What are the differences between spotlight and down light?

As we all know, down light and spotlight are two common lights in home decoration. However, many people are not very clear about the difference between the two, only know that they are installed around the ceiling. We will simply introduce the differences between the down light and the spotlight, so that we have a clearer understanding of them.

1. Generally speaking, the size of the opening hole can be roughly divided into three types: 2 inch, 2.5 inch and 3 inch. It should be noted that the larger the hole size, the higher the overall height of the down light, and the greater the ceiling depth requirements. Generally speaking, the height of the down light after stretching is between 10 cm and 13 cm, so the ceiling depth of the down light installation is usually more than 13 cm, if the ceiling is too shallow, you may consider to install the ceiling spotlight or transverse down light. Ceiling installation of the spotlight requires only 6 to 8 centimeters.

2. From the point of view of light source, the down light can be installed incandescent lamp and energy saving lamp. Because of the relatively large number of down light at home, the energy saving lamps are the main type of down light. In addition, the down light is fixed, the direction of its light source is not adjustable, mainly used for the aisle, bedroom and living room around. The direction of the light source of the spotlight is adjustable, mainly for the living room, bedroom, wine cabinet, shoe cabinet and so on.

3. From the price analysis, the spotlights on the same level are more expensive. There are two kinds of down lights, transverse and vertical. The price of transverse insertion is much more expensive than vertical one.

5. As far as the safety is concerned, the safety of the down light is higher. One thing we should pay attention to when we use the spotlight is that we can’t illuminate wool fabric and touch inflammable obstacles at close range, otherwise it will easily cause fire. And there are no worries about the down lights on these aspects.

In terms of shape, they are almost the same, but in fact, they are very different in terms of light source and application location. Which kind of light to use can be chosen according to the requirements above.