wheel small bulbs are installed, which illuminate the room well. Such a design suits the design to the walls of the bath, if they are finished with clapboard or other variety of wood. The use of fluorescent or halogen lamps is recommended. Simple variants can also be mounted, but they must necessarily be in a blind plafond.

Usually, bathhouses on garden and country plots, as well as cottage saunas are finished with linings, made of different types of wood. Therefore, the rest of the interior of the premises also try to perform with wooden decor. It is for this reason, many people practice decorating the lamps with wood trim.

There are both practical and aesthetic uses in decorating the lamp with a wooden lattice. If suddenly the lamp breaks, the splinters will be detained by the wooden grid. The light that passes through the individual cells of the grid lays beautifully on the walls and loses some of its brightness, leaving a nice shade and creating a glare on the walls.

You can buy the light fixture guard in the sauna room in a specialized store, but you can also make it yourself if you want. The material used to make the grids for the lamps can be any wood, for example, which is covered by the walls of the bath. As a rule, lime is chosen to finish the room. The wood perfectly tolerates different conditions, looks original to the interior of the room, exudes a pleasant aroma. In addition, linden has medicinal properties.

For finishing floors or walls it is better not to take conifers such as pine or cedar. Wood gives off resin, which will constantly leak on the wooden elements during the heating of the room. But for making a lamp grate, this kind of wood will do just fine.

There are a number of points that must be taken into account when purchasing and subsequent installation of lighting fixtures in the bath:

• further installation of wiring in the bath;
• The area of the bath and the distance from the floor to the ceiling;
• The number of bulbs that are in the fixture;
• light reflection of the room;
• the power of the bulbs and the temperature of the light flux.

It is necessary to understand that not every fixture is suitable for use in the bath room. It is necessary to carefully plan the location of lighting fixtures in the room, then you can proceed to the actual selection of equipment. If you buy low-quality products, you should be prepared to have to change them quite often. This happens because of high humidity and temperature fluctuations in the room, especially for devices that are mounted on the ceiling or high on the walls. If you buy lights that are not recommended for use in saunas and baths, they will constantly fail and will require very frequent replacement with new ones.

In order not to get additional problems, it is necessary to install fixtures, observing certain rules.

1. You do not need to install fixtures directly over stoves or other heating devices. In the bath is already extreme conditions, there is no need to complicate them.
2. When placing the light fixture under or on the ceiling, moisture-proof and heat-resistant designs are needed. These places have the highest temperature in the room.
3. It is necessary to install the lights so that they do not glare. It is better to choose a soft lamp light.
4. It will not be superfluous to make a separate illumination of the shelves and doors of the bath.

Fixtures, especially if they are in places where they can be hit or hit, it is better to protect them with special grates.

It is necessary to be careful with the choice of lamps that are installed in the room of the bath. And they are different in their own way from outdoor lighting. Most fluorescent and halogen light fixtures are not designed for humidity and high temperatures. Such bulbs can be installed only in the rest rooms or in the pre-bath.

When choosing a lamp to be used in the room of the bath, you need to consider the level of humidity and air temperature. The lamp for the bath must have a gasket made of silicone or rubber, which will seal the design. For each room in the bath or sauna you need to choose a special lamp, individually for each room. If you choose the right device and its design, then such a piece of interior will look great in the room and perform 100% of its functions. Lighting fixtures for the bath is a very important element of the interior decor.

About how to make a light fixture for the bath with your own hands, see in the following video.