At one time BG Electrical were seen as the cheapest of the budget range, both in price and quality. But boy, have they come a long way since then. Luceco - being one of their brand names make some really excellent kit. This downlighter range being a case in point. Personally i have never had an issue with BG products and fitted them on a number of occassions - without reservation, especially if the client was on a tight budget. Plus i have very rarely had to return to any item installed from their range. These downlighters are so inovative both in features and smarts that you'll be hard pressed to find anything - at this price point. to beat them. Brilliant job Luceco and thanks for sharing Joe.
Another great video - thank you guys! One question about these, I know that these work with an on/off switch but do they work with a dimmer switch? I can see an advantage to being able to fix the colour and warmth via the app, but then also to be able to turn them on and adjust the brightness without having to get your phone out. I know that this is a shortcoming similar products and wondered if this is the case here as well. Thanks again!
The data requirements for this light over WiFi are insignificant and NOT a concern. The real reason for the mesh network is to give increased reliability over distance to ensure more reliable control over the light. The protocol being used is almost certainly TCP which means if the network gets too busy, the packets of data controlling the light will be retransmitted and eventually get through, just with a slightly greater delay. Video streaming tends to use the UDP protocol and these packets will be dropped by the network as there is no retransmission mechanism.
Hi there. Nice Video. As I'm already set up with smart lights elsewhere in the house (mostly wifi plugs) which runs on the Smart Life APP (Tuya App) Do you know if the Luceco downlights will work with my current App as I'd rather not operate two apps just for lights. Thank you
Ok, so how do you control this if you don't want to use a phone? I'm simply talking switching on/off here, nothing fancy. Is a normal power switch useable?
The lights are really good but using these with my iPhone the palette wheel does not correspond to the colour of the light,ie i pick red and i get green,did you have any problems like this thanks
@@danielz000 I have 8 which although the colours are wrong work flawlessly but I have which keep disconnecting from WiFi although they are all on the same router
I have similar robus products in my own house - the main issue I find is that when you use the convential light switch to turn on and off the devices they go back into pairing mode? Is there a way this can be stopped in the product? For example locking out the factory reset after setup? Would be great to know - it causes a lot of confusion in my house when the in-laws come round haha
@@efixx haha that’s one solution! - would be great if they could just operate like a normal switch when in the actual room rather than using the app or voice services - I’m sure this is something that could be sorted out in a software or firmware update hopefully
No. The reason is as follows. Wall dimmers chop the signal up and in doing so control the power to the light bulb, whether that be incandescent, fluorescent or LED. This type of light, the LEDs are not directly fed from the current from the electrical cables going into the light, they employ microprocessor control to adjust the signals fed to the individual LEDs inside the luminaire.
Absolutely brilliant? More rubbish modern technology Fantastic if you’re Wi-Fi provider is giving you supper fast Wi-Fi and it doesn’t buffer or keeps dropping off , why would anyone want to turn there lights on and off anywhere in the world? 👎 , it a nonsense the world has gone mad positively Gaga i’am telling you . Great video Joe as always
I bought four of these to install in a customer's bathroom after watching this vid. I found the app, configuration, and connectivity are very poorl. The reviews of the app on the Google Playstore really bear this out. I thought I'd take a chance after reading the reviews but really wish I hadn't. I had to uninstall the lights and return them. Sorry guys.
An app to turn your lights off or on get off? get off your butt and use a switch like the rest of us haha.. wifi and RGB madness .. come on Luceco .. stop with the marketing wank and make some High CRI lights instead ... well presented by Joe
I have some superb colour adjustable light strips under WiFi control and a mobile phone app. Multiple strips within a room. I love it. I can adjust the colour and brightness and have a myriad of effects. Pre-stored customisable colours, and even scenes which comprise a number of lights at different colour and brightness settings. Want a white light? You got it. Want to dim the lights to low brightness red for watching films? You got it. Just buy a cheap mobile phone, use wireless charging with a mains time switch and you've got yourself a complete remote control unit for your WiFi enabled lighting and home cinema system, without having to mess about with your main phone. Or you can stick to your single white main light in the room, which is on or off and at best dimmable in white only. I know which I prefer.
Do not touch Luceco lights. Long term experience in my house saw them ripped out and replaced when luceco wouldn’t even respond to support request of multiple failed bulbs. Hopeless.
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At one time BG Electrical were seen as the cheapest of the budget range, both in price and quality. But boy, have they come a long way since then. Luceco - being one of their brand names make some really excellent kit. This downlighter range being a case in point. Personally i have never had an issue with BG products and fitted them on a number of occassions - without reservation, especially if the client was on a tight budget. Plus i have very rarely had to return to any item installed from their range. These downlighters are so inovative both in features and smarts that you'll be hard pressed to find anything - at this price point. to beat them. Brilliant job Luceco and thanks for sharing Joe.
Sounds like it could be party time at your house Brian - we’ll bring the lights 😂
The fact that these create a mesh is really impressive.
Just because I don’t like them doesn’t mean other people shouldn’t buy them. Comes down to personal choice at the end of the day.
Technology 🤯! What a great feature having a wifi mesh. Will definitely be checking these out on my next install.
Thanks guys
Let us know how you get on 👍
Another great video - thank you guys! One question about these, I know that these work with an on/off switch but do they work with a dimmer switch? I can see an advantage to being able to fix the colour and warmth via the app, but then also to be able to turn them on and adjust the brightness without having to get your phone out. I know that this is a shortcoming similar products and wondered if this is the case here as well. Thanks again!
Is this perfect for them people you see on Facebook posting pics of them self's in the kitchen having a Disco
Can these downlights be installed in the eaves of a house to illuminate it?
Hi there Joe looks like you have gone up in the world. Wearing heels that high will give you calf problems in later life. 😁🐔
YOLO
Could well be considered working at height even.
The data requirements for this light over WiFi are insignificant and NOT a concern.
The real reason for the mesh network is to give increased reliability over distance to ensure more reliable control over the light.
The protocol being used is almost certainly TCP which means if the network gets too busy, the packets of data controlling the light will be retransmitted and eventually get through, just with a slightly greater delay. Video streaming tends to use the UDP protocol and these packets will be dropped by the network as there is no retransmission mechanism.
Hi, I've not done any smart lighting yet but would like too. How do these smart lighting systems integrate with traditional light switches?
A traditional light switch will turn them off and when you turn them on again at the switch they'll go to whichever mode they were left in. 👍
@@efixx is there lag or is it instantaneous when you switch them on? Thanks in advance
Hi there. Nice Video. As I'm already set up with smart lights elsewhere in the house (mostly wifi plugs) which runs on the Smart Life APP (Tuya App) Do you know if the Luceco downlights will work with my current App as I'd rather not operate two apps just for lights.
Thank you
Ok, so how do you control this if you don't want to use a phone? I'm simply talking switching on/off here, nothing fancy.
Is a normal power switch useable?
Smart technology
Iv fitted 6 of these downlights in my kitchen can’t find a way to control them all simultaneously is there something I am missing
I have ripped this garbage out and replaced them with Collingwood in many properties.
Can you share the link to the Luceco smart range video?
I wonder if they have one of these in parliament.
Great idea
@@efixx Well... it is Christmas after all. Just ask Doris (sorry... Boris! )
can you do a vid on how to set them up with google please. as i have spend all day trying to make them work this way. at no result.
The lights are really good but using these with my iPhone the palette wheel does not correspond to the colour of the light,ie i pick red and i get green,did you have any problems like this thanks
That was 100% a faulty batch. I had the same and got them replaced by Luceco
@@danielz000 I have 8 which although the colours are wrong work flawlessly but I have which keep disconnecting from WiFi although they are all on the same router
I have similar robus products in my own house - the main issue I find is that when you use the convential light switch to turn on and off the devices they go back into pairing mode? Is there a way this can be stopped in the product? For example locking out the factory reset after setup? Would be great to know - it causes a lot of confusion in my house when the in-laws come round haha
Solutions: Don’t let the in laws visit 😂 We have the full review coming out soon let’s see if Joe addresses this aspect.
@@efixx haha that’s one solution! - would be great if they could just operate like a normal switch when in the actual room rather than using the app or voice services - I’m sure this is something that could be sorted out in a software or firmware update hopefully
Can you add a wall dimming to these outside of the app
No.
The reason is as follows.
Wall dimmers chop the signal up and in doing so control the power to the light bulb, whether that be incandescent, fluorescent or LED.
This type of light, the LEDs are not directly fed from the current from the electrical cables going into the light, they employ microprocessor control to adjust the signals fed to the individual LEDs inside the luminaire.
Any bluetooth models?
Currently WiFi only, we'll have to wait and see if they roll out other versions. 👍
@@efixx sweet
Just reading through the comments, I see not one positive comment there all on the same page as me 👍🤣.
So I am right yet again . 👍❤️😭
Absolutely brilliant? More rubbish modern technology
Fantastic if you’re Wi-Fi provider is giving you supper fast Wi-Fi and it doesn’t buffer or keeps dropping off , why would anyone want to turn there lights on and off anywhere in the world? 👎 , it a nonsense the world has gone mad positively Gaga i’am telling you .
Great video Joe as always
We might buy you a set for Christmas Sean 😂
So come on Sean, get off the fence and tell us what you really feel 😂
👍👍👍❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤
I bought four of these to install in a customer's bathroom after watching this vid. I found the app, configuration, and connectivity are very poorl. The reviews of the app on the Google Playstore really bear this out. I thought I'd take a chance after reading the reviews but really wish I hadn't. I had to uninstall the lights and return them. Sorry guys.
What was the issue with connectivity?
An app to turn your lights off or on get off? get off your butt and use a switch like the rest of us haha.. wifi and RGB madness .. come on Luceco .. stop with the marketing wank and make some High CRI lights instead ... well presented by Joe
I have some superb colour adjustable light strips under WiFi control and a mobile phone app. Multiple strips within a room.
I love it.
I can adjust the colour and brightness and have a myriad of effects. Pre-stored customisable colours, and even scenes which comprise a number of lights at different colour and brightness settings.
Want a white light? You got it.
Want to dim the lights to low brightness red for watching films? You got it.
Just buy a cheap mobile phone, use wireless charging with a mains time switch and you've got yourself a complete remote control unit for your WiFi enabled lighting and home cinema system, without having to mess about with your main phone.
Or you can stick to your single white main light in the room, which is on or off and at best dimmable in white only.
I know which I prefer.
Do not touch Luceco lights. Long term experience in my house saw them ripped out and replaced when luceco wouldn’t even respond to support request of multiple failed bulbs. Hopeless.