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Do I have downlights?

If you're interested in upgrading your downlights to LED you might be wondering if you actually have downlights. Here's how you can tell.

How to tell if you already have downlights

Downlights are very common in Australian homes because they offer an aesthetically pleasing and fuss-free lighting system supplying a comfortable ambience. There’s a good chance you might have some in your rental or owned property, especially if you’re living in a newer-build.

Distinguishing features of a downlight are:

  • They’re recessed into the ceiling.
  • They have two prongs on the back either win 2 sharp pins or flat, stubby terminals at the end. The former is an MR16 and the latter a GU10
  • An MR16 downlight connects to a transformer.
  • Both MR16s and GU10s have a face that is 16x 1/8th of an inch (2 inches or 50mm).

This is what an (MR16) halogen downlight looks like

And here is what a downlight looks like in your ceiling.

what a downlight looks like

If you have downlights that look like this and you live in Sydney or Melbourne you could be eligible for FREE LEDs in an upgrade (+$33* installation fee).

*$33 installation fee in place from 1st September, 2019

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