LED Lighting Upgrades
Halogen downlights run hot, chew through power, and are a known fire risk near ceiling insulation. A proper LED upgrade fixes all three — and opens up dimmable, colour-changing and even self-adjusting lighting most homes don't realise is an option.
Still got halogen downlights?
If any of these sound familiar, an LED upgrade usually pays for itself fast.
- Halogen downlights that run hot enough to burn your fingers if you touch them
- Replacing blown halogen globes every few months
- Adding or topping up ceiling insulation and worried about halogen clearance rules
- Power bills higher than they should be for the amount of lighting in the house
- Want to change the mood of a room with dimmable or colour‑changing lighting
- Renovating and want lighting suited to how each room's actually used, not downlights everywhere
Why it's worth doing properly
Runs cool, not hot
Halogen downlights run at 200°C+ and are a well-known house-fire risk, especially where insulation sits close to the fitting. LEDs run cool enough to touch, removing that risk almost entirely.
Uses a fraction of the power
LEDs use around 80–90% less energy than halogens for the same light output, and last 15–25 times longer — most installs pay themselves back in power savings within a year or two.
The right white for the room
Warm white suits living rooms and bedrooms, cool white or daylight suits kitchens, bathrooms and garages — we pick the colour temperature (measured in Kelvin) to match how each room's actually used, not one generic white throughout the house.
Smart, colour‑changing & circadian options
From simple dimmers through to RGB colour‑changing feature lighting and tunable‑white LEDs that shift from cool to warm automatically — on a timer, or from a real lux sensor reading the room's actual light level. Works with the same Shelly and C‑Bus systems we already wire into smart‑home and commercial jobs.
LED upgrade work we cover
From a straight halogen swap-out to a full smart-lighting setup.
- Halogen‑to‑LED downlight conversion
- Warm white, cool white & daylight colour temperature selection
- Dimmable LED circuits
- RGB & RGBW colour‑changing feature lighting
- Tunable‑white / circadian lighting (auto‑adjusts by time of day or lux sensor)
- Outdoor, garden & alfresco LED lighting
- Commercial & hospitality feature and signage lighting
- Integration with existing smart‑home & automation systems
40+ ageing halogens, one Southern Highlands home
Over 40 original halogen downlights running through the whole house — hot enough to burn a finger, three or four blown globes a month, and a power bill that reflected it. We converted the lot to LED: a warm white through the bedrooms and living areas, a brighter daylight white in the kitchen and bathrooms, and a tunable-white circuit over the kitchen island that shifts from a crisp white in the morning to a warmer tone in the evening automatically, tied to a real lux sensor rather than a fixed timer so it tracks the actual light outside.
No more scorched fingers on the downlights, a noticeably lighter power bill, and a kitchen that feels right whatever time of day it is.
Get your lighting sorted
Tell us how many downlights, which rooms, and whether you want anything smart or colour-changing — we'll quote it properly.
Frequently asked questions
Why should I replace halogen downlights with LED?
Halogens run at 200°C+ and are a known fire risk near ceiling insulation — LEDs run cool, use a fraction of the power, and last far longer.
Can I get dimmable or colour-changing LED lighting installed?
Yes — dimmable circuits, RGB/RGBW colour-changing and tunable-white/circadian lighting that shifts colour temperature automatically are all options we install.
Do LED downlights need to be IC-rated?
Where downlights sit against ceiling insulation, an IC-rated fitting is required under AS/NZS 3000 — we only install compliant fittings.